Production Supervisor: Lead Teams, Drive Quality & Efficiency

ZF Group; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ZF Group in North Charleston, SC seeks a Production Supervisor to lead a manufacturing team, ensuring safe, quality-driven production that meets targets. The role emphasizes coaching staff, improving OEE, and effective resource coordination.

You will drive continuous improvement, monitor KPIs, and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and housekeeping standards while maintaining strong cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Automotive industry experience preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop team leaders and production employees to foster a high-performing environment.
• Drive production performance and OEE by meeting safety, quality, delivery, availability, and efficiency goals.
• Coordinate daily production activities, prioritize work, assign resources, and meet schedules.
• Monitor operations and escalate production, quality, maintenance, or staffing issues.
• Promote a positive workplace culture through communication, engagement, coaching, and performance discussions.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and housekeeping standards.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction and efficiency.
• Use KPIs, SAP, and business systems to monitor performance and support decisions.

Skills

Team leadership

Effective communication

Problem solving

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

ZF Group in North Charleston, SC seeks a Production Supervisor to lead a manufacturing team, ensuring safe, quality-driven production that meets targets. The role emphasizes coaching staff, improving OEE, and effective resource coordination.

You will drive continuous improvement, monitor KPIs, and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and housekeeping standards while maintaining strong cross-functional collaboration.