Production Supervisor: Manufacturing & Quality Lead

Liebherr; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

Paid vacation

Personal days

Job summary

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. in Newport News, VA, is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a team of 20–25 non-exempt employees on an assigned shift.

You will plan, organize, direct, and control daily activities to meet performance goals within Production, including materials processing and manufacturing mining equipment components. The role requires an Associate's degree and 2 years of supervising experience, with travel occasionally and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and 2 years of experience supervising or leading technical or manufacturing employees, preferred 4 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and manage daily schedules and work orders. Organize resources to ensure accuracy, completeness, on-time delivery, and product preservation.
• Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve Production processes and quality of products produced. Provide interpretation of specifications, engineering drawings, and work orders to Production team as necessary.
• Ensure all employees are adequately trained in all departmental functions.
• Maintain and report Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
• Maintain involvement in problem-solving and team-building opportunities with employees.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective-actions as necessary.
• Continuously coach and follow-up with employees to ensure performance meets company standards/expectations.
• Conduct routine audits; take corrective and preventative actions as necessary.
• Build positive relationships with peers, other departments, and customers.
• Maintain OSHA regulatory compliance within federal, state, and local laws.
• Participate in special projects and in other areas of Manufacturing as necessary.
• Schedule maintenance and repair to factory equipment in order to maintain safety and efficiency objectives.

Skills

Team leadership in manufacturing

Process improvement

Quality & KPI monitoring

Root-cause analysis

Education

Associate's degree

2 years supervising experience

Job description

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. in Newport News, VA, is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a team of 20–25 non-exempt employees on an assigned shift.

You will plan, organize, direct, and control daily activities to meet performance goals within Production, including materials processing and manufacturing mining equipment components. The role requires an Associate's degree and 2 years of supervising experience, with travel occasionally and a valid driver's license.