Job Description

Key Areas of Responsibility

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the following outcomes:

• Supervise, coordinate, and support all employees assigned to the department.

• Achieve or exceed established productivity, quality, and efficiency targets through effective use of available resources.

• Ensure all department personnel comply with safety policies and procedures and promptly report unsafe conditions.

• Lead the department in a manner that promotes teamwork, high morale, accountability, productivity, and quality performance.

• Address employee performance issues and workplace conflicts in a fair and consistent manner, in accordance with the Employee Handbook, in collaboration with Human Resources.

• Enforce the use of standard work, visual management tools, and production team boards.

• Ensure employee training requirements are completed, documented, and properly tracked.

• Complete employee performance evaluations and assessments as required.

• Support and assist with product or process launch activities as needed.

• Coordinate equipment repairs and maintenance activities with Maintenance and Tooling departments.

• Maintain regular communication with team leads and department personnel, providing updates that impact safety, quality, and operational efficiency.

• Collaborate with supporting departments to resolve operational, quality, or production-related issues.

• Accurately and timely complete all required documentation, including corrective actions, scrap reports, production reports, downtime tracking, and employee evaluations.

• Coordinate and oversee production part rework, repair, or teardown activities as required.

• Document departmental activities in accordance with established procedures.

• Follow all emergency evacuation and safety guidelines to ensure employee safety.

• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Limits of Authority

The Production Supervisor is authorized to:

• Notify the Operations Manager of conditions that may pose significant risk to product quality, customer satisfaction, employee safety, facilities, or program performance.

• Initiate actions to prevent nonconformances related to product, process, or system performance.

• Identify, document, and report issues related to product quality, processes, or systems.

• Recommend, implement, and verify corrective actions through appropriate channels.

• Stop further processing and delivery of nonconforming product until deficiencies are corrected.

Education, Experience, and Skills Required

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in an automotive or manufacturing environment.

• Strong written, mathematical, and analytical skills.

• Proficiency in basic computer applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Solid technical understanding of manufacturing processes and production equipment.

• Demonstrated organizational, leadership, and effective communication skills.

Required Internal Training

• Orientation, vision, and culture training

• Safety training, including:

• Accident investigation overview

• Safety observation tours