Supervisor Production

Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. is seeking a production supervisor to coordinate daily labor, ensuring optimal use of skills and materials to meet production and quality standards. You’ll train and oversee staff, monitor schedules, read blueprints as needed, and drive continuous improvement ideas across departments while maintaining safety and housekeeping.

Equal Opportunity Employer. This role requires at least a high school diploma (associate degree preferred) and a minimum of three years

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years in manufacturing with personnel management.
• Experience with continuous improvement or cost-reduction initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Schedule direct labor on daily activities to meet production and quality standards.
• Train employees and complete training records.
• Ensure compliance with manufacturing process documentation and policies.
• Maintain staffing levels and schedule adherence.
• Lead a high-performing team: interviewing, hiring, directing work, appraising performance.
• Maintain quality standards on all products produced on shift.
• Distribute supplies, take inventory, and initiate reorder as needed.
• Advise management on process improvements, production issues, safety, and maintenance items.
• Follow safety and housekeeping practices and company policies.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Scheduling

Training & development

Leadership

Quality adherence

Problem solving

Communication

Blueprint reading

Computer skills

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate’s degree preferred

Tools

Office productivity software

Business control software

Job description

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

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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