Production Shift Team Lead — Drive Quality & Team Growth

Webasto Americas; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health coverage for you and yourFamily

Generous vacation days

Paid wellness time and 14 paid company

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Webasto Americas in Lexington, KY is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing activities, balance workloads, and ensure output, quality, and safety targets are met. You will coordinate with maintenance on equipment and drive improvements across teams.

The ideal candidate has a technical or vocational manufacturing background, at least 3 years in production, and proven leadership.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in a production environment, ideally within the automotive industry.
• Prior leadership or team coordination experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Technical or vocational education (apprenticeship preferred) in a manufacturing-related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily production activities to meet output, quality, and efficiency targets.
• Assign and balance workloads across operators based on production plans and staffing levels.
• Monitor performance, resolve quality, quantity, and safety issues, and coordinate with maintenance on equipment and repairs.
• Support continuous improvement, communicate across teams, and train and develop team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Manufacturing technical or vocational education

Job description

Webasto Americas in Lexington, KY is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing activities, balance workloads, and ensure output, quality, and safety targets are met. You will coordinate with maintenance on equipment and drive improvements across teams.

The ideal candidate has a technical or vocational manufacturing background, at least 3 years in production, and proven leadership.