Focus Area Supervisor - 3rd

HellermannTyton; Milwaukee, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HellermannTyton in Milwaukee seeks a Focus Area Supervisor to oversee manufacturing personnel, safety, and production quality, aligning with all EHS and quality certifications. The role requires coordinating shift activities, evaluating performance, and ensuring correct changeovers and 5S standards.

You will lead daily schedules, manage labor, coach staff, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with QS9000/IATF16949 and ISO14000.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, along with adequate auto insurance.
• Good communication skills, oral and written.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee manufacturing personnel, production safety, and all aspects of manufacturing.
• Develop daily schedule of work assignments and break schedules for the shift; manage labor headcount to avoid overtime.
• Lead and interact with shift staff to provide direction, feedback, and accountability; conduct meetings and huddles.
• Coordinate and certify production changeovers and cavitation block activities.
• Maintain 5S housekeeping and ensure adherence to safety, quality, and EHS standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Training & development

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Job Summary Under the direction of the Lead Manufacturing Supervisor, the Focus Area Supervisor is responsible for overseeing manufacturing personnel, production safety, and all aspects of manufacturing in a team environment. This will be achieved while maintaining HellermannTyton's Quality and EHS certifications by supporting all corporate policies, procedures, work instructions, and required documentation.

Essential Functions:

• Read and communicate through email for general direction, priorities, items to be addressed, and general company information.
• Interact, collaborate, and review daily status with the previous shift to understand current floor conditions (down presses, changeovers, production or personnel issues, special instructions).
• Develop daily schedule of work assignments and break schedules for the shift. Manage the labor headcount to remain current with floor conditions and assure no excess labor or overtime is accumulated.
• Manage, schedule, and certify the proper execution of all production changeover and cavitation block activities (Setup Changeover, Work order changeover, material changeover, etc.)
• Lead and interact with shift staff to provide direction, feedback, expectations, employee relations, coaching, and accountability. (Gemba meetings, Tech meetings, Supervisor Meetings, Huddle meetings, Stand downs, etc.)
• Develop, create, and publish shift notes to convey information about daily operations and execution plans.
• Ensure all employees are wearing and using the appropriate PPE and following all safety procedures. Wearing your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a condition of employment.
• Identify, investigate and report all EHS or property damage incidents, accidents or near misses through the Clarity system and email communication as appropriate.
• Run Production Report, review and evaluate shift performance. Use Mattec and other means and metrics to monitor and respond to scrap, Downtime, regrind, cycle, and schedule adherence.
• Maintain a cultural awareness to uphold housekeeping standards and adherence to 5S organizational efforts with safety and quality in mind.
• Attend, evaluate, and manage all press process interruptions to assure comprehensive, appropriate and timely response.
• Conduct an area walk-through of the production floor at the beginning and end of each shift with the adjacent shift Supervisor to coordinate acceptable handoff conditions and promote communication of floor expectations.
• Complete a Layered Process Audit per day as assigned by the provided press audit schedule. Audits to be completed electronically with the OGP Audit application via cellphone.
• Submit production and process deviations, IT Helpdesk tickets, maintenance work orders, Dayforce entries for promotions, transfers, hiring, termination, etc.
• Conduct accurate and complete production review and sign-off of product and process as required.
• Responsible for time & attendance, completing performance/competency evaluations, competency/training logs, providing feedback, motivation, and disciplinary actions for employees in assigned department(s). Provide performance feedback to the team and work to continually develop their skills. Support career development plans for the team.
• Engage with new employees through the onboarding process to ensure they have a positive experience. Ensure they receive effective training and completion of the training documentation is thorough and on time.
• Maintain IATF16949/ISO14001 documentation for the production floor.

Other Functions

• Participate in the Hold process through evaluation, investigation, and management of Hold activities and red bin review.
• Randomly verify that team members are completing box, bag, and water checks and documentation appropriately.
• Assist cell members with answering machine and auxiliary equipment alarms, changing bags, training co-workers on troubleshooting of problems, and/or calling support department personnel for assistance.
• Oversee the general housekeeping of the production areas and that supplies are in the appropriate places. Assure machines and equipment are kept clean.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Success in this role will require

• Lead, motivate, and train assigned employees.
• Follow and implement the production schedule.
• Utilize measuring and information systems.
• Scheduling and staffing.
• Knowledge in QS9000/IATF16949 & ISO14000.
• Forklift certified at HellermannTyton.

What You'll Bring

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Must have a valid drivers license, acceptable driving record, along with adequate auto insurance.
• Good communication skills, oral and written.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 40 lbs.
• Ability to work other shifts/weekends as necessary.
• Advanced knowledge of plastic injection molding preferred.
• Ability to inspect production for quality defects.
• Prior forklift experience preferred.

By applying for a position with HellermannTyton, you understand that should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check through the use of our 3rd party supplier. Background checks may include some or all of the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, criminal check, driving history, and drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process of which checks are required by the position.
HellermannTyton Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.