Production Supervisor

Talnt; Granite City (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Talnt is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations in Granite City, Illinois. You will supervise hourly production employees, coordinate schedules, and drive safety, quality, and throughput to meet daily goals.

In this role you will coach teams, monitor KPIs, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with maintenance, quality, and materials teams to sustain continuous improvement within a lean manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Candidate has prior supervisory experience in manufacturing settings.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows, safety, quality, and throughput.
• Proven ability to manage hourly production employees and daily schedules.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP and production planning tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production employees and coordinate daily assignments to meet schedules.
• Manage staffing, attendance, workflow, and shift handoffs across production activities.
• Monitor safety, quality, throughput, scrap, downtime, and labor efficiency on shift.
• Provide coaching, training, feedback, and accountability for team members.
• Identify bottlenecks and coordinate with maintenance, quality, and materials teams.
• Ensure adherence to standard work, quality procedures, safety PPE, and processes.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for delays or downtime.
• Drive continuous improvement through lean, 5S, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Maintain production reports, staffing records, and performance metrics.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing knowledge

Scheduling coordination

Leadership & coaching

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree in Manufacturing/Operations

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Production planning software

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

The Production Supervisor, also commonly searched as Manufacturing Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, and Production Team Leader, leads day-to-day manufacturing operations in the Granite City, Illinois area. This position manages production employees, scheduling, safety, quality, throughput, material flow, and achievement of daily manufacturing goals while developing a high-performing production team.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise production employees and coordinate daily work assignments to achieve manufacturing schedules and customer requirements.
• Manage staffing, employee scheduling, attendance, workflow, shift handoffs, and allocation of labor across production activities.
• Monitor safety, quality, throughput, scrap, downtime, labor efficiency, and schedule attainment throughout the shift.
• Provide hands-on leadership, coaching, training, performance feedback, and accountability for production team members.
• Identify production bottlenecks and coordinate with maintenance, quality, materials, and operations teams to resolve issues quickly.
• Ensure employees follow standard work instructions, quality procedures, safety requirements, PPE standards, and established manufacturing processes.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions related to production delays, quality concerns, safety incidents, and equipment downtime.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives involving lean manufacturing, 5S, productivity improvement, waste reduction, and standardized work.
• Maintain accurate production reports, staffing records, shift documentation, and operational performance metrics.

Qualifications:

• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience within manufacturing, production, warehouse, foundry, metal processing, or industrial operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing hourly production employees and coordinating daily production schedules.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing workflow, labor planning, safety, quality, productivity, and material handling.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues and make timely operational decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, conflict resolution, and employee development skills.
• Experience using production reports, manufacturing KPIs, Microsoft Office, or related manufacturing systems.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to work within an active industrial manufacturing environment and support assigned shift requirements.

Desired Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline.
• Foundry, metals, fabrication, machining, or heavy manufacturing experience.
• Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or continuous improvement experience.
• Experience with ERP, MRP, manufacturing execution systems, or production planning software.
• Previous responsibility for safety metrics, quality metrics, production KPIs, and employee performance management.