Aspiring Production Supervisor - Automotive Assembly

Voltava; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Voltava in Lansing, MI seeks a Junior Production Supervisor to develop into a Production Supervisor. This developmental role spans Operations, Materials, Quality, and Customer Liaison with hands-on training and leadership coaching.

The candidate should show leadership potential, initiative, and a desire to learn across multiple functions, while communicating effectively with team members and plant leadership. Training and growth opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience preferred; automotive manufacturing or assembly experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated interest and potential to develop into a leadership position.
• Ability and willingness to learn multiple areas of the business rather than specialize in a single function.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively interact with Team Members, peers, plant leadership, support groups, suppliers, and customers.
• Demonstrated initiative and willingness to take ownership of problems.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a structured development process across Operations, Materials, Quality, and Customer Liaison functions.
• Learn and perform key Production Supervisor responsibilities, including supporting Team Leaders and Team Members, monitoring production performance, responding to issues, and maintaining safety, quality, delivery, and productivity expectations.
• Develop leadership skills through coaching Team Members, supporting accountability, communicating expectations, and participating in employee-related situations.
• Learn production systems and processes necessary to understand customer requirements, production status, sequencing, and delivery performance.
• Support material coordination activities including inventory monitoring, material shortages, Min/Max systems, cycle counts, expedited material, and material flow.
• Support quality activities including inspections, audits, containment, customer concerns, corrective actions, and problem-solving.
• Develop an understanding of customer liaison responsibilities through interaction with the customer, investigation of concerns, containment activities, communication of issues, and follow-up.
• Participate in problem-solving and root-cause analysis and support the development and implementation of corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership potential

Problem-solving

Communication

Learning multiple areas

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Inventory management software

Quality systems

Job description

Voltava in Lansing, MI seeks a Junior Production Supervisor to develop into a Production Supervisor. This developmental role spans Operations, Materials, Quality, and Customer Liaison with hands-on training and leadership coaching.

The candidate should show leadership potential, initiative, and a desire to learn across multiple functions, while communicating effectively with team members and plant leadership. Training and growth opportunities are provided.