Production Supervisor - South - Welding & Tube Bending

Davita Inc.; Neillsville (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Production Supervisor to oversee the Welding and Small Diameter Tube departments. This role includes ensuring staff efficiency, maintaining quality standards, and driving process improvements. Candidates should have experience in manufacturing environments and strong leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of supervisory experience in a contract manufacturing environment.
• Experience with metal fabrication and welding.
• Professional certifications like CWI are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Schedules direct labor personnel on daily work activities.
• Maintains quality standards on produced products.
• Trains employees and manages training records.

Skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Associate degree in related field

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Statistical Process Control

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

Job description

Production Supervisor - South - Welding & Tube Bending

Job ID

2025-9184

# of Openings

1

Type

Full-Time

Job Location: Address

1506 Industrial Park Drive

State

WI

City

Neillsville

ZIP Code

54456

Shift

First

Overview

Our growing company is seeking to hire a Production Supervisor for our Welding and Small Diameter Tube departments. This role will support 2 leads and have a majority of our south plant under their scope. We are looking for someone to stay focused on these areas to drive process improvements, understand customer requirements and demands to support CSRs, and determining root cause on quality, safety, and other issues that arise. They will coordinate with our North Plant Supervisor to ensure we are meeting deadlines and utilizing staff appropriately.

This is a salaried role - pay is based on the experience with manufacturing and job shop.

Schedule: 4 - 10s! 1st shift 6:00am-4:30pm as a supervisor will need to ensure staff are ready for their shifts and the oncoming 2nd shift supervisor understands priorities.

Your weekends are yours! Flexible schedule within a Monday - Thursday (overtime on Fridays based on customer demand - supervisors will assist the Plant Manager to determine if OT is needed)

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

Schedules all direct labor personnel on daily work activities ensuring optimal utilization of skills and man hours to meet timely production and quality standards.
1. Trains employees and completes training records.
2. Ensures employees are complying with manufacturing process documentation.
3. Maintains schedule adherence and works with management on proper staffing levels to meet schedules.
4. Leads high-performing team: interviewing, hiring, training, directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
5. Maintains proper quality standards on all products being produced on shift.
6. Distributes supplies, takes inventory, and initiates reorder as needed.
7. Advises operations management of process improvement ideas, production issues, maintenance items, safety matters, and other information.
8. Follows acceptable employee relation practices and company policies.
9. Ensures employees maintain and practice proper safety requirements including good housekeeping and wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
10. All other duties assigned.

Qualifications

What Does It Take to Be a Fit for This Role?

Ideally, we are looking for candidates who have a minimum of an associate degree in a related field and 5 - 7 years of supervisory background in a contract manufacturing environment. Experience with metal fabrication, welding, assembly, along with experience with quality improvement tools (Lean Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) is also required. It would be great if you had professional certifications (CWI) Since you will be leading people in this role, you will need to be a great leader with solid communication, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to develop and motivate a team.

Job Skills Requirements

• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment, procedures, and production/quality standards.

• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple internal departments to ensure delivery of quality product on time.

• May require in-depth ability to read, interpret and explain blueprints, engineering drawings, job orders and specifications based on location.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with and motivate a diverse group of employees.

• Advanced ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of personnel and production problems.

• Strong computer skills and familiarity with office productivity software and business control software.

• Ability to work in a busy, fast-paced production environment, often under time constraints.

Educational Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate's degree preferred.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of three years of experience in a manufacturing environment including managing personnel in a production environment.

• Experience with continuous improvement methods and teams, or cost reduction initiatives showing tangible results.

MEC Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering an environment of mutual respect and integrity. We conduct all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. Furthermore, MEC undertakes affirmative action initiatives to ensure equal employment opportunities for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.