Production Area Supervisor - 2nd and 3rd shift

SITE Staffing Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SITE Staffing Inc. is hiring a Focus Area Supervisor for a direct-hire role in Milwaukee. You will oversee manufacturing personnel, ensure safety, and maintain ISO9001/ISO14001 compliance while managing daily shifts and production changes.

You will lead, coach, and train staff, develop schedules, and drive performance using data from production reports and systems. Strong communication and mechanical aptitude are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Solid mechanical aptitude for supervising manufacturing.
• Experience leading and training teams to meet production goals.
• Ability to schedule, plan shifts and manage staffing levels.
• Knowledge of QS9000/IATF16949 and ISO14000 quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee manufacturing personnel and production safety.
• Maintain ISO9001 and ISO14001 certifications through adherence to policies and documentation.
• Develop daily shift schedules and manage labor to prevent overtime.
• Manage changeovers, setup, and production flow with accuracy and efficiency.
• Provide direction, feedback and coaching to shift staff; conduct meetings and huddles.
• Publish shift notes and ensure PPE usage and safety procedures are followed.
• Record and report deviations, IT tickets, and work orders; manage sign-offs.
• Evaluate shift performance using production reports and metrics.

Skills

Communication

Mechanical aptitude

Leadership & coaching

Scheduling & staffing

Quality standards knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Shift: 1st shift 7am to 3pm

2nd shift: 3pm to 11pm

3rd Shift: 11pm to 7am

Pay: $65,000 - $75,000 based on experience

This is a direct hire opportunity with our client in Milwaukee!

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Lead Manufacturing Supervisor, the Focus Area Supervisor is responsible for overseeing manufacturing personnel, production safety, and all aspects of manufacturing in a team environment. This will be achieved by maintaining ISO9001 Quality and ISO14001 EMS certifications by supporting all corporate policies, procedures, work instructions and required documentation.

Essential Functions:

• Read and communicate through email for general direction, priorities, items to be addressed, and general company information.
• Interact, collaborate and review daily status with the previous shift to understand current floor conditions (down presses, changeovers, production or personnel issues, special instructions).
• Develop daily schedule of work assignments and break schedules for the shift. Manage the labor headcount to remain current with floor conditions and assure no excess labor or overtime is accumulated.
• Manage, schedule and certify the proper execution of all production change over and cavitation block activities (Setup Changeover, Work order change over, material changeover, etc.)
• Lead and interact with shift staff to provide direction, feedback, expectations, employee relations, coaching, and accountability. (Gemba meetings, Tech meetings, Supervisor Meetings, Huddle meetings, Stand downs, etc.)
• Develop, create and publish shift notes to convey information about daily operations and execution plans.
• Ensure all employees are wearing and using the appropriate PPE and following all safety procedures. Wearing your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a condition of employment.
• Identify, investigate and report all EHS or property damage incidents, accidents or near misses through the Clarity system and email communication as appropriate.
• Run Production Report, review and evaluate shift performance. Use Mattec and other means and metrics to monitor and respond to scrap, Downtime, regrind, cycle, and schedule adherence.
• Maintain a cultural awareness to uphold housekeeping standards and adherence to 5S organizational efforts with safety and quality in mind.
• Attend, evaluate and manage all press process interruptions to assure comprehensive, appropriate and timely response.
• Conduct an area walk through of the production floor at the beginning and end of each shift with the adjacent shift Supervisor to coordinate acceptable handoff conditions and promote communication of floor expectations.
• Complete on Layered Process Audit per day as assigned by the provided press audit schedule. Audits to be completed electronically with the OGP Audit application via cellphone.
• Submit production and process deviations, IT Helpdesk tickets, maintenance work orders, Dayforce entries for promotions, transfers, hiring, termination, etc.
• Conduct accurate and complete production review and sign-off of product and process as required.
• Responsible for time & attendance, completing performance/competency evaluations, competency/training logs, providing feedback, motivation and disciplinary actions for employees in assigned department(s). Provide performance feedback to the team and work to continually develop their skills. Support career development plans for the team.
• Engage with new employees through the on-boarding process to ensure they have a positive experience. Ensure they receive effective training and completion of the training documentation is thorough and on time.
• Maintain documentation for the production floor.

What You'll Bring:

• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Must have valid drivers license
• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Good communication skills, oral and written.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to work other shifts/weekends as necessary.
• Advanced knowledge of plastic injection molding preferred.
• Ability to inspect production for quality defects.
• Prior forklift experience, preferred.
• Lead , motivate, and train assigned employees.
• Follow and implement production schedule.
• Utilize measuring and information systems.
• Scheduling and staffing.
• Knowledge in QS9000/IATF16949 & ISO14000.