Production Supervisor

Position Summary: The Production Supervisor is a position that is very hands-on, knowledgeable, has interpersonal, communication skills to support and lead a large group of employees. This position is responsible for supervising the daily operations of the production floor. The production supervisor oversees the planning, scheduling, tasking, training, and mentorship within the shop to develop team members and meet delivery deadlines.

Salary Range:

$70,000.00 - $90,000.00

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, support, guidance, and mentorship to team members
• Coordinate and assist engineering and production team members in troubleshooting and resolving issues
• Provides leadership/direction to ensure all affordability initiatives and opportunities for process improvements are systematically identified, pursued, and supported
• Review documentation such as travelers, assembly procedures, and test procedures
• Leads and directs work for team of employees as defined by business needs
• Use company goals and priorities to create a workplan
• Ensures team members receive the required training and prepares the daily work plans in support of overall program objectives
• Coordinate procurement of supplies and materials
• Communicate challenges and potential solutions with leadership
• Evaluate production processes for efficiency
• Develop familiarity with all fabrication and final assembly related tasks and processes
• Maintains necessary records/documents of production work performed
• Effectively interacts with difficult and sensitive personnel situations using good judgment
• Ensures proper use of tools, equipment, and materials used within the production department, while maintaining a safe and clean working environment that will ensure safety of all employees
• Required participation in internal training as needed to perform the duties assigned to this role.
• Assists with performance evaluations for employees
• Other duties as assigned

• U.S. Person status required do to export control
• High School or GED required
• Associates Degree or other Post-Secondary Education preferred
• 2-4 years of manufacturing experience required
• Strong leadership and effective interpersonal skills
• Experience with composites materials and processes highly desired

• Strong attention to detail
• Solid experience in production support, leading a team of staff members
• Capable of standing and or sitting for extended periods of time
• Must be well organized, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Must thrive in a team-oriented and deadline-driven environment
• Ability to plan, set priorities for the team and direct technical efforts to meet targets
• Ability to verbally communicate, read and comprehend written and verbal instructions in English
• Familiarity and skill with interpreting technical drawings and blueprints

• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office programs- Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point and Adobe Acrobat
• Able to use judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Constant Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when working on the manufacturing floor. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.