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Job Title: Production Supervisor (Mid Shift)
Location: Ogden, UT 84404
Pay: $75k/yr - $100k/yr (Based on experience)
Zip Code: 84404
Start Date: ASAP
Job Type: Direct, Full-Time
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Production Supervisor - Mid Shift
Salary Range: $75,000 - $110,000 annually (Based on Experience)
Schedule: Mid Shift - Approximately 6:00 PM (or 7:00 PM) start time, working a 9-hour shift.
Position Summary:
Our client, a leading aerospace manufacturer, is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead manufacturing operations during a newly created Mid Shift. This position provides leadership across the transition between 2nd and 3rd shift operations, ensuring production goals, quality standards, safety expectations, and customer commitments are consistently achieved.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on manufacturing leader who enjoys coaching employees, solving production challenges, and driving continuous improvement. Experience within aerospace manufacturing is highly preferred; however, candidates with strong leadership experience in complex manufacturing environments will also be considered.
This position is responsible for supporting late 2nd shift operations while providing leadership during the start-up of 3rd shift, ensuring smooth communication and production continuity between shifts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise and coordinate employees engaged in manufacturing precision aerospace components.
- Lead production activities to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals are achieved.
- Coach, mentor, and develop hourly employees while fostering a positive, accountable team culture.
- Monitor key manufacturing metrics including production output, OEE, TPM, scrap, quality, and delivery performance.
- Assist with interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
- Maintain production schedules, staffing plans, and labor allocation.
- Partner with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Planning, and other departments to resolve production challenges.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, safety procedures, and quality standards.
- Support effective communication and shift handoffs between 2nd and 3rd shift operations.
- Maintain accurate production records and performance reporting.
Required Qualifications:
- 3+ years of supervisory, lead, or production leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong leadership, communication, and employee coaching skills.
- Experience leading hourly manufacturing teams.
- Experience with production scheduling, KPIs, OEE, TPM, capacity planning, and continuous improvement.
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office.
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Aerospace manufacturing experience.
- Sheet metal fabrication or sheet metal manufacturing experience (highly preferred).
- Experience supporting precision manufacturing operations.
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement experience.
- Experience working in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments.
- Experience supervising multiple production departments or shifts.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or other technical discipline preferred.
- Equivalent manufacturing leadership experience will also be considered.
Work Authorization & Pre-Employment Requirements:
- Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person, which includes U.S. Citizens & U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents
- Employment offers are contingent upon verification of U.S. Person status and Background Investigation & Pre-employment Drug Screening
Why Join!!!
- This is an outstanding opportunity to join an established aerospace manufacturer experiencing continued growth. You'll have the opportunity to lead a highly visible production team, influence operational performance, mentor employees, and play a key role in delivering world-class aerospace components to customers around the globe.
- Benefits Offered: A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, short- & long-term disability, life insurance, paid vacation, paid holidays, floating holidays, 401(k) w/ match, employee stock purchase option & much more!
Belcan is a leading provider of qualified personnel to many of the world's most respected enterprises. We offer excellent opportunities for contract/temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct assignments in the engineering, IT, and professional fields. We are the employer of choice for thousands worldwide. Our overriding goal is to provide quality staffing solutions that help people, organizations, and communities succeed. Belcan is a team-driven Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.belcan.com.EOE/F/M/Disability/Veterans
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