Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Production Supervisor

At Nordic Ware we have a passion for creating innovative, high quality, American-made kitchenware. We benefit from a collaborative, connected, value-driven culture. For 75+ years our products have enhanced food preparation and brought people together at tables around the world. Our employees take pride in the products we make, and many choose a lifetime career here. Come join us!

The Production Supervisor leads the 2nd Shift Metal Fabrication Department, ensuring the safe, efficient, and on-time production of high-quality products. This role provides hands-on leadership and direction to production employees, fosters a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement, and collaborates closely employee, contractors, department leaders across all shifts to achieve operational, quality, and productivity goals.

What you will get to do:

• Participate in the hiring and training of employees and contractors; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance and provide coaching for performance improvement and career development.
• Provide recognition and recommend rewards; ensure good employee relations; address complaints and resolve problems and promote safe working conditions.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. Recommend and implement changes to processes, working conditions, and equipment utilization to increase departmental efficiency, productivity, and safety.
• Maintain a strong emphasis on quality assurance by conducting routine compliance pulls and audits of finished products, accurately documenting audit results, and ensuring adherence to established quality standards.
• Communicate safety focuses, production targets and unresolved quality or operational issues from prior shift to ensure continuity and accountability across shifts.
• Support inventory management activities by executing inventory movement and maintaining accurate records of all raw materials, finished product, and work in progress (WIP) inventory.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining the 6S and Lean Manufacturing standards, promoting workplace organization, standardization, waste reduction, and continuous improvement throughout the department.
• Help train and mentor Metal Fabrication staff in the use of key Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement tools such as 6S, Plan, Do Check Act (PDCA), Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), Root Cause Analysis, and other problem-solving tools.
• Help train and mentor Metal Fabrication staff in the use of established standard operating procedures (SOP) and processes.
• Assist manager in ensuring appropriate staffing levels and adhering to production schedules while supporting quality, safety and customer requirements.
• Maintain assigned employee's time and attendance records.
• Work with manager to schedule equipment and forklift maintenance for the department.
• Work with Maintenance and Tool Room Departments in resolving complex equipment, tooling and process issues that affect safety, quality, productivity or on-time delivery.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and work with departmental leadership to implement process, equipment and workflow improvements within the department.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

High School diploma or equivalent

Minimum of three years of experience in Metal Fabrication, Metal Finishing or a similar manufacturing process

Minimum of one year of leadership experience

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish are highly preferred.

Must have or be willing to complete Lean Practitioner Certification

Continuous improvement mindset and strong change management skills

Must have or be willing to complete Blueprint Reading and Measurement courses

Ability to self-direct workload and meet strict deadlines

Data entry required; must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel. ERP experience preferred.

Good organizational skills required.

Willingness to work additional time as needed.

Nordic Ware is a leading manufacturer of high quality and innovative kitchenware products. By designing products of superior value, producing them in the United States whenever possible, and marketing them worldwide, we enrich people's lives by adding utility, convenience and enjoyment to the preparation of food.

We strive to offer attentive service that exceeds our customers' expectations, to produce environmentally sound products, and to provide a safe and rewarding work experience for our employees.

We recognize that a growing return on our efforts and investments is essential to maintain our leadership position. We are committed to ethical conduct in all matters and to earning the trust and confidence of our customers, suppliers, employees and of our community.

We value our employees and offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including Bonuses, Medical, Dental, Vision, Health and Wellness Programs (including onsite Pickleball and Yoga, HSA with employer contributions and the new Nice Healthcare), Short and Long-Term Disability, Basic Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life, Dependent Care FSA, Legal Plan Coverage, Paid Time Off, PTO buy and sell opportunity, Paid Holidays, 401(k) Match, Career Development including Tuition Reimbursement, Generous Employee Discount, Performance Based Pay, Weekly Paychecks.

Nordic Ware is an Equal Opportunity Employer