Production Supervisor (m/f/d) Brose Sitech

Brose Group; Michigan; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Brose Group in the United States, Michigan, seeks an experienced production leader to drive safe, efficient operations and meet target KPIs across Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.

You will plan capacity, lead a high-performing team, and develop shift schedules while collaborating with Quality, Maintenance, Logistics, Engineering and Planning to ensure on-time delivery. A technical degree or equivalent manufacturing experience is required, with 5+ years in a supervisory role.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Minimum 5 years in manufacturing with leadership or supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team-building skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with SAP or MES preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe, efficient production operation while achieving targets for Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.
• Plan and manage production capacity, including manpower, equipment, and resources, to meet customer requirements.
• Lead, coach and develop employees to build a high-performing team.
• Develop and implement shift schedules and workforce plans to support production objectives.
• Monitor and drive KPIs, initiating corrective actions to achieve operational targets.
• Identify and resolve production issues, bottlenecks, and quality concerns through root-cause analysis.
• Promote continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizen, Standard Work).
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, procedures, policies, and safety regulations.
• Collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, Logistics, Engineering, and Planning to improve production performance and on-time delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team-building

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Technical degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

MES

Job description

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your Tasks

• Ensuring a safe, efficient, and uninterrupted production operation while achieving targets for Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People
• Planning and managing production capacity, including manpower, equipment, and resources, to meet customer and business requirements
• Leading, coaching and developing employees to build a high-performing team
• Developing and implementing shift schedules and workforce plans to support production objectives
• Monitoring and driving key performance indicators (KPIs), initiating corrective actions to achieve operational targets
• Identifying, analyzing, and resolving production issues, bottlenecks, equipment failures, and quality concerns through effective problem-solving and root cause analysis
• Promoting and leading continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing principles such as 5S, Kaizen, and Standard Work
• Ensuring compliance with quality standards, operating procedures, company policies, and regulatory requirements
• Maintaining a strong safety culture and ensuring adherence to all health, safety, and environmental regulations
• Collaborating closely with Quality, Maintenance, Logistics, Engineering, and Planning teams to improve overall production performance and ensuring on-time customer delivery

Your Profile

• Technical degree or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience, with demonstrated success in production leadership or supervisory role
• At least 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally with leadership or supervisory responsibilities
• Strong leadership, communication, and team-building skills
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and production-related systems (e.g., SAP, MES) preferred

We offer you a modern working environment with our Brose working world

Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits. Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*. Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical and insurance. Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events. Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life. Brose believes in investing in people. We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths. Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.

• Benefits package may vary slightly per location