Production Supervisor

MIASA Automotive; Yorktown (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

MIASA Automotive in Yorktown, Indiana, is seeking a hands-on Production Operations professional to plan, organize, and manage daily production activities across shifts. You will drive OEE improvements, optimize labor and equipment, and ensure materials and schedules meet customer demand.

The role emphasizes leadership of Supervisors and Team Leaders, coaching, performance development, and a safety-first, high-performance work environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and manage daily production activities.
• Ensure production schedules are executed efficiently to meet customer demand.
• Optimize labor, equipment, and material utilization.
• Monitor daily production performance and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Coordinate activities across all production shifts.
• Drive continuous improvement of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Improve productivity while reducing manufacturing costs.
• Monitor production KPIs and establish action plans to achieve targets.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements.
• Ensure production capacity meets customer requirements.
• Lead, coach, and develop Production Supervisors and Team Leaders.
• Conduct performance evaluations and establish development plans.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and employee engagement.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of production personnel.
• Foster a positive and high-performance work environment.
• Promote a strong safety culture throughout the plant.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and company safety procedures.
• Lead accident investigations and corrective actions.
• Ensure housekeeping standards (5S) are maintained.
• Support environmental compliance initiatives.
• Ensure products are manufactured according to customer specifications.
• Work closely with the Quality Department to resolve production quality issues.
• Support containment activities and corrective actions.
• Ensure standardized work instructions are followed.
• Participate in APQP and new product launches.
• Collaborate with the Maintenance Department to maximize equipment availability.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance activities.
• Minimize downtime through effective planning.
• Participate in equipment improvement projects.
• Coordinate production with Materials and Supply Chain departments.
• Ensure raw materials and components are available.
• Reduce Work-In-Process (WIP).
• Support inventory accuracy and cycle count activities.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Promote Kaizen events.
• Implement waste reduction activities.
• Improve workflow and manufacturing efficiency.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Production Operations

• Plan, organize, and manage daily production activities.
• Ensure production schedules are executed efficiently to meet customer demand.
• Optimize labor, equipment, and material utilization.
• Monitor daily production performance and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Coordinate activities across all production shifts.

Operational Performance

• Drive continuous improvement of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Improve productivity while reducing manufacturing costs.
• Monitor production KPIs and establish action plans to achieve targets.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements.
• Ensure production capacity meets customer requirements.

People Management

• Lead, coach, and develop Production Supervisors and Team Leaders.
• Conduct performance evaluations and establish development plans.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and employee engagement.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of production personnel.
• Foster a positive and high-performance work environment.

Safety & Environmental

• Promote a strong safety culture throughout the plant.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and company safety procedures.
• Lead accident investigations and corrective actions.
• Ensure housekeeping standards (5S) are maintained.
• Support environmental compliance initiatives.

Quality

• Ensure products are manufactured according to customer specifications.
• Work closely with the Quality Department to resolve production quality issues.
• Support containment activities and corrective actions.
• Ensure standardized work instructions are followed.
• Participate in APQP and new product launches.

Maintenance Coordination

• Collaborate with the Maintenance Department to maximize equipment availability.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance activities.
• Minimize downtime through effective planning.
• Participate in equipment improvement projects.

Inventory & Materials

• Coordinate production with Materials and Supply Chain departments.
• Ensure raw materials and components are available.
• Reduce Work-In-Process (WIP).
• Support inventory accuracy and cycle count activities.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Promote Kaizen events.
• Implement waste reduction activities.
• Improve workflow and manufacturing efficiency.