Supervisor Production

Sterling Industries; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Industries in Kalamazoo, MI, is seeking a production leadership professional to oversee manufacturing operations. The role focuses on delivering 100% on-time, high-quality output while managing resources, safety, and continuous improvements.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of people management in manufacturing, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, and strong analytical and communication skills to coordinate across departments and train staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of people management in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; certifications preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and technical analysis abilities.
• Ability to lead multiple team members in production.
• Excellent communication with admin, operations, quality and engineering.
• Experience developing and implementing continuous improvement.
• Flexible schedule and adaptability in a production setting.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Forklift license and ability to train others for licenses.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Ensure 100% on-time, complete, and quality metrics.
• Lead safety committee and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Mentor a small group of production team leaders.
• Meet or beat budgeted costs for labor, materials and equipment.
• Maintain compliance with the quality management system.
• Schedule production using ERP/MRP to optimize resources.
• Onboard/offboard production staff with GM approval.
• Handle HR tasks: postings, interviews, hiring, reviews, discipline, payroll, training.
• Oversee preventive maintenance and resolve equipment issues.
• Manage material handling, shipping/receiving, and flow.
• Drive continuous improvement via area improvement teams.
• Coordinate with materials, engineering, quality, and operations.
• Address quality issues in collaboration with QA.
• Launch new equipment/process training for business development.
• Maintain cleanliness of the production area.

Skills

People management

Manufacturing

Problem solving

Communication

Continuous improvement

Team leadership

Scheduling

Microsoft Office

Forklift license

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Forklift certification preferred

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Salary Range: US$70,000.00 To US$82,000.00 Annually

Ensure optimal use of company resources (people, materials, equipment) to produce products to specification, on time, and complete to meet or exceed the expectations of our customers while improving our people, processes, and equipment.

RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIVITIES OF

Production team leaders, production operators/assemblers, and material handlers

MAJOR DUTIES

• \"1. Ensuring our metrics and expectations of 100% complete, on time, and quality metrics are met.


• 2. Lead member of the safety committee while ensuring state, local, and internal safety regulations are met or exceeded for the production department.


• 3. Leading and mentoring a small group production team leader to ensure optimal use of company resources


• 4. Responsible for meeting budgeted costs for labor, material, equipment, and other production related expenses


• 5. Ensuring all production related processes, documentation and areas are in compliance with our quality management system


• 6. Use of ERP/MRP systems in scheduling production people, materials and equipment to ensure optimal use of company resources


• 7. Onboarding and off boarding processes of all production team members with the approval of the General Manager


• 8. All human resource functions for production staff (job postings, interviewing, hiring process, performance reviews, discipline issues, schedules, safety, payroll functions, and training)


• 9. Ensuring preventative maintenance and resolution of equipment issues are performed in accordance with the quality management system


• 10. Material handling processes, people, and equipment (shipping/receiving, material handling and staging, product flow)


• 11. Driving continuous improvements in people, equipment, processes, products, and the facility though AIT (area improvement teams)


• 12. Coordination and communication with other departments (materials, engineering, quality, and operations)


• 13. Minimizing and resolving all quality issues while working in conjunction with the quality department.


• 14. Launching of new equipment, processes, and training for business development activities


• 15. Responsible for cleanliness of the production area

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PERFORMANCE AFFECTING PRODUCT QUALITY

• \"1. Position can impact training


• 2. Position can impact equipment maintenance


• 3. Position can impact planning


• 4. Position can impact control of non conforming product


• 5. Position can impact shipping


• 6. Position can impact preservation of product

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AWARENESS AFFECTING PRODUCT QUALITY

• \"1. Record control


• 2. Standard assembly


• 3. Standard machine shop\"

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WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• \"1. Ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years of experience in people management in a manufacturing environment (production, equipment, quality systems, and facility)


• 2. Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and certifications preferred


• 3. Has good technical analysis and problem-solving ability


• 4. Able to lead multiple team members within a production environment


• 5. Able to communicate and coordinate with administrative, operations, quality, and engineering teams


• 6. Able to develop, implement, and complete continuous improvement efforts


• 7. Able to work a flexible schedule


• 8. Has extensive working knowledge of manufacturing and process equipment


• 9. Has a fork truck license and ability to train and certify others for fork truck licenses


• 10. Proficient in Microsoft Office (outlook, word, excel)