Lean Production Supervisor - Lead Efficiency & Safety

Knowles Precision Devices; Liberty (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Flexible PTO

Paid holidays

401k

Life Insurance

Onsite physician

Employee referral program

Job summary

Knowles Precision Devices is seeking a Manufacturing Production Supervisor to lead daily production operations, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. You will supervise teams, monitor KPIs, drive continuous improvement, and ensure adherence to SOPs and policies.

The ideal candidate combines leadership with operational discipline and a continuous improvement mindset, working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field (preferred).
• Technical degree with equivalent experience considered.
• 3–5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 1–3 years in a supervisory or team lead role preferred.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing principles strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Production & Operational Execution: supervise daily production activities to meet output targets and customer demand.
• Monitor KPIs including production output, scrap rate, downtime, labor efficiency, and on-time delivery.
• Balance the line to maintain production flow and calculate manpower.
• Ensure production schedules are executed according to plan.
• Coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality departments.
• Lead, coach, and develop production operators and team leads.
• Conduct shift meetings and performance reviews.
• Manage staffing levels, attendance, and shift coverage.
• Promote a culture of accountability and teamwork.
• Enforce safety policies and procedures and OSHA standards.
• Lead safety audits and incident investigations.
• Promote zero-incident culture.
• Support root cause analysis for defects and non-conformances.
• Collaborate with Quality on corrective/preventive actions.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives (5S, Kaizen, Standard Work).
• Identify waste reduction opportunities and participate in process improvement programs.
• Support implementation of standardized work and best practices.
• Prepare daily production reports and analyze trends.
• Maintain accurate production and personnel records.

Skills

Production planning

Headcount planning

Excel

Industrial engineering basics

Quality tools (5 Why, Fishbone, SPC)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or related field

Technical degree with equivalent experience considered

Tools

Reporting tools

Job description

Knowles Precision Devices is seeking a Manufacturing Production Supervisor to lead daily production operations, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. You will supervise teams, monitor KPIs, drive continuous improvement, and ensure adherence to SOPs and policies.

The ideal candidate combines leadership with operational discipline and a continuous improvement mindset, working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in the United States.