Lean Production Supervisor — Lead People & Processes

Materion; Newton Upper Falls (MA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee the production department, including processes, equipment, employees, safety and housekeeping across each shift. The role requires directing activities of production staff, maintaining schedules with supply chain, and ensuring adherence to policies and safety standards.

Qualifying candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline and 3–5 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, with strong Lean knowledge

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or technical discipline.
• 3–5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to communicate proficiently both orally and in writing using the English language.
• Lean methodologies, concepts, practices and procedures understanding.

Responsibilities

• Directs the activities of production employees, including but not limited to hiring, motivating, training and performance management.
• Monitors production levels and reports promptly to managers, production planning and maintenance when delays occur.
• Maintain the established schedule by coordinating movement of parts through production process working with supply chain to set weekly capacity based on equipment availability, manpower and raw materials.
• Ensures that established policies, rules, regulations and procedures are followed in all areas of production.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Lean methodologies

Communication skills

English proficiency

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Materion is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee the production department, including processes, equipment, employees, safety and housekeeping across each shift. The role requires directing activities of production staff, maintaining schedules with supply chain, and ensuring adherence to policies and safety standards.

Qualifying candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline and 3–5 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, with strong Lean knowledge