Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervision of all daily production functions and personnel to meet on-time-delivery requirements while ensuring maximum quality and profitability. Duties also include organizing workflows, analyzing the efficiency of manufacturing processes, and implementation of Lean/Continuous Improvement initiatives. This position is responsible for demonstrating safety and operational expertise within a quality and productivity driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Works with Team Leads to coach, train, and mentor team members on work processes, work instructions, and employee performance. Trains staff on production best practices. Supervises a team of employees with responsibility for hiring, terminating, onboarding, evaluating, training, and developing.
• Trains proper and safe use of all production and packaging equipment, including CNC Mills, CNC Lathe, MIG/TIG welders, saws, hydraulic press etc, complying to safety procedures and policies.
• Meets daily with supply chain, production planning-scheduling, Team Leads, and warehouse stakeholders to review schedules and work priorities, and works through Production teams to ensure on-time shipments.
• Hands-on key stakeholder in production work area; sets up work cells with ergonomics, flexibility, and throughput.
• Monitors production output and quality according to specifications.
• Identifies and resolves any issues that could cause production delays.
• Ensures that the daily inspection and completion of daily machinery checklists are assigned and completed at start of work shift. Communicates equipment nonconformance to upper mgmt.
• Develops and manages assigned 5S housekeeping tasks and is accountable for organization and cleanliness of the production work areas, ensuring that the production team is actively engaged.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Past or present skilled trades certifications is a plus.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of production experience required (preferably in welding and machine shop environments), with at least 3 years in a supervisory role. Previous leadership experience in a production-assembly environment required.
• Previous experience with work cell data collection and productivity metric tracking desired.
• Prior working knowledge of welding and/or machining required. Experience with Haas CNC mills and lathes preferred.
• Familiarity with general industrial safety protocols (5S, ergonomics, etc.).
• Proven interpersonal skills.
• Prior forklift operation experience
• Flexibility to work in a multi-shift environment or for occasional overtime coverage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, specifically Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, look-ups, basic formatting).
• Solid written and verbal communication skills; ability and confidence to communicate at all levels
• Detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under deadline pressure.
• Excellent follow up; Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Time management skills to oversee multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
• Ability to contribute daily in a teaming environment with peers and management in huddle meetings, Gemba walks, Kaizen events, etc.
• Sense of urgency mindset with an assertive “let’s get it done” attitude.
• Positive, energetic attitude.
• Dynamic friendly personality.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with teams.
• Results oriented, self-motivated, and ability to meet all deadlines.
• Customer oriented.
• Flexibility to work in a multi-shift environment or for overtime coverage.

About National Carwash Solutions:

National Carwash Solutions has grown over the past 50 years to become North America’s largest equipment, service, and cleaning solutions provider in the car wash industry. Our world-class brands are backed by the largest service network in the country with more than 500 dedicated service professionals and growing! Come join us for an extraordinary career in a high growth, team-oriented company!