Production Supervisor

Applied Industrial Technologies; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Industrial Technologies in Norwood, MA, is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead day-to-day production activities, ensure custom orders move from release to shipment, and uphold safety and quality standards.

You will develop and maintain the production schedule using MRP signals, capacity, and material availability, directing daily priorities and resolving bottlenecks to meet on-time delivery targets.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Bachelor's or Associate degree in supply chain, operations or manufacturing.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the production team to meet daily goals.
• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules.
• Coordinate inspection, packaging, and shipment with the Shipping team.
• Resolve bottlenecks, adjust priorities, and communicate changes to management.
• Monitor safety, quality, and performance metrics on the floor.

Skills

Floor supervision

Production scheduling

Team leadership

Safety & quality

MRP/ERP exposure

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

Epicor

Infor

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

The Production Supervisor leads the day-to-day activities of the production team, ensuring custom engineering orders move safely, efficiently, and on schedule from production order release through final shipment. This role maintains a strong floor presence, directs daily priorities, resolves bottlenecks, enforces safety and quality standards, and coordinates final inspection, packaging, and shipping. The Supervisor also develops and maintains the production schedule using MRP recommendations, capacity, customer demand, and material availability. The primary focus is leading the team and executing the schedule to achieve on-time delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Floor Leadership & Team Supervision

• Lead and supervise the production team, providing daily direction, resolving floor issues, balancing workloads, managing attendance, and coordinating cross-training.
• Maintain a visible floor presence to monitor progress, address bottlenecks, and enforce safety and quality standards throughout production.
• Coordinate final inspection and engineering approval before orders move to packaging and shipment.
• Work closely with the Shipping team to establish priorities for production-related material picking, packaging, staging, and shipment.

Schedule Execution & Production Planning

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on customer demand, MRP recommendations, capacity, and material availability.
• Translate the production schedule into clear daily priorities and required completion dates for material staging, assembly, inspection, packaging, and shipment.
• Prioritize and resequence work in response to customer changes, engineering changes, material shortages, equipment issues, or schedule delays.
• Monitor schedule performance and implement recovery plans for orders at risk of missing required dates.

Shop Operations

• Coordinate preventive maintenance activities to minimize equipment downtime and support reliable production.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels of shop consumables, production supplies, and operating materials.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Shipping to resolve material, quality, technical, and scheduling issues that could delay production.
• Communicate schedule changes, constraints, material shortages, and delivery risks promptly to management and affected teams.

Success Metrics

• On-time delivery rate
• Schedule adherence %
• Order cycle time (release to ship)
• Safety incidents
• Quality/rework rate

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Business, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent manufacturing planning and scheduling experience may be considered.
• 3-7 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing operations, or supply chain management.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with direct shop floor interaction.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).
• Experience in capacity planning, production scheduling, and inventory management.

Founded in 1923, Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) is a leading value-added distributor and technical solutions provider of industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation technologies, and related maintenance supplies. Our leading brands, specialized services, and comprehensive knowledge serve MRO and OEM end users in virtually all industrial markets through our multi-channel capabilities that provide choice, convenience, and expertise.

Applied Industrial Technologies is built on a philosophy that puts people first. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to a workforce in which we enforce fair treatment and provide growth opportunities for everyone. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetics, religion, gender, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.