Production Supervisor

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Production Supervisor

Country/Region: US Location: Gainesville, GA, US, 30507 Req ID 90838 | Gainesville 2, United States ZF Gainesville, LLC

Job Description About the Team The Production Supervisor is responsible for training and directing hourly employees in a safe productive manner, ensuring quality products are produced, and delivery of product to the customer on time. Maintains planned productivity levels and meets operational and quality targets.

What you can look forward to as Production Supervisor: Maintain a safety-first culture by upholding housekeeping standards, enforcing safety policies, reporting injuries, and resolving safety concerns promptly. Monitor production workflow, equipment, personnel, and resources to maintain productivity, quality, and on-time delivery targets. Schedule and assign work, establish priorities, track progress, adjust plans, resolve issues, and report shift production results. Lead, motivate, train, and direct hourly employees to achieve safety, quality, and production goals. Partner with other departments to address material flow, equipment, and process-control issues. Monitor, evaluate, document, and address employee performance, including feedback, attendance, timecards, and annual review processes. Resolve employee relations and personnel issues consistently and fairly while enforcing company policies and procedures. Support compliance with work procedures, housekeeping, total preventative maintenance requirements, escalation processes, and Lean initiatives.

Your Profile as Production Supervisor: High School Diploma / GED required. Associate's degree preferred. 2 to 4 years of previous experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably automotive) with 1 to 2 years of supervisor or leadership role. English language competency required. Strong leadership qualities – including coaching, communication, self-directed, process improvement, etc. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Blueprint reading preferred. Working knowledge of CNC and/or assembly operations preferred. Experience with TS16949 & ISO14001 systems, and Lean manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizan, Kanban, Production & Strategic Planning) preferred.

Why you should choose ZF in Gainesville? Annual Incentive Plan Paid Time Off 401k Plan Health Care Benefits Paid Holidays A supportive, collaborative team environment A strong diversity culture Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

What Does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Mean for ZF as a Company?

At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.