Production Supervisor

ZF; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Plan

Paid Time Off

401k Plan

Health Care Benefits

Paid Holidays

Diversity culture

Job summary

The ZF Gainesville, LLC Production Supervisor will lead hourly teams in a safety-first manufacturing environment, ensuring quality products are produced and delivered on time. You will train, schedule, and coach workers to meet production targets while complying with lean and quality standards.

Ideal candidates hold a high school diploma (associate preferred), 2–4 years in manufacturing with leadership experience, and proficiency in MS Office; blueprint reading or CNC knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate’s degree preferred.
• 2–4 years in a manufacturing environment; supervisor or leadership experience.
• English language competency required; strong leadership and coaching abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; blueprint reading and basic CNC/assembly knowledge encouraged.
• Experience with TS16949, ISO14001, Lean manufacturing principles (5S, Kanban, Production & Strategic Planning) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Train and direct hourly employees to ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Monitor production workflow, equipment, and resources to maintain productivity.
• Schedule work, set priorities, track progress, and report shift results.
• Lead and motivate teams to meet safety, quality, and production goals.
• Collaborate with other departments to address material flow and process-control issues.

Skills

Leadership

English language proficiency

Self-directed

Process improvement

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Associate’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Blueprint reading

CNC knowledge

Job description

Production Supervisor

Country/Region: US

Location:

Gainesville, GA, US, 30507

Req ID 90841 | Gainesville 2, United States ZF Gainesville, LLC

Job Description

About the Team

The Production Supervisor is responsible for training and directing hourly employees in a safe productive manner, ensuring quality products are produced, and delivery of product to the customer on time. Maintains planned productivity levels and meets operational and quality targets.

What you can look forward to as Production Supervisor:

• Maintain a safety-first culture by upholding housekeeping standards, enforcing safety policies, reporting injuries, and resolving safety concerns promptly.

• Monitor production workflow, equipment, personnel, and resources to maintain productivity, quality, and on-time delivery targets.

• Schedule and assign work, establish priorities, track progress, adjust plans, resolve issues, and report shift production results.

• Lead, motivate, train, and direct hourly employees to achieve safety, quality, and production goals.

• Partner with other departments to address material flow, equipment, and process-control issues.

• Monitor, evaluate, document, and address employee performance, including feedback, attendance, timecards, and annual review processes.

• Resolve employee relations and personnel issues consistently and fairly while enforcing company policies and procedures.

• Support compliance with work procedures, housekeeping, total preventative maintenance requirements, escalation processes, and Lean initiatives.

Your Profile as Production Supervisor

• High School Diploma / GED required. Associate’s degree preferred.

• 2 to 4 years of previous experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably automotive) with 1 to 2 years of supervisor or leadership role.

• English language competency required.

• Strong leadership qualities – including coaching, communication, self-directed, process improvement, etc.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

• Blueprint reading preferred.

• Working knowledge of CNC and/or assembly operations preferred.

• Experience with TS16949 & ISO14001 systems, and Lean manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizan, Kanban, Production & Strategic Planning) preferred.

Why you should choose ZF in Gainesville?

• Annual Incentive Plan

• Paid Time Off

• 401k Plan

• Health Care Benefits

• Paid Holidays

• A supportive, collaborative team environment

• A strong diversity culture

• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.

Our company is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please contact us. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affidative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran

What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mean for ZF as a company?

At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.