Production Supervisor

MSA - The Safety Company; Ada (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MSA - The Safety Company is looking for a Production Supervisor for their facility in Ada, Oklahoma. As a Production Supervisor, you'll oversee daily output performances, manage staff communication, and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.

This role requires supervisory experience and qualifications such as a high school diploma or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Ideal candidates will have experience in manufacturing settings and a commitment to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years supervisory experience plus 3 years production related experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of KPIs in a production setting.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate hour-by-hour output performance.
• Conduct staff meetings and provide feedback.
• Daily maintenance of performance indicators.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Production experience

Safety knowledge

Continuous Improvement

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose‑driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

Now hiring for a Production Supervisor at our MSA Safety Globe Manufacturing plant in Ada, Ok. In this role, you will be counted on to perform the following tasks:

Daily Execution

• Facilitate hour‑by‑hour output performance to required rates.
• Balance and coordinate workflow to ensure proper staff placement.
• Track order fulfillment completion rates for production departments.
• Work effectively with all plant support groups i.e. HR, EHS, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Maintenance groups as required.
• Driving productivity improvement through teamwork and operator engagement via data analysis.
• Time and attendance maintenance and analysis.
• Comply with standards pertaining to safety, people, quality, delivery, CI & Operating System.

Manage Communication, Skills, And Experience Of The Work Team

• Conduct staff meetings / huddles / peer communication.
• Provide associates with the necessary feedback to support their job specific development (safety, quality, performance).
• Identify needs for specific training or development amongst associates.
• Facilitate training to enhance flexibility and support growth and development.
• Help maintaining an up‑to‑date skills matrix, fostering versatility.
• Serve as a role model and knowledge disseminator by complying, enforcing and adhering to company policies, standards, and regulations.

Comply with, maintain, and disseminate the operating system.

• Perform daily maintenance of performance indicators.
• Participate and report out in performance monitoring meetings.
• Utilize the MSA Operating System to work on a structured problem‑solving methodology to ensure preventive/corrective actions are focused on the true root cause.
• Engage in CI type of activities.

Qualifications

Required:

• Level I – High school diploma required.
• Level I – Minimum 2 years supervisory experience, plus 3 years production related experience.
• Level II – Minimum 4 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Level II – Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or a Related Field.

Preferred:

• Experience working in a manufacturing setting via KPIs.
• Experience in Safety and Continuous Improvement initiatives.