Day-Shift Production Leader: Hands-On Growth Plant

Ashton North LLC; Bluffton (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid holidays

401K

Short-term disability

Life insurance

Vacation

Bonus potential

Job summary

Ashton North LLC in Bluffton, OH is hiring a Day Shift Production Supervisor to lead a growing operations area. You will supervise up to 15 staff on a Monday–Friday schedule, partnering with owners and senior leadership to drive safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, continuous improvement, and direct customer interaction, with opportunities to learn new processes in a capital-ready plant.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED with at least two years of production supervision experience.
• Experience overseeing others in a manufacturing and/or distribution environments.
• Experience overseeing at least 10 people at a time.
• Mechanical aptitude
• Willing to drive a forklift on an as needed basis.
• Microsoft Office experience, including BASIC Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling daily production and monitoring projects on the shop floor.
• Training, coaching, mentoring, and evaluating the hourly workforce.
• Ensuring shift safety, quality, and delivery goals are met.
• Maintaining current inventory, ensuring inventory is on-site for scheduled projects, and monitoring work in process.
• Working with sales on quoting new business.
• Reviewing and confirming shift paperwork and production numbers.
• Communicating with customers on the status of projects.
• Entering information into the company ERP system.
• Working closely with quality to complete final inspection of projects.
• Fostering an environment focused on continuous improvement and scrap reduction, including 5S, scrap reductions, cost savings, etc.
• Driving a forklift as needed to support floor activity.
• Confirming timesheets, vacations, and time off within the timekeeping system.
• Other duties as directed by management

Skills

People leadership

Communication

Coaching & mentoring

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Forklift operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Ashton North LLC in Bluffton, OH is hiring a Day Shift Production Supervisor to lead a growing operations area. You will supervise up to 15 staff on a Monday–Friday schedule, partnering with owners and senior leadership to drive safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, continuous improvement, and direct customer interaction, with opportunities to learn new processes in a capital-ready plant.