Lead Production Supervisor — Lean, Safety & Quality

Carlisle Brake & Friction Inc; Lafayette Township (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will be a visible leader who holds people accountable, resolves issues at the source, and collaborates across Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, and HR to optimize performance and

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years manufacturing experience with 3+ years leading production teams.
• Proven track record in safety, quality, delivery, labor, productivity, and cost.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing and structured root-cause problem-solving.
• Ability to work in fast-paced hands-on environment and lead across departments.

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.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Root-cause problem solving

Staff coaching

Performance management

Manufacturing systems (ERP/MES)

MS Office

Safety leadership

Communication

Education

Associate degree in manufacturing/related

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/related

Tools

ERP systems

MES systems

Electronic timekeeping

Microsoft Office

Job description

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

You will be a visible leader who holds people accountable, resolves issues at the source, and collaborates across Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, and HR to optimize performance and