Production Supervisor
Job Summary
The Production Supervisor provides leadership and support to manufacturing teams to maintain a safe, productive, and efficient work environment. This role is responsible for overseeing daily production activities, ensuring quality and safety standards are met, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and leading team members to achieve production goals while fostering a positive, people-focused culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise production team members in a manufacturing environment.
- Ensure production schedules are met while maintaining quality, safety, and housekeeping standards.
- Provide coaching, training, performance feedback, and development support to employees.
- Enforce and promote safety, quality, and 5S practices throughout the production area.
- Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate with maintenance and support teams to minimize downtime.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to improve processes and productivity.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives, process enhancements, and Kaizen events.
- Maintain accurate production records and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Drive process standardization and operational excellence.
Qualifications Required
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong leadership skills and willingness to learn.
Preferred
- Experience supervising production teams in a manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies, including 5S and Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple projects and responsibilities.
Company Description
MAGNUM STAFFING is a recruiting and staffing solutions firm based in Houston, Texas, and founded in 1996.
Our areas of specialization include manufacturing, production, warehouse/distribution, technical, and logistics for the industrial business sector.
We also provide various services to any industry that assists the client in their human capital management issues. This includes vendor on premise, managed services, payroll transferring and a direct hire specialist focusing on exempt and non-exempt engineering, manufacturing, petrochemical, supply chain management, finance and field operations positions.
With the Staffing industry’s badge of professionalism and seal of excellence behind each hiring manager, Magnum has been designated as one of the top 10 staffing firms in Houston by the Houston Business Journal.
Also, Magnum was the first industrial staffing firm in Houston to require every hiring manager to be CTS certified, setting the precedent for the city’s industrial staffing industry. By ensuring each hiring manager earns CTS certification, Magnum guarantees its hiring professionals have the most up-to-date knowledge of current employment laws and procedures, as well as business operations and ethics.
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