Lean Production Supervisor & Continuous Improvement Lead

Phillips and Temro Industries (PTI); Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance "dental and vision" (

HSA/FSA

STD and LTD (company provided)

Basic Life and AD&D (company provided)

Voluntary Supplemental Life

EAP (company provided)

Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness,

401K plan with employer match

Paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Annual bonus based on company perfoml

Tuition Reimbursement

Safety shoe and safety glasses

Job summary

Phillips and Temro Industries (PTI) is seeking a production supervisor in Eden Prairie, MN to coordinate workflow, mentor staff, and lead Lean initiatives. You will liaise with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and HR to optimize production plans and improve processes.

The role requires 3–5 years in factory operations or supervision, with progressive leadership experience and a focus on training and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal skills, including ability to resolve disputes and observe confidentiality.
• Ability to use PC and widely used software packages, e.g., spreadsheets (Excel), word processing (MS Word), Outlook, SAP.
• Ability to learn new software packages as necessary.
• Ability to meet deadlines; accomplish work in order of priority; professionally maintain composure and effectiveness under pressure and changing conditions.
• Ability to learn new duties and adjust to new situations encountered on the job within a reasonable amount of time.
• Ability to negotiate conflict and maintain constructive working relationships with people at all levels of an organization (both inside and outside the company).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production work orders with material and equipment availability, employee count, and order due-dates. Assign tasks to employees. Ensure materials and equipment are available.
• Provide technical advice and responsible for accuracy of production operations completed.
• Communicate effectively with Staff and Management on work plan, assignment of duties and responsibilities regarding production decision making. Solve production problems in a timely manner.
• Key contact between production floor activities and Manufacturing & Process Engineering, Quality, Customer Service, Production Planning, Supply Chain, and Human Resources.
• Champion Lean initiatives and Continuous Improvement projects.
• Provide training and coaching as required to all employees in conjunction with the Manufacturing Manager.
• Responsible for documenting and keeping employee training records current.
• Deal with employee problems with the aid and support of Human Resources.
• Communicate safety policies and requirements and ensure all employees and processes are working in a safe manner.
• Coordinate 5S and good housekeeping practices among employees.
• Ensure the smooth efficient flow of products through cooperation with other department supervisors.
• Participates in the interviewing and hiring process of new employees.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Deadline-oriented

Conflict negotiation

PC literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Management or related field

Tools

Excel

MS Word

Outlook

SAP

Job description

Phillips and Temro Industries (PTI) is seeking a production supervisor in Eden Prairie, MN to coordinate workflow, mentor staff, and lead Lean initiatives. You will liaise with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and HR to optimize production plans and improve processes.

The role requires 3–5 years in factory operations or supervision, with progressive leadership experience and a focus on training and meeting deadlines.