Material Processing Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Steel Processing Supervisor 

Location: Ocala, FL 

Employee Perks

As a team member at Fidelity Manufacturing, you'll enjoy:

· Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

· Paid Holidays and Sick Time

· Career advancement and bonus opportunities

· Fun Events!

· Paid vacation days

· 401K

· Learning and Development 

About Us

Fidelity Manufacturing is part of the Backup Power Generation industry. We design and build backup power packages, including tanks and enclosures, for healthcare, industrial, and technology-driven customers that require uninterrupted power at all times. Our operations are driven by safety, quality, delivery, and continuous improvement to support critical customer applications.

Job Summary

The Steel Processing Supervisor leads day to day steel processing operations to ensure safe, on-time, and quality compliant production with minimal downtime. This role coordinates people, materials, and equipment; communicates production status and constraints; and drives continuous improvement. Working with other supervisors and plant leadership, the supervisor ensures products meet print specifications and applicable safety/industry requirements while maintaining an organized, efficient work area.

Essential Job Functions

• Communicate the production schedule to department leads and operators; maintain line-of-sight to ship dates and priorities.

• Provide daily updates to plant/production leadership on schedule attainment, throughput, and constraints; escalate risks early.

• Plan for short-term efficiency gains and support long term capacity and capability growth within aluminum processing.

• Serve department leads and operators by ensuring they have the information, tools, and support needed to succeed.

• Coach team members to identify blind spots in leadership and process; reinforce clear, respectful, and effective communication.

• Set the tone for attitude, accountability, and teamwork; recognize wins and address performance concerns promptly.

• Enforce company policies and uphold safety, quality, and housekeeping standards.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and visually managed work area; ensure material and WIP are stored in designated locations.

• Coordinate ordering and staging of material for upcoming jobs to prevent shortages and production delays.

• Ensure all material consumption and movement is accurately recorded through required inventory transactions.

• Verify pre-shift preventive maintenance (PM) checklists are completed by all operators; confirm machines are ready and functioning properly before production starts.

• Ensure operators cut material accurately to print specifications, including correct dimensions, tolerances, and orientation as applicable.

• Ensure accurate job clocking and labor/production transactions in the ERP system for real-time visibility and costing accuracy.

• Initiate and lead root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions when failures occur, targets are missed, or nonconformances are identified.

• Ability to build trust and productive working relationships across departments (Quality, Engineering, Scheduling, Materials).

• Train and reinforce safe, correct work procedures, ensure proper PPE and safe material handling practices.

• Ensure team members have read, understand, and follow applicable work instructions, SOPs, prints, and quality requirements.

• Identify, correct, and report unsafe work habits and unsafe conditions; stop work as needed for safety.

• Apply knowledge of procedures and quality standards to ensure cutting/processing is completed according to specification.

• Ensure measuring tools and inspection methods are used correctly; verify first-piece/last-piece checks and in-process checks as required.

• Coordinate necessary tools, blades/consumables, fixtures, gauges, and supplies for operators to execute work effectively.

• Assign work, supervise, and coordinate activities of operators and leads within aluminum processing.

• Make manufacturing calls related to safety, production priorities, housekeeping, and continuous improvement.

• Support training plans and cross-training to improve flexibility and coverage; document training progress as required.

• Partner with Quality to address nonconformances and prevent recurrence; ensure containment and corrective action follow-through.

• Partner with Maintenance to address equipment issues; ensure PM completion, timely work orders, and appropriate downtime documentation.

• Maintain accurate material traceability where required; ensure scrap is identified, segregated, and recorded per procedure.

• Support audits and compliance activities (safety, quality, inventory) and maintain records as required.

Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and strong computer/ERP literacy.

• Effective people leadership, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.

• Ability to identify problems, analyze data, and implement preventive strategies to reduce risk and downtime.

• Detail-oriented with strong organization skills and an eye for visual management.

• Ability to build trust and productive working relationships across departments (Quality, Engineering, Scheduling, Materials).

• Strong problem-solving skills; comfortable facilitating structured problem-solving and continuous improvement.

• Customer/end-user mindset; results- and deadline-driven.

• Organization: ability to plan, prioritize, and maintain an organized shop to meet deadlines.

• Leadership: ability to coach and drive performance, set direction for goals, and hold the team accountable.

• Communication: ability to speak and listen effectively, facilitate shift meetings, trainings, and on-the-spot problem solving.

• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Frequent standing and walking for extended periods.

• Repetitive use of hands, arms, and upper body.

• Frequent bending, stooping, crouching, and reaching.

• Ability to push, pull, lift, and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds. 

• Ability to operate tools, machinery, and equipment safely.

• Ability to read and interpret measurements using a ruler or measuring tools.

• Ability to work in environments with elevated noise levels while wearing PPE.

• Visual and auditory ability to identify safety hazards and operational issues.

Working Conditions

This position is performed in a manufacturing, production, and warehouse environment that may include both indoor and outdoor work areas, some of which are not fully covered. Employees may be exposed to fluctuating temperatures, weather conditions, elevated noise levels, airborne particles, fumes, moving machinery, and hard or uneven walking surfaces. Work may involve proximity to heavy equipment, tools, forklifts, and production machinery. OSHA-compliant safety training, personal protective equipment (PPE), and safety procedures are provided and must be followed at all times while in production and warehouse areas

Acknowledgment

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employee assigned to this position. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the job. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by the Firm. All requirements are subject to change over time and to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

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Fidelity Manufacturing