Production Supervisor

Ensign-Bickford Industries; Simsbury (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead Electronics Assembly Manufacturing within the Electronics Value Stream. You will manage day-to-day production activities and drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) objectives, guiding Assembly Technicians and coordinating with Engineering, Quality, and Planning.

The role reports to the Electronics Production Manager and emphasizes operational excellence, workforce engagement, and on-time

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience with electronics manufacturing.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and ERP/MRP planning systems.
• Excellent verbal and presentation skills.
• Design for Manufacturing methods and techniques.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety and ensure compliance with procedures and trainings.
• Improve product quality by adhering to standards and addressing nonconformances.
• Meet production schedules and customer commitments through planning and execution.
• Reduce costs by minimizing downtime, waste, and rework.
• Develop and communicate daily production plans and priorities.
• Track performance and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Lead daily production meetings and visualize performance metrics.
• Collaborate with PM and Planning to mitigate schedule risks.
• Assist Master Scheduler with capacity planning and constraint resolution.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for Assembly Technicians.
• Foster employee engagement through training and recognition.
• Support new product introductions and manufacturing readiness.
• Work with Quality Engineering to resolve issues promptly.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain for inventory management and kanban.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Planning & scheduling

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management or related field

Tools

MS Project

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

This opportunity is located within our Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company business, a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions.

Job Description

EBAD is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead Electronics Assembly Manufacturing operations within the Electronics Value Stream. This role is responsible for the day-to-day execution of production activities and the successful delivery of manufacturing objectives related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC).

The Production Supervisor will provide direct leadership to Assembly Technicians while coordinating cross-functional activities with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Production Planning. This position plays a critical role in driving operational excellence, workforce engagement, continuous improvement, and on-time program execution.

This position reports directly to the Electronics Production Manager.

Responsibilities

• Champion a culture of safety by ensuring compliance with safety procedures, immediately addressing safety concerns and ensuring on-time completion of safety trainings
• Drive product quality by ensuring adherence to manufacturing standards and partnering with Quality Engineering to promptly resolve nonconformances and implement corrective actions
• Ensure production schedules and customer commitments are achieved through effective planning, coordination, and execution of daily manufacturing activities.
• Reduce operational costs by minimizing equipment downtime, labor inefficiencies, scrap, and rework.
• Develop and communicate daily production plans, priorities, and resource assignments.
• Track team performance against production goals and implement corrective actions when targets are at risk.

• Lead daily production meetings and maintain visual management systems to communicate performance, priorities, and key operational metrics.
• Proactively identify schedule risks and collaborate with Program Management and Production Planning to develop mitigation plans.
• Partner with the Master Scheduler to evaluate labor capacity and equipment loading, implementing solutions to address constraints or excess capacity.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management for Assembly Technicians.
• Foster employee engagement through training, development, mentoring, and recognition initiatives.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering to support new product introductions, manufacturing readiness, and successful program execution.
• Work closely with Quality Engineering to facilitate timely resolution of product and process issues.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Materials teams to establish and/or maintain effective inventory management practices and kanban systems
• Lead and participate in root cause analysis and problem-solving initiatives to address production challenges and process inefficiencies.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of manufacturing, operations, engineering, or production leadership experience. Additionally, it is desired that the candidate has experience/education in the following areas:

• Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field;
• Experience or familiarity in electronics manufacturing
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with demonstrated ability to lead programs /projects
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems
• Established project management skills with the ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Understanding of Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing practices and in-depth understanding ERP/MRP planning systems
• Excellent verbal and presentation skills suitable for interaction with production team and with various level of management
• Design for Manufacturing methods and techniques
• Strong skills in MS Windows - Excel, Word and Power-point. Familiar with and able to work in MS Project.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.