Production Supervisor

Hendrickson

Full-time

The Production Supervisor is a highly visible, hand-on leader who will spend the majority their time on the production floor, directly supervising and supporting team leaders and hourly associates.

The incumbent will drive operational excellence through real-time coaching, rapid problem solving, workflow optimization, and the removal of production barriers. The role is responsible for ensuring safety compliance, product quality, productivity performance, and housekeeping standards while fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Safety Management

Promotes a safe working environment by ensuring the proper use of safety devices and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Reports all safety hazards, incidents, and near misses immediately. Assists with safety hazards, incidents and near miss investigations and reporting, as well as the implementation of corrective actions.

Ensures that team members complete all required safety training.

Leadership & Communication

Leads daily shift meetings to communicate production performance, delivery status, quality metrics, overtime needs, safety and security updates, and upcoming events.

Tracks attendance, manages time-off scheduling, and ensures compliance with company attendance policies and procedures.

Provides consistent leadership in the application of the employee handbook, company work rules, policies and procedures.

Staffing & Performance Management

Manages the daily staffing and production output to meet or exceed productivity goals. Adjusts work center assignments as needed to ensure all production gaps are accounted for.

Sets clear expectations and provides directions for hourly and temporary employees.

Motivates team members and maintains a high-performance culture

Training & Development

Ensures all employees are properly trained and equipped with necessary tools and PPE to effectively perform their jobs. Holds associates accountable for meeting and/or exceeding Hendrickson safety and performance expectations.

Identifies employees who may need additional training or retraining.

Identifies cross-training opportunities for all associates.

Maintains and updates all employee training records for individual and/or group training.

Coaches team members on productivity, teamwork, conduct standards, and QPDS metrics (Quality, Productivity, Delivery, Safety).

Provides ongoing support and training to help the team meet productivity goals.

Production & Quality Management

Oversees production to meet or exceed schedules and customer/design specifications while minimizing scrap and defects.

Participates in problem-solving activities using 8D methodology to identify root causes and implements corrective actions.

Ensures corrective actions are effectively implemented and sustained.

Operational Support

Contributes to production planning, quality system development, and implementation of new processes and systems.

Supports employee training and development initiatives.

Continuous Improvement

Drives continuous improvement initiatives within the production area.

Maintains 5S/6S and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) standards.

Identifies and implements Lean manufacturing improvements to enhance Quality, Productivity, Delivery, Safety, and Cost (QPDSC) performance.

Actively participates in Manufacturing Excellence initiatives.

High school diploma or equivalent is required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or STEM concentration preferred.