Supervisor Production Molding 2nd/3rd Shift

Yanfeng; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng in Chattanooga, TN is seeking a Production Supervisor to plan and coordinate a 20+ person team across shifts. You will set production expectations, monitor quality, and drive continuous improvement in line with EHS and 5S standards.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to manage training, scheduling, and KPI reporting. Prior automotive manufacturing experience is preferred, with a focus on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 3–5 years of production experience recommended.
• 1–3 years in the automotive industry preferred.
• Strong team-building and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule personnel in cooperation with Production Manager/Leader Production.
• Provide production expectations and quality feedback in daily startup meetings.
• Monitor daily production requirements to meet customer and plant objectives; uphold EHS and 5S.
• Train and monitor employee performance; ensure operator certification and training matrix updates.
• Compile KPI data and end-of-shift reports; distribute to managers and teams.
• Ensure training and daily job rotations are in place and enforced.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, safety guidelines, and procedures.
• Monitor quality throughout production; participate in Team Leader meetings and quality initiatives.
• Identify CI opportunities by reviewing processes and people daily.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Decision making

Multitasking

Communication

Attendance reliability

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

General Studies

Job description

Global. Collaborative. Innovative. Together, we will transform the automotive interiors industry. Together, we will redefine the ways people experience life onboard vehicles.

United States - TN - Chattanooga

Job Description

Supervisory Capacity: Direct Reports: 20+

• Plan and schedule personnel in cooperation with the Production Manager/Leader Production (i.e. vacation, temporary workers, overtime work).
• Provide production expectations and quality feedback to team members in daily start up meeting.
• Monitor daily established production requirements throughout the shift to ensure customer requirements and plant objectives are met while ensuring EHS and 5S policies and standards are followed.
• Train and monitor employee performance to ensure operatoris certified and operator training matrix is updated and meeting departmental targets.
• Compile KPI data and populate end of shift report. Distribute to manager and appropriate operations and support personnel.
• Ensure job training and daily job rotations are in place and enforced.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance of company handbook, safety guidelines, all rules, programs and procedures that pertain to production team members.
• Monitor quality of product throughout the production process.
• Participates in Team Leader meetings and Quality initiatives.
• Daily review of process and people to identify and implement CI opportunities.

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:

• International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all companypolicies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintainpredictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Required Education Level/Qualifications:

High School Graduate or Equivalent

Area of Study: General Studies

*Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.

3-5 Minimum Years of Experience with production.

1-3 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry

• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Just in Time (JIT) environment experience, preferred.
• Proficient organizational skills.
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise.

CSPIRIT – the shared values of our global team

Our culture is shaped by the shared values of our global team. We may come from different parts of the world and speak a variety of languages, but we are united in our work and shared values, known asCSPIRIT.