Assembly Supervisor

Specialized Talent Acquisition Recruiting Team (START); Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialized Talent Acquisition Recruiting Team (START) in Detroit seeks a Production Supervisor to lead a unionized shop floor, plan workloads, monitor quality and safety, and drive Lean improvements. The role requires coordinating materials, scheduling, and guiding teams to meet production targets while maintaining standards.

You will oversee training, timecards, and performance, balance cost and productivity, and ensure safe operations with strong teamwork and continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• 5 years in material handling and/or manufacturing plant supervision.
• 2 years in supervisory roles overseeing teams.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specs.
• Lean / Continuous Improvement experience.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• MIG welding preferred and forklift proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, direct and lead production employees to meet or beat budget.
• Determine schedules and expedite workflow to maintain throughput.
• Coordinate materials and maintain inventory for jobs.
• Inspect work for quality and policy conformance.
• Supervise to achieve high quality, efficiency, teamwork.
• Implement Lean layouts, techniques and tools.
• Balance quality, productivity, cost and safety.
• Train, motivate and evaluate employee performance.
• Control and minimize labor hours and ensure safety reporting.
• Perform incident investigations and maintain shop floor organization.
• Minimize rework and shop expenses; communicate priority projects.

Skills

Material handling

Manufacturing supervision

Reading engineering drawings

Lean / Continuous Improvement

Attention to detail

Problem solving

MIG welding

Forklift operation

Job description

**++GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:++

** Supervisors directly manage and coordinate activities of production employees by planning and assigning work, implementing procedures, training employees and recommending improvements in shop production while ensuring a smooth and consistent operation.

++SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:++

**

• Coordinate, direct and lead production employees to achieve production levels that meet or beat budget.

• Determine and assign work schedules and expedite workflow.

• Coordinate materials for jobs and maintain inventory levels.

• Examine work for quality and conformance to policies and procedures—1st

piece and periodically afterward.

• Supervise production employees to obtain top quality workmanship, efficiency, commitment and teamwork.

• Responsible for implementation of Lean layouts, techniques, & tools in area.

• Balance quality, productivity, cost and safety to achieve positive results in all areas.

• Train, motivate, monitor and evaluate performance of employees.

• Control and minimize labor hours.

• Ensure that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed.

• Perform accident and injury investigations.

• Responsible for shop floor organization and housekeeping.

• Minimize production rework, maintenance expenses, and shop supply expenses in area.

• Recognize and communicate any priority projects or problems, especially those that impact customer schedules & ship dates.

• Distribute, collect, review, verify and enter employee production cards by specified deadlines.

• Review, verify and submit employee timecards by specified deadlines.

• Communicate with co-workers in a professional and respectful manner.

• Recognize and report to Human Resources any employee problems or personnel issues.

• Administer CBA & Work Rules and grievance handling through 1st

Step.

• Setup work areas for the next day.

• Open and close the building/s.

**++EXPERIENCE / SKILL:++

**

• 5 years working in a material handling and/or manufacturing plant (union experience a plus).
• 2 years supervising employees.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Lean / Continuous Improvement experience.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to MIG weld preferred.
• Proficiency in operating a forklift.

**++PHYSICAL DEMANDS:++

**

• Some physical exertion required.
• Heavy lifting and moving of equipment; lifting of up to 50 pounds.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, bend and move about the facility.
• Exposure to shop elements such as noise, dust, fumes and odors.
• Safety glasses and steel toes will be required.