Night Shift Production Supervisor — Safety, Quality & Lean

IPEX by Aliaxis; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IPEX is seeking a Quality Manager for our Madison, Alabama plant to oversee safe, efficient, high-quality manufacturing on the Continental Night Shift. You will lead production teams, drive continuous improvement, and ensure ISO standards and quality systems are met.

The role reports to the Production Manager and focuses on safety, quality, and operational excellence while supporting talent development and cross-functional collaboration to meet customer expectations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, experience with plastics operations (injection molding/extrusion) is highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of health, safety, environmental, and quality practices in a manufacturing setting.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, production performance metrics, and continuous improvement/lean principles.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and develop teams.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned shift operations to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and customer service objectives while optimizing labor, equipment, and production schedules.
• Monitor production performance, analyze operating metrics, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, improve efficiency, reduce downtime and scrap, and maintain high-quality manufacturing processes.
• Champion a strong safety culture by promoting safe work practices, ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards, and driving a zero-incident mindset.
• Coordinate daily work assignments, shift transition meetings, material availability, and production reporting to support uninterrupted operations and informed decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards, operating procedures, and documentation requirements while supporting audits and operational excellence initiatives
• Lead, coach, and develop production employees through performance management, training, mentoring, cross-training, and succession planning initiatives that support engagement, retention, and business objectives.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, waste reduction, and operational performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing leadership

Quality management

Lean / continuous improvement

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

IPEX is seeking a Quality Manager for our Madison, Alabama plant to oversee safe, efficient, high-quality manufacturing on the Continental Night Shift. You will lead production teams, drive continuous improvement, and ensure ISO standards and quality systems are met.

The role reports to the Production Manager and focuses on safety, quality, and operational excellence while supporting talent development and cross-functional collaboration to meet customer expectations.