Manufacturing Leader: Safety & Operations Champion

Btd Manufacturing, Inc.; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

BTD Manufacturing, Inc. is seeking a Supervisor to lead manufacturing operations, coordinate safety, quality, and timely production, and manage a diverse team across operators, setup personnel, and inspectors.

The role emphasizes communication with the Director of Operations daily and ensuring alignment with departmental objectives. Candidates should have strong supervisory experience in manufacturing, excellent planning skills, and the ability to motivate staff while upholding safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent plus two years of related technical training or three years of on-the-job training.
• At least four years of recent supervisory manufacturing experience.
• Strong communication skills (oral, written, listening).
• Knowledge of manufacturing systems, quality requirements, industrial engineering and tool engineering.
• Ability to plan, organize, direct and coordinate manufacturing production programs including proven public relations skills.
• Ability to supervise personnel in a manner conducive to efficient performance and high morale.

Responsibilities

• 1. Communicates with Director of Operations daily to ensure that the Leaders’ decisions and actions are aligned with BTD’s objectives for the department.
• 2. Supervises Operators, Setup People, Setup Support People, Material Handlers, Inspectors, Programmers and others as may be assigned to Supervisor’s area to perform projects safely, timely and accurately.
• 3. Communicates with employees daily to ensure that they know and are carrying out BTD’s objectives for the department, including safety, productivity, quality and timeliness.
• 4. Assumes the responsibility to make decisions independently and then, if necessary and/or appropriate, consult the next level of management.
• 5. Uses production schedule to appropriately prioritize projects by shift so that jobs are delivered to customers on time.
• 6. Manage payroll information, maintain vacation, holiday, overtime for supervised employees.
• 7. Ensures that each employee assigned to a machine is thoroughly familiar with its operation before releasing it to the employee for production runs.
• 8. Monitors work area to ensure that it is safe and enforces safety policies. Corrects safety deficiencies or brings them to the attention of Maintenance, Engineering or management as appropriate.

Skills

Communicates well

Manufacturing systems knowledge

Quality requirements understanding

Industrial engineering

Tool engineering

People supervision

Planning and organizing

Education

High school diploma with related technical training OR 3 years on-the-job training

Tools

Office equipment operation

Job description

BTD Manufacturing, Inc. is seeking a Supervisor to lead manufacturing operations, coordinate safety, quality, and timely production, and manage a diverse team across operators, setup personnel, and inspectors.

The role emphasizes communication with the Director of Operations daily and ensuring alignment with departmental objectives. Candidates should have strong supervisory experience in manufacturing, excellent planning skills, and the ability to motivate staff while upholding safety standards.