Lean Production Supervisor: Lead Operations

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

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite physician

401k Retirement Savings Plan

Paid holidays

Flexible PTO

Prescription Drug Plans

Competitive salary

Job summary

Knowles Corporation seeks a Manufacturing Production Supervisor to lead daily operations, ensure safety and quality, and drive continuous improvement. You will supervise production teams, monitor KPIs, and coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality to meet targets.

Strong Lean background and leadership is essential for this role. The position reports to the Production Manager within a Manufacturing/Production/Operations environment, offering growth and a competitive benefits

Qualifications

• 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

• 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.
• Balancing 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 OSHA compliance.
• Lead safety audits and incident investigations.
• Promote a zero-incident culture.
• Support root cause analysis for defects and non-conformances.
• Collaborate on corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives and identify waste reduction opportunities.
• Participate in process improvement and cost reduction projects.
• Implement standardized work and best practices.
• Prepare daily production reports and analyze trends.
• Maintain accurate production and personnel records.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Leadership

5S Kaizen Standard Work

Excel & reporting tools

Production planning knowledge

Quality tools (5 Why, Fishbone, SPC)

Education

Bachelors in Industrial Engineering

Bachelors in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Excel

Reporting tools

Quality tools

Job description

Knowles Corporation seeks a Manufacturing Production Supervisor to lead daily operations, ensure safety and quality, and drive continuous improvement. You will supervise production teams, monitor KPIs, and coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality to meet targets.

Strong Lean background and leadership is essential for this role. The position reports to the Production Manager within a Manufacturing/Production/Operations environment, offering growth and a competitive benefits