Production Supervisor

Toyo Tires; Georgia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyo Tire North America is seeking a Production Supervisor II to lead a dynamic manufacturing team in a fast-paced environment. You will balance safety, quality and cost while developing your people and meeting plant goals.

You will drive continuous improvement through structured problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring on-time delivery and compliant operations. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes team development and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead a safe, healthy work environment and ensure ESH training compliance
• Identify unsafe behaviors and conditions; lead incident investigations and lasting solutions
• Ensure adherence to SOPs and quality systems; lead quality issue resolution from containment to corrective actions
• Monitor production to meet safety, quality, productivity, cost and delivery targets
• Optimize people, machines, and materials for maximum efficiency
• Allocate resources and adjust staffing to meet production schedules
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Logistics
• Facilitate shift meetings, KPI reviews, and daily communication to keep teams aligned
• Lead Kaizen and CI initiatives; apply 5-Why, PDCA and Fishbone for root cause analysis
• Coach, mentor and develop team members; conduct performance evaluations and cross-training

Job description

Lead. Inspire. Deliver Results.

At Toyo Tire North America, we're building more than world-class products—we're building high-performing teams. We're looking for a Production Supervisor II who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is energized by leading people, solving problems, and driving continuous improvement. If you're a hands-on leader who can balance safety, quality, delivery, and cost - while developing your team along the way - this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact. As a Production Supervisor, you will lead a production team to achieve plant and departmental goals while ensuring safe, compliant, and high-quality operations.

Drive Safety & ESH Excellence

• Lead by example to create a safe, healthy work environment
• Identify and correct unsafe behaviors and conditions
• Lead incident investigations and implement lasting solutions
• Ensure team completion of all ESH training and standards

Deliver Quality & Customer Value

• Ensure adherence to SOPs and quality systems (ISO/TS where applicable)
• Lead quality issue resolution from containment through corrective actions
• Drive Total Quality Management (TQM) problem-solving
• Maintain accurate and timely quality documentation

Execute Production & Operational Control

• Monitor production to meet safety, quality, productivity, cost, and delivery targets
• Optimize people, machines, and materials for maximum efficiency
• Allocate resources and adjust staffing to meet production schedules
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Logistics

Lead Communication & Team Alignment

• Facilitate shift meetings, KPI reviews, and daily communication
• Keep teams informed and aligned with plant priorities and performance goals

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Lead Kaizen and Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives
• Use structured problem-solving (5-Why, PDCA, Fishbone) to eliminate losses
• Translate company initiatives (ESH, 5S, Quality, CI) into actionable plans

Develop People & Build Strong Teams

• Coach, mentor, and develop team members
• Conduct performance evaluations and constructive feedback sessions
• Build bench strength through cross-training and succession planning
• Partner with Workforce Development to onboard and grow talent