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Carlisle Brake & Friction

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Carlisle Brake & Friction Inc

Quality Engineer

Medina, OH · On-site

$64K - $82K/yr

Description Carlisle Brake and Friction (CBF) is a strategic business unit of CentroMotion. With eight manufacturing facilities globally located in the US, UK, Italy, China, Japan, and India, and ...

Carlisle Brake & Friction

Material Handler

Medina, OH · On-site

$20 - $23/hr

Material Handler As material handler, you will be responsible for unloading inbound material, maintaining stock in the supermarket and transferring stock and materials to fulfill customer orders. The ...

Carlisle Brake & Friction Inc

Material Handler

Medina, OH · On-site

$20 - $23/hr

Description PRINCIPLE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY: As material handler, you will be responsible for unloading inbound material, maintaining stock in the supermarket and transferring stock and materials to ...

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Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Carlisle Brake & Friction Inc

Medina, OH • On-site

Other

Posted 12 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop production employees to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity goals.

  • Plan daily staffing and work assignments based on production requirements, employee capabilities, and equipment availability.

  • Monitor production output, downtime, scrap, rework, labor efficiency, and schedule attainment.

Job description

Description

About the Opportunity

Carlisle Brake & Friction is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead manufacturing operations at our Medina, Ohio facility. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for building a strong safety culture, developing employees, achieving production goals, and driving measurable improvements in quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.

The ideal candidate is a visible, results-oriented leader who holds people accountable, recognizes strong performance, solves problems at the source, and works effectively across departments.


Key Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop production employees to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity goals.

Plan daily staffing and work assignments based on production requirements, employee capabilities, and equipment availability.

Promote and enforce safe work practices, including PPE, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and plant safety procedures.

Monitor production output, downtime, scrap, rework, labor efficiency, and schedule attainment.

Use data and structured root-cause methods to resolve equipment, process, quality, and workflow issues.

Drive Lean manufacturing initiatives, including 6S, standard work, visual management, kaizen, waste reduction, and continuous improvement.

Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Supply Chain, and Human Resources to resolve operational issues.

Set clear employee expectations and provide timely coaching, recognition, performance feedback, and corrective action.

Coordinate employee onboarding, training, cross-training, and skills development.

Ensure accurate production reporting, timekeeping, attendance tracking, and shift handoffs.

Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and audit-ready production environment.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Associate degree in manufacturing, operations, engineering, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Five or more years of manufacturing experience, including at least three years leading production employees.

Demonstrated success managing safety, quality, delivery, labor, productivity, and cost performance.

Experience with Lean manufacturing and structured root-cause problem-solving.

Strong coaching, communication, conflict-resolution, and performance-management skills.

Experience using Microsoft Office and manufacturing systems such as ERP, MES, or electronic timekeeping.

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment.

Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.


Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, manufacturing, business, or a related field.

Experience in braking systems, friction materials, machining, molding, assembly, automotive, aerospace, or off-highway manufacturing.

Knowledge of IATF 16949 or comparable ISO-based quality systems.

Lean or Six Sigma training or certification.

Familiarity with automated equipment, PLCs, HMIs, tooling, and preventive maintenance.


Physical and Work Environment

This position works in an active manufacturing environment and regularly requires standing and walking. Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds may be required. Employees may be exposed to moving machinery, airborne particles, manufacturing chemicals, and varying noise levels. Required personal protective equipment must be worn.


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If you are a hands-on manufacturing leader who develops people, drives accountability, and delivers sustainable operational improvements, we encourage you to apply.

Carlisle Brake & Friction and CentroMotion are equal opportunity employers. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs without unlawful discrimination based on any status protected by applicable law.

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