Manufacturing Supervisor - Weekend Shift

Sargent Metal Fabricators; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sargent Metal Fabricators in Anderson, SC seeks a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead daily shop floor operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production.

You will provide direct leadership to the manufacturing team, support continuous improvement, and drive productivity while fostering a positive, accountable culture. This role emphasizes Lean/Six Sigma practices and adherence to safety policies.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising team members across varying skill levels.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with exceptional follow-through.
• High integrity, reliability, and time-management skills.
• Excellent judgment, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to support team success across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily manufacturing operations to ensure production schedules are met safely, efficiently, and in alignment with quality standards and company objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and operational support by troubleshooting production issues, balancing workflow and productivity, maintaining production flow, and communicating necessary production or process changes to the Engineering and Operations teams.
• Drive quality performance and continuous improvement initiatives by supporting corrective actions, participating in root cause analysis, implementing Lean/Six Sigma principles, and reporting production metrics and operational performance.
• Supervise and develop manufacturing team members through proper onboarding and training, cross-training initiatives, 1:1 meetings, annual performance reviews, corrective discipline, and ongoing coaching to foster accountability and a positive team culture.
• Promote and enforce a safe, organized, and compliant work environment by ensuring adherence to safety procedures, proper PPE usage, and company policies.
• Support company annual objectives and departmental KPIs while contributing to broader organizational goals.
• Maintain punctual, regular, and predictable attendance and provide occasional off shift support to ensure operational continuity.
• Uphold and model the company’s Core Values in all leadership activities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support business needs and operational success.

Skills

Supervising teams

Organizational skills

Communication

Time management

Integrity/ethics

Decision making

Job description

Reports to: Senior Manufacturing Supervisor

SUMMARY

The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for leading daily shop floor operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production. This role provides direct leadership to manufacturing team members, supports continuous improvement initiatives, and drives productivity while fostering a positive and accountable team culture.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Functions

• Lead and oversee daily manufacturing operations to ensure production schedules are met safely, efficiently, and in alignment with quality standards and company objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and operational support by troubleshooting production issues, balancing workflow and productivity, maintaining production flow, and communicating necessary production or process changes to the Engineering and Operations teams.
• Drive quality performance and continuous improvement initiatives by supporting corrective actions, participating in root cause analysis, implementing Lean/Six Sigma principles, and reporting production metrics and operational performance.
• Supervise and develop manufacturing team members through proper onboarding and training, cross-training initiatives, 1:1 meetings, annual performance reviews, corrective discipline, and ongoing coaching to foster accountability and a positive team culture.
• Promote and enforce a safe, organized, and compliant work environment by ensuring adherence to safety procedures, proper PPE usage, and company policies.

Secondary Functions

• Support company annual objectives and departmental KPIs while contributing to broader organizational goals.
• Maintain punctual, regular, and predictable attendance and provide occasional off shift support to ensure operational continuity.
• Uphold and model the company’s Core Values in all leadership activities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support business needs and operational success.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience supervising team members across varying skill levels.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with exceptional follow-through.
• High integrity, reliability, and time-management skills.
• Excellent judgment, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to support team success across departments.

Purpose Statement

“We exist to provide opportunities for our team to THRIVE personally and professionally and join in helping our community.”

Core Values

• Positive attitudes are contagious.
• Success comes from humility, integrity, and hard work.
• Always do the right thing.
• Strive for excellence in serving our customers, teammates, and community.

This job description is to outline the primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not be limited to the assigned responsibilities listed. It is our expectation that each team member offers their services whenever necessary to ensure the success of Sargent Metal.