Senior Production Supervisor

Senior Production Supervisor

Requirements

• BS degree in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or other related discipline, preferred.
• Generally 4+ years progressive experience in Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Operations.
• Experience managing multiple direct reports.
• Experience with ERP systems required.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Suite including Microsoft Excel.
• Detail oriented and thorough.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and influence cross-functionally.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic oversight of daily production operations, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, delivery, and cost while driving operational excellence.
• Leads and mentors Production Supervisors and teams or complex production lines.
• Supports cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Champions continuous improvement initiatives.
• Plays a key role in workforce planning, employee development, and succession readiness.
• Enforces strict compliance with production processes, company policies and regulatory compliance.
• Cultivates a high-performance, engaged team culture focuses on accountability and innovation.
• Leads and coordinates daily production operations across multiple teams and shifts, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets are consistently achieved.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma or similar methodologies to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and optimize processes.
• Partners cross-functionally with engineering, quality, maintenance and supply chain to resolve production issues and support process changes.
• Mentors and develops frontline supervisors and team members, supporting performance management, training and succession planning initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with company policies, EHS regulations, and industry standards through regular audits, corrective actions, and safety leadership.
• Uses data to control and improve production processes, reduce waste, and improve throughput.
• Supports root cause analysis and corrective action plans for production issues.
• Tracks progress toward department KPIs and enterprise goals using Visual Management tools (KPI boards, Tier meetings).
• Establishes SMART objectives linked to plant and strategic goals and follows through on execution.
• Other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.