Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

GEDIA North America; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

GEDIA Georgia is seeking a dedicated team player to manage the third shift in our auto parts production line. You will oversee hot stamping, robotic welders, and laser cell operations, ensuring smooth workflow and on-time output.

Responsibilities include coordinating machine schedules, tracking production metrics, and maintaining quality with process controls. This role requires strong teamwork, problem-solving, and communication across shifts.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in a manufacturing environment operating production machines
• Strong knowledge of hot stamping and assembly techniques
• Experience coordinating weld fixtures and maintenance
• Ability to schedule machine assignments and overtime
• Identify and resolve quality issues per process control

Responsibilities

• Oversee and operate production machines on third shift
• Monitor daily production numbers and adjust as needed
• Ensure correct orders, labels, and stock of supplies
• Coordinate tool changes and fixture setups
• Communicate shift notes to day shift with safety and quality updates

Job description

Every Part is a Part of Us

At GEDIA, every part and every part counts: Every part - because we develop and manufacture innovative structural parts for lightweight body construction together with almost all major automobile manufacturers. And every part - because that would not be possible without our 4,300 motivated and competent employees. Become a part of GEDIA too!

GEDIA Georgia offers competitive pay and benefits including health care, 401k, holidays, paid time off, short term disability and an exceptional place to work. We are a multicultural organization that is growing and looking for people who want to be part of the team.

Position Summary:

An opportunity exists for a motivated team player to join our tier 1 Production Department in the automotive supplier industry. The qualified individual will oversee and possibly operate various production machines such as, hot stamping line, robotic spot welding, and laser cells on our third shift.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• A minimum of five years of experience working in a manufacturing environment operating various production machines, hot stamping,robotic welders and laser cells.
• Must have significant knowledge of hot stamping and assembly techniques
• May have to supply presses and welders with empties, WIP parts, purchase parts and pick up finished goods, so that operators do not have to interrupt production to get supplies.
• Coordinate weld fixture changes to make sure maintenance sets up welder according to schedule, first off parts are approved.
• Make sure production orders for next jobs are available.
• Track stock of production supplies like lubricants, weld gas and weld rod.
• Confirm daily production numbers in SAP.
• Correct production orders and labels to match produced quantities.
• Track production hours and parts made per shift.
• Track overtime of employees.
• Schedule employees to machines and possible overtime.
• Must be a team player, problem solver and have quality awareness.
• Perform in-process quality and identity checks according to operator check sheets and the instructions given by process control.
• Must take ownership of fully running and managing the 3rd shift and give report to 1st shift supervisor at the end of shift.
• Must leave daily emails to the day shift team as to what took place during the shift (shift notes) by piece of equipment and operation, including changeovers, quality issues and general information.

*No agencies please.