Production Supervisor

World Resource News; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Liebherr USA Newport News Co. in Newport News, Virginia is hiring a Production Supervisor to lead 20–25 production staff on an assigned shift. The role includes planning daily schedules, overseeing material processing, and ensuring safety and quality via audits and KPI reporting.

The ideal candidate has an associate degree and 2 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, with travel as needed. Sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Associate degree and 2 years of supervising or leading manufacturing employees (4 years preferred).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Willingness to travel overnight occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Supervise 20–25 production employees on assigned shift.
• Plan and manage daily schedules and work orders.
• Oversee material flow and manufacturing of mining equipment components.
• Interpret specifications and drawings for the team.
• Maintain and report KPIs; perform root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Run routine audits; ensure OSHA compliance.
• Schedule maintenance and repair of factory equipment.

Skills

Supervising staff

Interpret drawings

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Liebherr USA

Newport News, VA USA

Liebherr is hiring a Production Supervisor at Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. in Newport News, Virginia, the company’s manufacturing facility for mining trucks, to lead a team of non-exempt employees in production manufacturing. The supervisor directly supervises 20 to 25 production employees on an assigned shift, plans and manages daily schedules and work orders, oversees the processing of materials and manufacturing of mining equipment components, interprets specifications and engineering drawings for the team, maintains and reports KPIs, performs root-cause analysis and corrective actions, runs routine audits, keeps the area OSHA-compliant and schedules maintenance and repair of factory equipment. Requirements include an associate degree and 2 years of experience supervising or leading technical or manufacturing employees (4 years of related experience preferred), or an equivalent combination, occasional overnight travel and a valid driver’s license; the position is not eligible for sponsorship. The listed pay range is $76,000 to $86,000, with medical, dental and vision insurance and a 401K with company match.