Production Supervisor — Lean Manufacturing Leader

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee manufacturing operations in Mobile, AL. You will manage daily production activities, staffing, and workflow to meet schedules, while coaching and evaluating staff.

Coordinate with engineering, quality, purchasing, and scheduling to maintain production flow, address shortages, and ensure drawings and BOMs are current. You will identify defects and drive continuous improvement, enforcing safety and company policies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing production supervision experience.
• Ability to read and understand basic blueprints.
• Team-oriented approach to working with production and other departments.
• Understanding and application of basic mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily production activities, staffing, equipment, and workflow to meet production plans and schedules.
• Supervise, train, onboard, and evaluate employees; provide direct feedback on performance and attendance; administer disciplinary action when necessary.
• Coordinate with engineering, quality, purchasing, scheduling, and other departments to maintain production flow and address material, staffing, and scheduling issues.
• Monitor production progress and communicate schedule updates, pending work, and potential delays to the Manufacturing Manager and Master Scheduler.
• Identify material shortages and submit weekly written updates to Purchasing.
• Ensure current drawings and specifications are available for production work orders.
• Document drawing and BOM discrepancies, submitting redlines to Engineering for resolution.
• Address product defects using problem-solving techniques and quality resources.
• Maintain production, attendance, training, and other required departmental records.
• Enforce company policies, work rules, quality requirements, and safety procedures; report findings and ensure compliance.
• Evaluate production processes and workflow to improve efficiency, product flow, throughput, and cost.
• Support 5S and Lean Manufacturing initiatives and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Participate in weekly supervisory meetings and communicate relevant information to departmental employees.

Skills

Production supervision

Blueprint reading

Team coordination

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Excel

JD Edwards

Job description

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee manufacturing operations in Mobile, AL. You will manage daily production activities, staffing, and workflow to meet schedules, while coaching and evaluating staff.

Coordinate with engineering, quality, purchasing, and scheduling to maintain production flow, address shortages, and ensure drawings and BOMs are current. You will identify defects and drive continuous improvement, enforcing safety and company policies.