Manufacturing Supervisor

Creation Technologies; Village of Newark (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Creation Technologies in New York State is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead a production team and drive safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets on a shift period. You will manage staffing, on-time delivery, and standard compliance while collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, quality, supply chain, program management, and maintenance to resolve operational challenges.

Reports to Manufacturing Manager or Director.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in manufacturing, operations, or related field.
• Equivalent experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead production teams to meet safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets.
• Ensure adherence to operational and quality standards.
• Manage staffing, output, on-time delivery, and compliance.
• Resolve issues to maintain performance.
• Analyze root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, supply chain, PM, and maintenance.
• Communicate performance and improvement plans to management.
• Directly manage production employees and coaching.
• Control labor, overtime, scrap, and rework to reduce costs.
• Maintain safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible workplace.

Skills

Production workflows

KPIs

Labor planning

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing systems

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Manufacturing degree

Job description

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!

We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Manufacturing Supervisor leads a production team to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets while ensuring adherence to operational and quality standards. This role is accountable for the performance of a production area or shift and has direct impact on departmental production results.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

Manufacturing Manager or Director

DIRECT REPORTS (if applicable)

Production employees within the assigned area or shift

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include, but are not limited to:

• Lead production teams to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity cost targets.
• Ensure adherence to operational and quality standards to maintain compliant production.
• Manage staffing, output, on-time delivery, and standard compliance within the assigned area or shift.
• Resolve moderately complex production and personnel issues to maintain operational performance.
• Analyze root causes and implement corrective actions to meet operational targets.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, quality, supply chain, Program Management, and maintenance to resolve operational challenges.
• Communicate production performance, issues, and improvement plans to management and cross-functional teams.
• Directly manage production employees to ensure performance, coaching, and accountability.
• Manage labor utilization, overtime, scrap, and rework to control costs and improve efficiency.
• Promote and maintain a safe, healthy, secure, and environmentally responsible workplace by ensuring compliance with EHS&S policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements; demonstrate EHS&S leadership through identifying and mitigating risks, reporting incidents, encouraging worker participation, driving
  continuous improvement, and ensuring employees receive required training and
  are competent to work safely and responsibly.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Required Experience

• Education: Post-secondary diploma or degree in manufacturing, operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 2–3 years of manufacturing experience with prior leadership or supervisory responsibility.

Skills Required

• Strong knowledge of production workflows, KPIs, labor planning, and root cause analysis.
• Proficiency in manufacturing systems, KPI tracking, data analysis, and problem-solving tools.
• Ability to apply technical knowledge to manage daily performance and corrective actions.
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and reporting.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS

Physical and/or Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel office equipment, objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds, and occasionally up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, mid-range vision, and the ability to adjust focus to facilitate using computer. Must be able to focus on multitasking and managing overlapping priorities.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential and non-essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

This position typically works on-site but may be a hybrid with approval. The working environment is generally clean; however, this position may be exposed to occasional dust, metals/solder occasional exposure to high noise levels from operating machines or physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts. The employee must wear designated PPE and/or electrostatic dissipative protection where required. Otherwise, office/business casual attire, consistent with site specific safety guidelines is appropriate.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the anticipated starting pay for new hires for this position is between $70,000-$95,000 USD per year. Full-time employees are also eligible for performance-based bonuses and benefits. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, education, location, and shift. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on the date of hire, schedule type, and hours worked.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you’ll enjoy your career with us!

Creation Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any accommodations to complete the application process or need the job posting in an alternative format, please email [email protected]. You will be connected with our Talent Acquisition team.

If you are contacted regarding the position, please inform our Talent Acquisition team of any accommodations you may need during the recruiting process. All information related to accommodation requests will be handled confidentially.

Canada: Title for the position will be in accordance with applicable national and local laws.