Production Supervisor - Manufacturing Enviornment

Timken; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee manufacturing operations in our global bearings and motion business. You will supervise varied machine operators, coordinate schedules, and drive production efficiency while maintaining quality.

The role emphasizes strong communication, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven problem solving to meet strict delivery dates and reduce costs. Timken offers growth opportunities and a heritage of engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills for professional business reporting.
• Ability to work cross-functionally to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to gather data from multiple sources to solve problems.
• Willingness to contribute and be challenged in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Review production orders to plan department operations.
• Plan production operations, establish priorities and sequences.
• Prepare schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to meet specs.
• Review reports and resolve problems to minimize costs and delays.
• Inspect machines and equipment for performance and utilization.
• Develop or revise standard operating practices and monitor compliance.
• Resolve worker grievances with HR when needed.
• Communicate effectively with non-finance colleagues.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to meet deadlines.
• Adapt to data from multiple sources to solve problems.
• Identify key production questions and contribute as a team.

Skills

Communicates Effectively

Collaborates

Manages Complexity and Agility

Other Competencies Include

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Production Supervisor - Manufacturing Enviornment

What Timken makes possible begins with you. Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for supervising and coordinating activities of colleagues engaged in operating a variety of machines to manufacture parts or products by performing the following duties.

• Review production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations
• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products
• Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meet specifications
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays
• Inspects machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization
• Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards
• Resolves worker grievances or submits unsettled grievances to Human Resources for action
• Complies, stores, and retrieves production data
• Other duties as assigned
• Communicates Effectively: Strong written and oral communication skills. Capable of communicating business results in a professional manner including the explanation of accounting transactions in language understandable to non-finance colleagues.
• Collaborates: Ability to work cross-functionally to achieve demanding, time sensitive objectives
• Manages Complexity and Agility: Acquires data from multiple and diverse sources when solving problems with a flexible communication style
• Other Competencies Include: Identifying and asking key questions related to production; Willing to contribute, challenge, and be challenged in a team environment.

Qualifications, Skills & Expertise:

• Communicates Effectively: Strong written and oral communication skills. Capable of communicating business results in a professional manner including the explanation of accounting transactions in language understandable to non-finance colleagues.
• Collaborates: Ability to work cross-functionally to achieve demanding, time sensitive objectives
• Manages Complexity and Agility: Acquires data from multiple and diverse sources when solving problems with a flexible communication style
• Other Competencies Include: Identifying and asking key questions related to production; Willing to contribute, challenge, and be challenged in a team environment.

Salary Range: The yearly compensation for this role is $75,000 - $90,000 and is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Actual pay may be higher or lower than the posted range.Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.Other Compensation: Includes participation in a short-term incentive program and wellness incentives.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025.
We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
• A culture of top performance
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• A conviction to improve communities around us
• Competitive salary and benefits

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