Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Ideal Tridon Group; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ideal Tridon Group's Wesanco ZSi Plant in Auburn Hills, MI is hiring a Production Supervisor for 3rd Shift. You will direct the shift team, uphold safety, and ensure training is completed.

You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and productivity, supervise materials handling, production planning, inventory control, and shipping, and oversee equipment maintenance. As a member of the plant's senior management team, you will help set strategic direction, participate in budgeting, and lead

Qualifications

• A relevant business or engineering degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in manufacturing environment
• Understanding of ERP systems, including bill of materials, work order management, inventory control
• Strong computer skills
• Proven track record of improving overall efficiencies, reducing cost, and leading teams to effect positive change within the organization.
• Knowledge of lean techniques may be advantageous.
• Microsoft Office experience (Outlook-Word-Excel).
• Proven management skills with the ability to optimize team performance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Comfortable with ambiguity and competing priorities
• Confident, self-starter, change agent.

Responsibilities

• Supervise packaging, assembly, DC, and component teams on custom automated equipment.
• Meet daily production schedules while safety, environmental, quality, and cost objectives.
• Lead hiring, development, and performance reviews; create development plans.
• Train personnel and sponsor certifications; mentor.
• Ensure compliance with Quality and Environmental Management Systems.
• Direct shift production to meet schedules.
• Assist in hiring, promotion, discipline, and discharge decisions.
• Maintain safe work environment and safety compliance.
• Hold employees accountable for safety, environmental, quality, and quantity standards.
• Ensure training for roles in a safe productive manner.
• Interpret MRP reports to plan daily high-volume production for clamp manufacturing.
• Troubleshoot production issues promptly.
• Coordinate high-volume work orders; collaborate with support functions.
• Lead continuous improvement using lean tools and automated inspection.
• Lead teams to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and address safety and quality issues.
• Make timely corrections with support functions.
• Ensure compliance to QMS and EMS.
• Contain nonconforming product and complete RID.
• Complete Training Instruction Checklist.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Change agent

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Work order management

Inventory control

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

The Ideal Tridon Group comprises a family of brands that support, secure, and connect the movement of air, fluid, and electricity in critical applications. With over 100 years of proven quality and a strong culture of service, we are the worldwide leader in clamps, strut, hose supports, conduit, fittings, and coupling solutions. Our products are engineered to meet the highest standards across a range of industries, and our commitment to innovation, reliability, and customer support ensures we’re ready to meet the demands of today and tomorrow. At the Ideal Tridon Group, connections aren’t just what we make—they’re the heart of everything we do.

We are seeking a Production Supervisor for 3rd Shift forour Wesanco ZSi (part of Ideal Tridon) Plant in Auburn Hills, MI.

Summary

The Shift Supervisor is responsible for directing all shift personnel assigned to his/her shift. This includes providing direction to work teams, maintaining a safe work environment, and ensuring personnel have successfully completed all required training.

The Supervisor is responsible for achieving or exceeding the expected performance levels in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and productivity. The position has direct responsibility for all activities linked with materials handling, production planning and control, manufacturing, packaging, inventory control, and shipping. This manager will also oversee equipment and plant maintenance.

The Supervisor must be a dynamic leader and foster a culture that is aligned with the Company’s Core Values. This position is also part of the plant’s senior management team and will have an active role in establishing strategic direction, participating in the annual budget process (including capital investment needs), and defining operational goals.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Supervise Packaging, Assembly, DC, and Component manufacturing team members who assemble, package, label, set up, and operate custom automated equipment, which is designed to assemble and package stainless/carbon steel worm gear clamps in high volumes.
• Ensure that production schedules are met daily while maintaining safety, environmental , quality, and cost objectives .
• Lead and direct employee functions such as selection , hiring, and development of employees, conducting performance reviews and creating development plans.
• Manage training of personnel, including sponsor certifications and hands-on training . Serve as a mentor.
• Ensure compliance with the Quality System and Environmental Management System.
• Direct the work teams and supervise the shift’s production efforts to meet the published schedules.
• Participate and assist in decisions concerning hiring, promotion, discipline, and discharge.
• Maintain consistently safe work environment and personally demonstrates his/her commitment to safety and compliance.
• Hold employees accountable for required safety, environmental, quality, and quantity standards and maintaining inspection ready workplace at all times.
• Ensure team members receive sufficient training to accomplish their roles in a safe and productive manner.
• Interpret MRP reports to plan, organize and schedule daily high-volume production requirements for clamp manufacturing and packaging requirements for the Smyrna facility.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner .
• Ensure efficient coordination and processing of high volume work orders and develop a collaborative and effective working relationship with all support functions.
• Lead and/or participate in continuous improvement activities such as: implementing and sustaining lean manufacturing tools, and automated inspection requirements, etc.
• Consistently lead continuous improvement teams/activities: to improve operating efficiencies, reduce costs, identify unfavorable trends concerning downtime, safety and quality issues.
• Make timely corrections or plans activities with support functions to correct and improve upon such issues.
• Ensure compliance to the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
• Understand the process for containing nonconforming product and completing a RID.
• Satisfactorily complete this job position’s Training Instruction Checklist.
• When necessary may perform other typical duties.

Qualifications And Experience Required

• A relevant business or engineering degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in manufacturing environment
• Understanding of ERP systems, including bill of materials, work order management, inventory control
• Strong computer skills
• Proven track record of improving overall efficiencies, reducing cost, and leading teams to effect positive change within the organization.
• Knowledge of lean techniques may be advantageous.
• Microsoft Office experience (Outlook-Word-Excel).
• Proven management skills with the ability to optimize team performance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A nalytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Confident, self-starter, change agent.

Work Environment & Culture

Foster and embody the Ideal Tridon Group values:

• Devoted to Customers – Builds trusted relationships through service and reliability.
• We Care – Acts with integrity, accountability, and respect for others.
• Passionate About Growth – Committed to personal and team development.
• Positive Energy – Creates a collaborative, energizing work environment.
• We Find a Way – Resourceful, determined, and solutions-focused.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

3rd Shift: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM. Sunday - Thursday.