Production Supervisor — Lean & Continuous Improvement Lead

Alinabal, Inc.; Milford (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Alinabal, Inc. in Milford, CT, is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee daily manufacturing operations, providing leadership to production employees and ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and productivity meet customer requirements.

The role coordinates workflow, develops staff, monitors performance, troubleshoots issues, and collaborates with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and other functions to support manufacturing objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a manufacturing environment with supervisory experience.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and employee development skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment and production processes; experience with press operations preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, job travelers, and work instructions.
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement principles.
• Experience using manufacturing or production-tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily activities of production personnel to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
• Review production schedules and adjust workflow and staffing priorities to meet customer requirements.
• Provide leadership, training, coaching, and development to production employees.
• Promote cross-training to improve operational flexibility, proficiency, and safety.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality standards, policies, and procedures.
• Monitor production output, downtime, efficiency, and other KPIs.
• Identify and resolve equipment, material, tooling, and production-process issues.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and other functions to resolve concerns.
• Support preventative maintenance activities for production equipment and tooling.
• Lead and support Lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized manufacturing environment.
• Conduct employee performance evaluations and provide ongoing feedback.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Employee development

Problem solving

Technical drawings

Lean manufacturing

5S

Production tracking systems

Multi-tasking

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Alinabal, Inc. in Milford, CT, is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee daily manufacturing operations, providing leadership to production employees and ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and productivity meet customer requirements.

The role coordinates workflow, develops staff, monitors performance, troubleshoots issues, and collaborates with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and other functions to support manufacturing objectives.