Production Supervisor - Day Shift

Production Supervisor - Day Shift

Production Supervisor - Day Shift Bluffton, Ohio area Lead a thriving team in a plant backed by capital investments, new shift expansion, zero bureaucracy, and daily hands-on leadership at a privately held company! Escape the Off-Shift Schedule: Step out of night or evening shifts and into a premier day shift, Monday–Friday schedule with minimal weekend demands—giving you rare stability in a manufacturing environment. Lead an Expanding Department: Take charge of a high-growth area that just added an extra shift, offering the opportunity to stay hands-on daily while learning dynamic new manufacturing processes. Upgraded Facility: Work in a manufacturing plant backed by recent capital investments and continuous site enhancements. Zero Bureaucracy & Customer Exposure: Partner directly with owners and senior leadership on a daily basis while communicating with key customers—getting decisions made fast without corporate red tape. Team-First Culture: Thrive in an environment built for supervisors who love building rapport with their team, driving hands-on leadership, and contributing to shared group success.

Apply today so that we can lead you through the interview and hiring process! There is NEVER a cost to utilize our services! A profitable company with a diverse customer base is hiring a Day Shift Production Supervisor to lead a specific area of their operations! This is a day shift position that works Monday-Friday, overseeing up to 15 people, and will report to the General Manager. Daily you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Scheduling daily production and monitoring projects on the shop floor
• Training, coaching, mentoring, and evaluating the hourly workforce
• Ensuring shift safety, quality, and delivery goals are met
• Maintaining current inventory, ensuring inventory is on-site for scheduled projects, and monitoring work in process
• Working with sales on quoting new business
• Reviewing and confirming shift paperwork and production numbers
• Communicating with customers on the status of projects
• Entering information into the company ERP system
• Working closely with quality to complete final inspection of projects
• Fostering an environment focused on continuous improvement and scrap reduction, including 5S, scrap reductions, cost savings, etc.
• Driving a forklift as needed to support floor activity
• Confirming timesheets, vacations, and time off within the timekeeping system
• Other duties as directed by management

This is a hands-on position that requires qualified candidates to be on the production floor up to 80% of their day . Candidates should enjoy leading others and holding people accountable, have attention to detail, work well within a team environment and have excellent communication skills. Strengths should include being able to build rapport with your staff and improving staff morale. You will communicate regularly with customers on the status of projects. The company offers medical, dental and vision benefits to the employee, paid holidays, 401K, short term disability, life insurance, vacation and bonus potential.

REQUIREMENTS for the Production Supervisor: 1. Minimum of a high school diploma or GED with at least two years of production supervision experience 2. Experience overseeing others in a manufacturing and/or distribution environments 3. Experience overseeing at least 10 people at a time 4. Mechanical aptitude 5. Willing to drive a forklift on an as needed basis 6. Microsoft Office experience, including BASIC Excel skills Skills preferred but NOT required: 1. Production scheduling experience 2. ERP experience 3. Low volume, high mix experience 4. Non-union supervision Reasons to work for this organization: Overseeing a growing part of the company that just added an additional shift to the operations Core hours are Monday-Friday 1st shift, with minimal weekends The company has invested over a million dollars recently into their manufacturing site The opportunity to learn a new process NO bureaucracy, communicate with the owners and upper-level management daily Candidates are preferred to be local to the Bluffton, OH area.