Operations Supervisor

Adecco; SOUTH PLAINFIELD (NJ); On-site; USD 98,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking an Operations Supervisor to lead daily operations in South Plainfield, NJ. The role includes coaching staff, managing production schedules, and ensuring safety compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a background in industrial manufacturing, and familiarity with lean principles. The position offers an annual salary range of $98,000 to $110,000 with responsibilities in logistics and team management.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree or 3-5 years of industrial manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of LEAN manufacturing principles preferred.
• Proven ability to direct and train teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to ensure safe and efficient daily operations.
• Develop and maintain staffing and training plans.
• Drive continuous improvement in production and logistics.
• Ensure accuracy in inventory and ERP data management.
• Prepare reports and presentations for management.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Team coaching and development

Understanding of lean principles

Experience in industrial manufacturing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in business, management or related field

3-5 years of experience in industrial manufacturing

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Production software

Job description

The Operations Supervisor leads a team to ensure safe, efficient, and accurate daily operations. Key responsibilities include coaching and developing staff, managing schedules and workflow, maintaining inventory and ERP accuracy, and supporting logistics and shipment coordination.

Ideal Candidate! $98,000.00 - $110,000.00 Onsite.

We seek someone with very strong communication skills, the ability to problem solve, able to present reports and data to higher management, and coach/develop teams. Experienced in industrial manufacturing sectors and experienced with shipping/logistics. Familarity with lean principles, cost savings, and Kaizens is ideal.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Drive a safe work environment and zero‑injury safety culture, ensure safety rules are clear and followed.
• Manages direct reports through coaching and supporting their training, development, and productivity.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Establish and maintain a cross‑functional staffing and training plan for your team, provide regular feedback and coaching to your direct reports.
• Perform administrative activities necessary for the effective management of your team, including administrating time and attendance, managing personnel and production schedules, compiling production data, analyzing trends, and completing reports.
• Ensure the schedule meets production standards, volume, and mix requirements to meet customer deliveries.
• Develop understanding of the end‑to‑end production process in order to effectively manage daily operations, drive continuous improvement, develop and ensure standard operating practices, and provide overall guidance to your direct team.
• Ownership of logistics and production scheduling activities and management of team members.
• Responsible for inventory, production, and logistics transactional accuracy and data management in ERP through review of various reports and corrective actions to facilitate production scheduling and inventory visibility.
• Assists with the scheduling of shipments and communicates with affected departments and customers regarding arrival dates.
• Assists with coordination of plant functions, responsibilities, budgetary performance, manpower utilization, skills, equipment, facilities and production control and inventory control systems.
• Develop and ensure work instructions are available, accurate, and utilized.
• Assists with root cause investigations for quality related issues.
• Attends and at times leads cross functional daily management meetings (DMM).
• Participates in SIOP activities with contributions as deemed necessary from manager.
• Maintains a positive work environment by behaving and communicating in a professional manner with customers, co‑workers, clients, and other department leaders.
• Prepares reports and presentations for internal and external use.
• Responsible for assisting with the physical inventory process as designated by the Operations Manager.
• Support continuous learning of self and others.
• Carry out leadership responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree in business, management, engineering or other related field or 3-5 years of experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of LEAN Manufacturing Principles preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to direct, coach, and train associates as well as plan, monitor, and schedule work.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• PC skills including MS Word and MS Excel minimum.
• Experience with inventory, shipping, receiving, and production software preferred.
• Effective oral and written communication skills (customer oriented both externally and internally).
• Must be able to make independent decisions based on previously developed practices and procedures.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.