Manufacturing Supervisor

As a Manufacturing Supervisor at FW Murphy, you will be responsible for leading daily production operations to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals are achieved. This role partners closely with Production Planning, Supply Chain, and Quality to maintain efficient workflow, meet customer requirements, and resolve production issues. The supervisor provides leadership through employee coaching, performance management, scheduling, and timekeeping oversight while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

FW Murphy Production Controls is a proud part of Dover Precision Components. For over 85 years, we have conquered complexity in the oil and gas markets. We manufacture reliable instrumentation and control solutions that protect and automate critical equipment. Driven by our core values, we clear a path for customer success through relentless innovation and high integrity. We provide a supportive, high-productivity environment where exceptional people can unleash their full potential.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate with Production Planning to ensure production schedules are executed efficiently.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure materials are available and delivered to production on time.
• Ensure products meet quality standards and customer specifications.
• Monitor daily production performance, identify issues, and escalate concerns as needed.
• Lead, coach, and evaluate employees to promote accountability and high performance.
• Maintain accurate employee timekeeping and attendance records.
• Foster a safe, productive, and continuous improvement-focused work environment.

What You’ll Bring:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Industrial or Electrical Engineering OR;

• 5 or more years of experience as a supervisor in lieu of degree

Experience

• Strong and proactive supervisory and communication skills.
• 3 or more years of demonstrated experience as a supervisor in manufacturing.
• Excellent interpersonal, teambuilding, and influencing skills.

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.

Skills & Abilities

 Be able to read, write, and speak English fluently

• ADP, Workday or other payroll and HRIS systems
• Lean Tools, 5S, Gemba, LSW, Kaizen, etc.
• Knowledge of electrical components
• Blueprints and diagrams 
• Microsoft intermediate level

• Bilingual – Spanish is a plus

Key Performance Characteristics

• Leadership Capability
• Effective Communication Skills
• Strong Work Ethic
• Sense of Urgency
• Positive Attitude
• Honesty/Integrity

Position Type, Schedule, and Travel

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

Lifting and Carrying

• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull items up to 50 lbs. (sometimes more, depending on the job)
• The task repeats 6 -7 times per 8-hour shift

Standing and Walking

• Ability to stand for extended periods (8 -12 hours)
• Frequent walking throughout the floor to clean, allocate, receive, pack /unpack materials and parts

Bending, Stooping, and Reaching

• Regularly need to bend, twist, kneel, or squat
• Frequently reaching above the shoulders or below the waist

Manual Dexterity and Hand-Eye Coordination

• Ability to perform repetitive tasks with hands, such as assembling small parts, packing, or sorting
• Use of small hand tools, requiring fine motor skills

Vision and Hearing

• Visual acuity (with or without corrective lenses) to read labels, gauges, blueprints, or assembly instructions

Work Environment

• Tolerance for light noise, dust, light, and light soldering smoke
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts (Must be able to wear PPE – Steel-toed Shoes, Safety Glasses, protective gloves, and Electrostatic Control Coat
• Ability to use pallet jacks, wrapping machines, and forklift (when applicable)

DOVER PRECISION COMPONENTS:

Dover Precision Components ‘DPC’ (‘the Company’) is part of Dover Corporation’s (‘the Parent Company’) Pumps and Process solutions segment. DPC holds market leading positions globally and delivers performance-critical solutions across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing markets. We design and manufacture mission-critical equipment components to deliver more affordable, cleaner energy solutions and enable manufacturers to operate more efficiently.

WE DELIVER CUSTOMER SUCCESS​

Dover Precision Components delivers products and services that enhance performance, improve safety, reduce carbon emissions, and accelerate clean energy adoption, through collaborative customer relationships, expert engineering, and an innovative culture. Our strong Company portfolio is comprised of long products and services offered under Cook Compression, Cook Mechanical Field Services, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy Production Controls. Our global footprint reaches more than twelve locations in the Americas and more than six locations in Europe and China.

BUILDING POTENTIAL. SUSTAINING PERFORMANCE. BOOSTING FUTURES.

We are diligent in recognizing our employees’ needs and providing an enriching experience through professional developmental opportunities. Our authentic, collaborative company culture, combined with a competitive suite of health and welfare offerings, emulates who we are. We are Dover Precision Components, #LifeAtDPC

We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position’s responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, a candidate’s education/training, the position’s location, and the key skills needed for the position.  Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

Benefits: Benefits for this position include: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; medical, dental and vision insurance; wellness programs; health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts; company paid short-term disability and long-term disability; company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance; supplemental employee and dependent life insurance; optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance; adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance; commuter benefits; parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence; paid time off,  employee discounts, and an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services. Eligibility for benefits is governed by applicable plan documents and policies.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

Attention Applicants: If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact hr@doverprecision.comfor assistance with an accommodation. Kindly specify Job Requisition Number / Job Title and Location in response.