2nd Shift Production Supervisor — Lean Manufacturing

Hubbell Incorporated; Lincoln (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a Production Supervisor to coordinate manufacturing activities, supervise hourly staff, and ensure safety and quality standards. The role requires leadership, planning, and close collaboration with engineering, materials, and quality teams to meet schedules and efficiency targets.

The position involves a 2nd shift (3pm–11:30pm, Monday–Friday) and demands adherence to safety policies, lean practices, and continuous improvement practices.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years supervisory experience.
• Manufacturing experience required.
• Kaizen and/or Lean training preferred.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Word and Excel.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervising hourly employees, maintaining log of shift operations.
• Preparing daily time sheets for hourly employees, production summaries, overtime, and downtime reports.
• Planning work assignments to achieve maximum utilization of manpower, materials, equipment, and facilities.
• Working with Engineering personnel concerning new or revised methods, layouts, processes, and equipment to increase operating efficiency, reduce cost or improve quality.
• Working with Material Control personnel concerning production schedules, parts, etc. Providing feedback on status of schedule and needs for change.
• Working with Quality Control personnel concerning the maintenance and interpretation of quality standards.
• Communicating to management any changes or conditions which may affect production.
• Working with Human Resources concerning employee or labor relations matters.
• Assuring compliance with plant rules, policies, safety standards and good housekeeping.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to assure efficient, safe delivery of high-quality products to customers.
• Maintain high levels of employee engagement by developing employee skills, being accessible to employees, and addressing concerns and other practices and activities.
• Reviews production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations.
• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
• Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Inspects machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.
• Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
• Resolves worker grievances or submits unsettled grievances to production superintendent for action.
• Compiles stores and retrieves production data.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing experience

Kaizen/Lean training

MS Office proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a Production Supervisor to coordinate manufacturing activities, supervise hourly staff, and ensure safety and quality standards. The role requires leadership, planning, and close collaboration with engineering, materials, and quality teams to meet schedules and efficiency targets.

The position involves a 2nd shift (3pm–11:30pm, Monday–Friday) and demands adherence to safety policies, lean practices, and continuous improvement practices.