Production Supervisor

Kelly Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Services in Chicago, IL is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a team of hourly workers, drive safety, quality, and on-time production. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, process improvements, and collaboration across departments to meet targets.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 3-7+ years in supervisory roles within manufacturing, with the ability to work rotating shifts, nights, and weekends. Overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3-7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or related experience.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Safety First: enforce regulations and promote a proactive safety culture.
• Operational Excellence: lead team to meet production targets with quality.
• Data-Driven Decisions: use data to reduce downtime and defects.
• Team Leadership: develop and motivate hourly employees.
• Continuous Improvement: identify inefficiencies and drive process improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety culture

Continuous improvement

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

HS diploma/GED

Tools

Lean / Six Sigma

MDMP

Job description

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Chicago, IL

Pay Rate: $27/hour

About the Role

As a Production Supervisor, you will serve as the crucial link between our strategic objectives and day-to-day operations. You will lead a team of dedicated hourly employees, fostering an environment where team members are empowered, safe, and highly motivated to achieve excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety First: Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations, modeling vigilance, and promoting a proactive safety culture.
• Operational Excellence: Lead your team to consistently produce high-quality products while meeting or exceeding production targets. Take ownership of team performance, continuously addressing issues and celebrating achievements.
• Strategic Focus & Problem Solving: Prioritize critical tasks, allocate resources, and maintain a "Bias for Action." Proactively address and resolve safety and quality concerns to prevent larger problems.
• Team Leadership & Development: Practice servant leadership, focusing on team building, employee growth, and maintaining a positive work environment. Motivate your team towards shared goals.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Use data and insights to reduce downtime and defects, track time and attendance, and drive strategic improvements.
• Continuous Improvement & Quality Assurance: Identify and drive out inefficiencies, improve processes, and maintain rigorous quality and safety standards.
• Conflict Resolution & Relationship Management: Proactively address conflicts, facilitate effective solutions, and build strong relationships with team members, management, suppliers, and union representatives.
• Accountability & Fairness: Uphold accountability and fairness across your team, ensuring compliance with company processes and standards.
• Collaboration: Value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and partner with colleagues across departments and levels.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3-7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or related experience.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Lean / Six Sigma methodology and/or Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP).
• Additional safety training, licensing, or certifications.

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree or High School Diploma / GED.

Additional Information

• Must be able to work rotating crew patterns, which change every 3 months. Supervisors are expected to work before and after shifts as needed.
• A-Crew: Monday-Thursday, 6:00am-4:30pm
• B-Crew: Tuesday-Friday, 6:00pm-4:30am
• C-Crew: Friday/Saturday, 6:00am-4:30pm and Sunday/Monday, 6:00pm-4:30am
• Overtime may be required.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affiantive Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.