Production Supervisor (Beaver Dam)

Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc; Beaver Dam (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Paid Holidays & Vacation

Air Conditioned Facility

Advancement Opportunities

Free Health Clinic

On-the-job training

AND MORE!

Job summary

Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor for the Beaver Dam area to oversee Assembly operations on 1st shift. You will lead a team, drive safety, improve processes, and coordinate with the Plant Manager to meet production goals while delivering high-quality products.

Responsibilities include scheduling, training, and motivating staff, along with implementing continuous improvement initiatives and maintaining strong communication across all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in a business or related field.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible manufacturing leadership experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office; SAP knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate activities of team members to meet production goals with high quality.
• Communicate with management and other supervisors to coordinate operations across departments.
• Schedule and assign personnel, monitor progress, and adjust plans as needed.
• Read production schedules, charts, and orders to determine production requirements and outputs.
• Ensure safety, housekeeping, and adherence to company policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Collaboration

Conflict resolution

Motivation

Communication skills

Safety practices

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Education

Associates Degree in business or related field

Tools

Kronos time & attendance

SAP ERP

MS Office Suite

Job description

Production Supervisor (Beaver Dam)

Job ID 2026-4798 / # of Openings 1 / Category Management / Type Regular Full-Time / Job Locations US-WI-Beaver Dam

Metalcraft of Mayville - Beaver Dam has an opening for a 1st shift Production Supervisor in our Assembly department.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing Assembly production personnel to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing operations. This role plans, coordinates, trains, and motivates employees to consistently deliver exceptional products that meet customer expectations.

The Production Supervisor also drives continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality, and operational efficiency. By fostering open communication and building strong relationships with production personnel, this position develops a collaborative, engaged, and high-performing team while promoting a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Benefits of working for Metalcraft

• Competitive Pay
• Paid Holidays & Vacation
• Air Conditioned Facility
• Advancement Opportunities
• Free Health Clinic
• On-the-job training
• AND MORE!

Responsibilities

• Working closely with Plant Manager, direct and coordinate the activities of team members to meet production goals while maintaining the highest level of quality in a time-sensitive environment.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments. Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization.
• Complete production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, and resolving problems.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules and other reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders and Company policies and procedures.
• Observe work and monitor guages, dials, and other indcators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectation: planning, monitoring and appraising job results; coaching, counseling and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies and procedures.
• Resolve personnel problems by analyzing data, investigating issue, identifying solution and recommending action.
• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints or grievances.
• Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process, setting processing variables, observing control points and equipment, monitoring personnel and resources, implementing cost reductions, developing reporting procedures and systems, facility corrections to malfunctions with process control points, and initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation with and between departments.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Coaching and identifying the developmental needs of team members and helping improve their knowledge and skills.
• Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures.
• Maintains and enforce safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personal on the use of all control points, equipment and resources, and maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, sorting and analyzing production performance records and data to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Utilize computer programs, e.g. Kronos time and attendance and SAP enterprise resource planning programs; to keep records of employees' attendance, hours worked, efficiencies and other pertinent employee information.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership including team building, collaboration, conflict resolution, motivation
• Motivate, develop and direct team members to achieve the highest performance level possible.
• Monitor and assess team member performance to track progress and to identify areas for improvement and correction action, where needed.
• Active listening to team members, taking time to understand the points being made and asking questions as appropriate to give full attention to what team members are saying.
• Decision-making and considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate course.
• Understanding of Lean manufacturing principles and Six Sigma problem solving a strong plus, with proven track record of participating in continuous improvement in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Possess strong safety practices and have ability to impart safety awareness/practices within team.
• Must possess exemplary communication skills, coaching skills and good business judgment.
• Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from the production staff, sales and pre-production staff.
• Ability to gather, analyze and interpret detailed information.
• Advanced understanding of production functions and processes
• Minimum of an Associates Degree in a business or related field. No less than 5 years progressively responsible experience in manufacturing leadership roles or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Computer proficiency required, must be proficient in MS Office Suite.

Job Expectations

Physical Demands

• Physical Activity: Activity N/A Occasionally Frequently Regularly Average lbs.
• Lift/Carry 25 lbs routinely, 55 lbs occasionally
• Push/Pull 25 lbs routine, 55 lbs occasionally
• Reach Overhead
• Climb
• Squat/Bend/Kneel
• Sit
• Stand
• Walk/Move About
• Occasional: 1-2 hrs/shift, frequently 2-5 hrs/shift, regularly 5-8 hrs/shift

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal opportunity employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

PM17