Supervisor

A. B. Boyd Co.; Michigan; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Boyd Corp in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Production Supervisor who drives safety, quality and world-class manufacturing. The leader will coordinate with all teams and own the voice of production to push continuous improvement.

The role requires mentoring, training, and holding the team accountable for performance and quality while maintaining readiness to adapt to challenges and changes in production needs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams and coaching staff to improve performance.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, and process discipline.
• Ability to train, mentor, and provide actionable feedback.
• Strong problem solving and root-cause analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the production team; assign tasks and manage priorities.
• Address performance issues with clear next steps and follow-up.
• Promote PPE use and immediate reporting of unsafe practices.
• Drive safety, quality, and on-time production as daily priorities.
• Coordinate with Quality, Customer Service, Scheduling, Engineering, Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving, and Maintenance.
• Provide tools and training to enable team members to meet performance goals.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Training

Safety

Quality

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional coordination

Decision making

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job DescriptionSummary:Job DescriptionThe Production Supervisor position is a key position at Boyd. The person in this role needs to have high ownership and a strong drive to coordinate with all teams at Boyd to ensure continued success. Promoting safety, quality, and world class manufacturing needs to be top priorities. They need to be the voice of production for the organization and be a driver of continuous improvement. Additionally, this person needs to be able to prioritize both for themselves and their team, the things that are most important for individual and corporate success. This also means they will need to be levelheaded, yet resolute, as unforeseen things occur and be able to be flexible and innovative with solutions.LeadershipIdentify, develop, and mentor their team to be able to take on progressively more responsibility and be more effective in the jobs they are tasked to doAddress performance issues swiftly and with a clear expectation of next steps if performance issues are not resolved. The production supervisor also needs to provide ample training and feedback to the individual for the best chance of successPromote high safety, quality, and performance compliance daily Drive for consistency in the way jobs are performed and coordinate with support teams to remove obstacles for highest quality and performance possibleTrain, coach, and evaluate team members to ensure performance expectations and compliance with procedures.SafetyPromote PPE use to the policyAddress unsafe practices immediatelyDrive resolution for safety incidents and near misses to prevent future occurrenceHighlight and coordinate with supporting teams for the best solutions to improve safety while being a voice of the production team for feasibilityQualityEmpower the team to clearly understand quality expectationsHold team accountable for quality issues including:NotificationRetrainingDiscipline as deemed appropriateLead problem solving and resolution for both internal and external quality issuesHighlight quality issues with the team as well as the individuals that were responsible for the defectsBe a voice of production to resolve quality issues while balancing production needsProductionGive the team the tools to be able to be successful at the tasks given to them including:Identifying and developing good trainersGiving clear expectations of performance goalsRecognizing good performanceAddressing poor performanceDrive for visual tools to help team clearly know performance levelBe the leader of consistency for job set upsInteractionCoordinate with other departments including Quality, Customer Service, Scheduling, Engineering, Purchasing, Shipping and Receiving, and Maintenance to assure continued Boyd successIdentify potential quality issues and bring to the appropriate quality engineer for added input as neededCoordinate with Customer Service on any issues that could affect delivery to the customerCoordinate with Scheduling to ensure highest on time delivery possibleCoordinate with Engineering to identify potential quality and production issues that can be resolved with robust process improvementsNotify Purchasing of issues with materials, delivery, and qualityWork with Shipping and Receiving on priorities for materials and tools coming in as well as timing for hot parts that need to go outPromptly bring machine issues to Maintenance and clarify urgency and needs for repairsOther duties as assigned.Education:High school diploma or GEDLIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERThe above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.Location is Grand Rapids MichiganAll Job Posting LocationsGrand RapidsRemote TypeOn-SiteEEO StatementBoyd Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.