Production Supervisor

Virginia Transformer Corp; Troutville (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Transformer Corp is seeking an experienced C Shift MFAB Supervisor to lead Metal Fabrication operations at our Troutville, Virginia facility. This hands-on manufacturing leadership role supervises production employees, drives daily priorities, and ensures safety, quality, and on-time schedules.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in metal fabrication environments, strong leadership, and the ability to read drawings and work instructions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience in metal fabrication or related fields.
• Experience supervising hourly production employees.
• Ability to read manufacturing drawings and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise C Shift MFAB employees and production activities.
• Manage daily production priorities to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
• Assign employees and resources based on workload and schedules.
• Maintain a strong leadership presence on the manufacturing floor.
• Monitor production and address issues affecting output or schedule attainment.
• Supervise cutting, forming, bending, welding, grinding and assembly operations.
• Ensure drawings, work instructions, and quality standards are followed.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive immediate corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Planning, Materials, Quality, Engineering and Maintenance.
• Ensure materials, equipment, tooling, and information meet production needs.
• Drive safety compliance and address unsafe conditions or behavior.
• Monitor quality and reduce scrap, rework, defects, and waste.
• Track performance, downtime, labor utilization, and schedule attainment.
• Coach, train, and develop employees; manage attendance and overtime.
• Support Lean, 5S, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Ensure effective communication and handoffs between shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical or college education preferred

Job description

Virginia Transformer is seeking an experienced C Shift MFAB Supervisor to lead Metal Fabrication operations at our Troutville, Virginia manufacturing facility.

This is a hands-on manufacturing leadership position responsible for supervising production employees, driving daily production requirements, maintaining safety and quality standards, and ensuring fabrication schedules are achieved.

We are looking for a strong floor leader who can manage people, solve production problems, hold teams accountable, and keep manufacturing moving safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise C Shift Metal Fabrication (MFAB) employees and production activities.
• Manage daily production priorities to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
• Assign employees and resources based on workload, production schedules, and priorities.
• Maintain a strong, visible leadership presence on the manufacturing floor.
• Monitor production throughout the shift and address issues affecting output or schedule attainment.
• Supervise fabrication operations that may include cutting, forming, bending, fitting, welding, grinding, and assembly.
• Ensure employees follow drawings, work instructions, quality standards, and established manufacturing processes.
• Identify production bottlenecks and drive immediate corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Planning, Materials, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and other manufacturing departments.
• Ensure materials, equipment, tooling, and information are available to meet production requirements.
• Drive compliance with all safety requirements and immediately address unsafe conditions or behaviors.
• Monitor quality and reduce scrap, rework, defects, and manufacturing waste.
• Track production performance, downtime, labor utilization, and schedule attainment.
• Coach, train, develop, and hold employees accountable for performance.
• Manage attendance, staffing, overtime, and employee performance issues.
• Support Lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Ensure effective communication and production handoffs between shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; additional technical or college education preferred.
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably in metal fabrication, welding, heavy industrial, electrical equipment, or complex manufacturing.
• Previous manufacturing supervisory or team-lead experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading hourly production employees.
• Working knowledge of metal fabrication processes and equipment.
• Ability to read manufacturing drawings, work orders, production schedules, and work instructions.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing safety and quality requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and adjust quickly to changing priorities.
• Must be available to work the assigned C Shift schedule.

Preferred Background

Experience in metal fabrication, welding, transformer manufacturing, switchgear, electrical equipment, heavy industrial equipment, engineered-to-order (ETO), or capital-equipment manufacturing is highly desirable.

About Virginia Transformer

Virginia Transformer is a leading U.S.-owned manufacturer of power transformers supporting utilities, data centers, renewable energy, industrial customers, and other critical infrastructure markets.

We are continuing to grow our manufacturing operations and are looking for strong leaders who can help us improve execution, develop our workforce, and meet increasing customer demand.

If you are an experienced manufacturing or fabrication supervisor who enjoys being on the production floor, leading people, solving problems, and driving results, we want to hear from you