Production Supervisor

regalrexnord; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with matching

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Production Supervisor in Milwaukee to lead a frontline manufacturing team in a fully onsite role. The position emphasizes strong machining knowledge, problem solving, and leadership to guide a represented workforce and meet safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity goals.

You will coordinate with Maintenance, Quality, Materials, and Engineering to resolve downtime and drive throughput, while developing talent for long-term site stability and performance.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience in engineering/operations/manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead hourly operators in a represented (union) environment, ensuring safe, efficient production.
• Oversee daily machining and assembly operations to meet SQDIP targets and standard work.
• Support first-piece approvals, dimensional checks, and disposition of non-conforming material.
• Drive continuous improvement in machining efficiency, scrap reduction, and changeover time.
• Lead daily tier meetings and communicate staffing and risk updates to site leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Staffing & scheduling

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate's degree in Engineering/Operations/Manufacturing

Tools

SAP/MES

Job description

Work Model

This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

Scope of Role

The Production Supervisor leads a frontline manufacturing team to deliver daily machining and assembly output safely, efficiently, and with high quality. This role requires strong machining knowledge, the ability to troubleshoot process issues, and the leadership capability to guide a represented (union) workforce. The Production Supervisor ensures execution to plan, drives continuous improvement, and develops talent to support long‑term site stability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and support a team of hourly operators in a represented (union) environment; apply policies consistently and maintain constructive labor-management relations.
• Manage staffing, skills matrices, cross‑training, onboarding, and performance conversations.
• Build engagement and accountability through clear expectations, feedback, and recognition.

Machining & Production Execution

• Oversee daily machining and/or assembly operations to meet SQDIP (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity) targets.
• Ensure operators follow standard work, machining procedures, and correct tooling setups.
• Troubleshoot machining issues including dimensional variation, tool wear, feeds/speeds, cycle time barriers, and equipment performance.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Quality, Materials, and Engineering to resolve downtime and improve throughput.

Quality

• Ensure compliance to work instructions, prints, and control plans.
• Support first‑piece approvals, dimensional checks, and disposition of non‑conforming material.
• Lead or participate in root‑cause problem solving (A3/8D) for defects and chronic process issues.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive improvements in machining efficiency, scrap reduction, changeover time, and standard work.
• Facilitate 5S sustainment, visual management enhancements, and waste elimination.
• Support alignment to plant CI goals and divisional initiatives.

Communication & Coordination

• Lead daily tier meetings and ensure effective cross‑shift handoffs.
• Provide updates on staffing, performance, risks, and countermeasures to site leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree (Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, or related field) OR equivalent relevant experience.
• Machining background required - experience with CNC machining, tooling, setup, troubleshooting, or machining operations leadership.
• 2-5+ years of experience supervising hourly manufacturing employees.
• Demonstrated ability to execute production schedules and manage daily operations.
• Strong problem‑solving capability (A3/8D/root‑cause).
• SAP/MES proficiency preferred and strong communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a union environment (preferred).
• CI training (Lean/6σ) or experience implementing standard work, 5S, visual management.
• Experience in precision machining, metal cutting, or similar discrete industrial manufacturing.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a 'U.S. Person', which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affir