Production Supervisor

Aegis Worldwide; Columbia City (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegis Worldwide is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor for an automotive manufacturing environment in Indiana. You will provide hands-on leadership for daily production operations, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery goals are met.

You will lead a team, coordinate staffing, monitor KPIs, ensure SOPs, and partner with Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to minimize downtime and improve equipment reliability. Strong problem-solving and communication required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Automotive manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading production teams in a high‑volume environment.
• Strong understanding of safety, quality, productivity, and lean manufacturing principles.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions, production documentation, and process specifications.
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
• Basic computer skills and experience with manufacturing or ERP/MES systems preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours or rotating shifts as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and motivate production employees to achieve daily safety, quality, and production objectives.
• Coordinate daily staffing, assignments, and workflow to meet production schedules.
• Monitor production performance, downtime, scrap, efficiency, and other key performance indicators.
• Ensure employees follow established work instructions, standard operating procedures, and safety requirements.
• Conduct startup meetings and communicate production priorities, schedule changes, quality concerns, and company expectations.
• Troubleshoot production issues and escalate equipment, quality, or process concerns as needed.
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering teams to minimize downtime and improve equipment reliability.
• Work closely with Quality to identify and resolve defects, customer concerns, and process deviations.
• Ensure accurate production reporting, documentation, and communication between shifts.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity.
• Assist with employee training, onboarding, cross‑training, performance coaching, and development.
• Monitor attendance, work performance, and adherence to company policies.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe production environment.
• Participate in root‑cause analysis and corrective action activities.
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Production Management.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Communication

Multitasking

Tools

ERP/MES systems

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to join a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment. This position will provide hands‑on leadership for production operations, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and on‑time delivery goals are consistently achieved.

About the Role

The Production Supervisor will lead and support a team of production employees, coordinate daily activities, address production issues, and work closely with maintenance, quality, engineering, and materials teams to keep operations running efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and motivate production employees to achieve daily safety, quality, and production objectives.
• Coordinate daily staffing, assignments, and workflow to meet production schedules.
• Monitor production performance, downtime, scrap, efficiency, and other key performance indicators.
• Ensure employees follow established work instructions, standard operating procedures, and safety requirements.
• Conduct startup meetings and communicate production priorities, schedule changes, quality concerns, and company expectations.
• Troubleshoot production issues and escalate equipment, quality, or process concerns as needed.
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering teams to minimize downtime and improve equipment reliability.
• Work closely with Quality to identify and resolve defects, customer concerns, and process deviations.
• Ensure accurate production reporting, documentation, and communication between shifts.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity.
• Assist with employee training, onboarding, cross‑training, performance coaching, and development.
• Monitor attendance, work performance, and adherence to company policies.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe production environment.
• Participate in root‑cause analysis and corrective action activities.
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Production Management.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Automotive manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading production teams in a high‑volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of safety, quality, productivity, and lean manufacturing principles.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions, production documentation, and process specifications.
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
• Basic computer skills and experience with manufacturing or ERP/MES systems preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours or rotating shifts as required.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, or continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with safety and quality systems such as ISO/IATF 16949.
• Experience with production metrics and KPIs.
• Previous experience leading 10-30+ hourly production employees.

Pay range and compensation package

• Competitive compensation
• Stable opportunity with an established automotive manufacturer
• Opportunities for advancement and professional growth
• A team‑oriented manufacturing environment
• Opportunity to make a direct impact on production performance and continuous improvement