Lead Production Supervisor: Safety-Driven Manufacturing

Komatsu; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k and/or employee savings programs

Employee time off

Employee assistance programs

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Learning and development programs

Job summary

Komatsu seeks a Production Supervisor in Milwaukee to lead daily manufacturing operations with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and delivery. You will supervise skilled hourly teams, coordinate production flow, and reinforce standard work across the department to meet customer delivery expectations.

You will also support employee relations, attendance, overtime management, and safety processes while collaborating with maintenance, engineering, and quality teams to maintain efficient

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; technical degree, associate degree, or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of progressive manufacturing experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of team lead, supervisory, or related leadership experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience supervising or supporting skilled hourly employees in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production flow, safety expectations, quality standards, and continuous improvement practices.
• Ability to lead daily production activities with limited supervision while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong communication, coaching, problem-solving, and employee relations skills.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office and workforce/timekeeping systems.
• Ability to partner effectively with HR, Quality, Maintenance, Production Control, Purchasing, Engineering, and other support teams.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe work environment and reinforcing safety policies, procedures, PPE requirements, and standard work expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities to meet customer delivery requirements while driving performance against safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee engagement goals.
• Supervise, coach, and support a team of skilled hourly employees, including machinists, welders, mechanics, electricians, assemblers, or other production team members.
• Promote and maintain a Zero Harm safety culture by conducting safety meetings, completing safety audits, addressing unsafe conditions, and reinforcing safe work practices.
• Ensure production lines, equipment, and machinery are operating efficiently by partnering with maintenance, engineering, quality, and other support departments.
• Monitor daily workflow, remove barriers, and coordinate resources to support consistent production output and operational efficiency.
• Ensure standard work is documented, followed, audited, and continuously improved across the department.
• Manage employee timekeeping, attendance, vacation requests, absence tracking, and overtime through Workforce Management systems.

Skills

Team leadership

Reading drawings

Safety policy compliance

Communication skills

MS Office

Timekeeping systems

Education

High school diploma

Technical degree

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workforce management systems

Timekeeping software

Job description

Komatsu seeks a Production Supervisor in Milwaukee to lead daily manufacturing operations with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and delivery. You will supervise skilled hourly teams, coordinate production flow, and reinforce standard work across the department to meet customer delivery expectations.

You will also support employee relations, attendance, overtime management, and safety processes while collaborating with maintenance, engineering, and quality teams to maintain efficient