Manufacturing Supervisor: Lean Leadership & Safety Excellence

Milwaukee Succeeds; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Prolec-GE Waukesha, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead production teams to meet daily schedules while maintaining quality and safety.

You will coach employees, assign work, monitor performance, and ensure training is current to develop core skills and sustain reliability on the line. You will collaborate with Engineering, HR, Sourcing and Finance to optimize processes, reduce costs, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree with 3-5 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Excellent communication and problem solving.
• Experience in a union environment preferred.
• Progressively responsible experience in a relevant engineered-product environment.
• Basic computer skills / literate with Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees: assign work, set performance and training expectations.
• Ensure quality and follow procedures; investigate nonconformances.
• Improve productivity and reduce costs by reviewing processes and layouts.
• Develop training plans and participate in hiring.
• Conduct safety and quality investigations and enforce disciplinary actions within guidelines.
• Communicate plant goals and pursue continuous improvement initiatives.
• Comply with Collective Bargaining Agreement and assist HR during negotiations.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Performance management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor degree

Operations Management or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Prolec-GE Waukesha, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead production teams to meet daily schedules while maintaining quality and safety.

You will coach employees, assign work, monitor performance, and ensure training is current to develop core skills and sustain reliability on the line. You will collaborate with Engineering, HR, Sourcing and Finance to optimize processes, reduce costs, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.