Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

We are seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations and a high-performing production team. This role will drive safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and employee development in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate is a bilingual English/Spanish leader who can effectively communicate expectations, coach employees, and support a diverse production workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities to meet safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity goals.
• Monitor key metrics including PPM, PPH, OEE/TRS, absenteeism, and safety performance.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, timekeeping, and resources to meet production demands.
• Provide hands-on leadership on the production floor and ensure smooth shift transitions.
• Coach, train, and develop team leads and production employees.
• Communicate production goals, safety requirements, quality expectations, and company policies clearly in English and Spanish as needed.
• Address production issues quickly through containment, root-cause problem solving, and corrective action.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, 5S, TPM, SMED, Kaizen, and standardized work.
• Maintain accurate KPI tracking and communicate daily performance results to leadership.
• Promote a strong safety culture and stop production when unsafe conditions are identified.
• Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, HR, and leadership to improve operations and employee performance.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, production, or an industrial environment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish required or strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of hands-on production experience; plastics manufacturing preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
• Proven ability to lead teams, improve performance, and solve problems.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Experience with production KPIs and reporting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and production systems.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Surge is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by law. Surge is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

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