Lead Production Supervisor - Lean Manufacturing & Safety

Carlisle

Medina (OH)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Carlisle Brake & Friction in Medina, Ohio is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead our manufacturing operations. This hands-on role focuses on safety, employee development, meeting production goals, and driving improvements in quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.

You will coach teams, plan staffing, enforce safe practices, analyze data to solve issues, and push Lean initiatives across departments.

Qualifications

Associate degree in manufacturing, operations, engineering, business, or related field.
Five+ years manufacturing experience with at least three years leading production employees.
Proven success managing safety, quality, delivery, labor, productivity, and cost performance.
Experience with Lean manufacturing and structured root-cause problem-solving.
Strong coaching, communication, conflict-resolution, and performance-management skills.
Experience using Microsoft Office and manufacturing systems such as ERP, MES, or electronic timekeeping.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment.
Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop production employees to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity goals.
Plan daily staffing and work assignments based on production requirements, employee capabilities, and equipment availability.
Promote and enforce safe work practices, including PPE, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and plant safety procedures.
Monitor production output, downtime, scrap, rework, labor efficiency, and schedule attainment.
Use data and structured root-cause methods to resolve equipment, process, quality, and workflow issues.
Drive Lean manufacturing initiatives, including 6S, standard work, visual management, kaizen, waste reduction, and continuous improvement.
Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Supply Chain, and Human Resources to resolve operational issues.
Set clear employee expectations and provide timely coaching, recognition, performance feedback, and corrective action.
Coordinate employee onboarding, training, cross-training, and skills development.
Ensure accurate production reporting, timekeeping, attendance tracking, and shift handoffs.
Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and audit-ready production environment.