Production Supervisor - 4 Day Work Week

Virago Search; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gainsharing

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Plastic Fabricating (UPF) is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead our weekend manufacturing team. This hands-on leader will develop people, solve production problems, and improve how work gets done by considering the entire production system.

The role focuses on safety, quality, productivity, and delivery while maintaining strong presence on the floor and coaching employees for accountable, results-driven performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment such as fabrication or assembly.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand manufacturing systems, production flow, bottlenecks, and downstream impacts.
• Experience managing staffing, workflow, production priorities, and changing operating conditions.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and people leadership skills.
• Hands-on mechanical or technical aptitude and comfort in a shop floor setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing and production operations for your shift.
• Build a strong, accountable team focused on safety, quality, productivity, and delivery.
• Maintain a visible, hands-on presence on the production floor.
• Manage staffing, workflow, materials, equipment, and changing production priorities to maintain production flow.
• Identify bottlenecks, quality concerns, and production interruptions before they become larger problems.
• Understand upstream/downstream processes and make decisions with the whole production system in mind.
• Troubleshoot issues and partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Materials, and Operations to solve root causes.
• Coach and develop employees with clear expectations and accountability.
• Support lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, rework, delays, and recurring production problems.

Skills

Production leadership

Lean manufacturing

Root-cause analysis

Problem solving

Staffing management

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations

Job description

Plastic Fabricating (UPF) is looking for an experienced Production Supervisor / Manufacturing Supervisor to lead our weekend manufacturing team. We're looking for a hands-on leader who enjoys developing people, solving production problems, and improving how work gets done. This isn't a role where success means simply keeping the shift running. Our strongest supervisors understand the entire production environment (people, materials, equipment, quality, safety, production flow, and changing priorities) and can see problems developing before they disrupt the operation.

What You'll Own

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing and production operations for your shift.
• Build a strong, accountable team focused on safety, quality, productivity, and delivery.
• Maintain a visible, hands-on presence on the production floor.
• Manage staffing, workflow, materials, equipment, and changing production priorities to maintain effective production flow and cadence.
• Identify bottlenecks, constraints, quality concerns, and production interruptions before they become larger problems.
• Understand how upstream and downstream manufacturing processes affect one another and make decisions with the entire production system in mind.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Materials, and Operations to solve root causes.
• Coach and develop employees while maintaining clear expectations and accountability.
• Support lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, process improvement, and operational excellence.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, rework, delays, and recurring production problems.

What Success Looks Like

A successful Production Supervisor doesn't simply react quickly when something goes wrong. They create an operation where fewer things go wrong in the first place.

What You Bring

• Previous experience as a Production Supervisor, Manufacturing Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, Production Lead, Manufacturing Team Lead, or similar manufacturing leadership role.
• Experience leading teams in a manufacturing, fabrication, production, or assembly environment.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand manufacturing systems, production flow, bottlenecks, constraints, and downstream impacts.
• Experience managing staffing, workflow, production priorities, and changing operating conditions.
• Strong communication, coaching, and people leadership skills.
• Mechanical or technical aptitude and comfort working in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
• Ability to use production information, operating data, and computer systems to make decisions.
• Strong ownership, judgment, urgency, and follow-through.
• A genuine interest in continuous improvement and helping both people and processes perform better.
• Experience in high-mix/low-volume manufacturing, flow manufacturing, assembly operations, custom manufacturing, lean manufacturing, production line balancing, or technical fabrication environments is especially valuable.
• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline is desired, but strong manufacturing leadership and systems knowledge gained through experience are equally important.

What We Offer

• Gainsharing Program, potential to earn an extra paycheck per month
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance