Title: Production Supervisor
Category: Regular Full-Time
Location: South Holland, IL, US
Requsition ID: 2134
Salary_Range: $75,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually
Description: Summary
The Production Supervisor oversees daily operations and employees within the Production Department. This position works closely with Production Control and other departments to ensure customer orders and manufacturing work orders are completed on schedule while meeting safety, quality, and efficiency standards.
Responsibilities- Monitor production activities to ensure customer orders and manufacturing work orders are completed on schedule.
- Partner with Production Control to establish order completion and shipment timelines.
- Coordinate with department group leaders to provide training and guidance to production employees.
- Review or delegate the review of custom BTH customer orders requiring purchasing requisitions or other support.
- Create and update Standard Practice Instructions (SPIs) for production processes.
- Collaborate with other departments to address production-related issues.
- Handle employee disciplinary matters within the Production Department.
- Enforce compliance with shop safety requirements.
- Complete employee performance appraisals.
- Identify methods and processes to improve production efficiency.
- Investigate and correct production-related errors.
- Ensure finished products meet company quality standards.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area.
- Work effectively as an active team member.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
- High school diploma or acceptable equivalent.
- Experience in at least one of the following areas: TIG or MIG welding, manual or CNC drill presses, lathes or mills, horizontal band sawing, press brakes, Diacro manual benders, Pedrick A7 motorized bending machines, or blacksmithing and bending alloy metals.
- 3–5 years of production supervisory or similar experience.
- Strong mechanical and technical aptitude.
- Strong management and supervisory skills.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Experience using ERP (SAP or other) and time management systems such as Kronos or ADP.
- Experience preparing regular production reports and creating presentations in PowerPoint.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to speak, read, and understand English.
- Ability to interact with internal and external customers, vendors, sales representatives, coworkers, and supervisors in a professional and respectful manner.
- Reports to: Plant Manager
- Department: Production
- Regular hours are approximately 7:30 a.m.–4:30 or 5:00 p.m.
- Rotational Saturday overtime is required. Saturday shifts are typically eight hours. The supervisor is paid for Saturday overtime.
- Physical requirements:
- Ability to sit for up to 3 hours per day.
- Ability to stand for 7 or more hours per day.
- Ability to walk for 2 or more hours per day.
- Regular and reliable attendance is essential.
- This job description is not all-inclusive. Additional duties may be assigned by supervision or management.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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