Production Supervisor

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Supervise production activities and plan schedules, allocating manpower, equipment, and materials.
• Monitor targets, deadlines, product quality, production indicators, and equipment utilization.
• Lead, train, motivate, and support production workers.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve efficiency, reduce waste, and minimize downtime.
• Coordinate defect investigations and corrective actions with quality control.
• Ensure safety, policy, and SOP compliance.
• Prepare production reports and communicate progress and operating issues to management.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance and ensure supplies are available when needed.
• Maintain production, attendance, and inventory records; resolve day-to-day issues and escalate major concerns.
• Support continuous improvement to raise productivity and quality and reduce costs.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Production Supervisor or in a similar manufacturing or production role.
• Leadership, team management, organization, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, workflow management, quality control, safety, and production best practices.
• Ability to supervise teams, coordinate tasks, monitor performance, improve processes, and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for production reporting and performance tracking.
• Familiarity with ERP, production management systems, or MES is advantageous.
• Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, or other continuous-improvement knowledge is advantageous.
• A related diploma or bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Workforce scheduling, production reporting, inventory coordination, or quality-improvement experience is advantageous.

What the employer offers

• Collaborative environment, leadership development, training, mentorship, and professional development.
• Career progression opportunities in production and operations management.
• Competitive compensation and a benefits package.