Production Supervisor

What you will do

As a Production Supervisor at Group Trucks Operations – NRV, you will lead a production team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, directly responsible for safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance within your area. You will create stable daily operations, coach and develop operators, and ensure standards are followed while continuously improving how work is done.

You will translate plant and department objectives into clear daily expectations on the floor and ensure your team understands how their work contributes to building high-quality trucks, on time, every time.

You will:

•              Lead a team of hourly employees to achieve daily and weekly SQDCEP targets

•              Ensure standardized work, quality standards, and safety requirements are consistently followed

•              Coach, develop, and engage employees to build skills, ownership, and accountability

•              Drive daily problem solving and support continuous improvement activities

•              Partner with maintenance, quality, engineering, safety, and other support functions to remove obstacles and improve performance

•              Demonstrate Volvo Values and Core Leadership Principles in daily leadership behaviors

Your Future Team

As a Production Supervisor you will hold a very important role in the NRV Organization as well as in the Final Assembly Management Team. You will report directly to an Area Manager and be part of a larger production leadership team within Final Assembly.

Your role is critical in connecting plant strategy to shop-floor execution. You are the primary leader shaping the daily employee experience and setting the tone for safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement in your area.

Together we aim to create a clear vision to achieve our goals and always strive for a winning mentality in our daily performance. Our aim is to always demonstrate the Volvo Values and Core Leadership Principles. Our goal is to deliver a quality truck at the right time with a strong teamwork as a foundation to improve our performance and be a reliable partner in the Volvo Group and our customers.

You will lead the full scope of: Final Assembly. Your team has approximately fifty (50) direct reports.

Who are you?

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together.

You are a hands-on, people-focused leader with a strong sense of ownership and a passion for building strong teams. You thrive in a manufacturing environment, are comfortable making decisions, and are motivated by achieving results through others.

•              Relevant Bachelor’s Degree or two (2) years’ leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

•              A safety-first mindset and attention to detail.

•              Strong personal credibility, integrity and self-leadership.

•              Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.

•              Manufacturing leadership experience is preferred.

•              Experience leading in a unionized environment is preferred.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy: 

•              Working with a motivated, passionate team.

•              Onsite medical facility, pharmacy, lactation center and gym specifically for Volvo employees.

•              Generous vacation time and paid holidays.

•              Adoption Assistance program.

•              Paid caregiver and parental leave policies

•              Workplace health/wellness, and reimbursement programs.

•              Competitive health/medical plans.

•              Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans.

•              Voluntary benefits to include critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, legal services, additional life insurance, and pet insurance.

•              Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).

•              Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance.

•              401(k) with employer match, as wells as additional automatic company contribution.

•              Employee Assistance Program.

Key Responsibilities

Safety:

o             Create and maintain a safe work environment for all employees

o             Ensure safe work practices, PPE usage, and adherence to safety standards

o             Actively identify and address hazards, near misses, and ergonomic risks

o             Participate in incident investigations and corrective actions

Leadership:

o             Achieve daily production, quality, delivery, and cost targets

o             Conduct daily start-up meetings and performance reviews

o             Monitor and respond to abnormalities in safety, quality, and production

o             Ensure staffing, skills coverage, and job rotations support production needs

o             Escalate issues appropriately and follow through to closure

o             Set clear expectations and hold employees accountable to standards

o             Coach employees on performance, behaviors, and skill development

o             Provide regular feedback, recognition, and corrective coaching

o             Support onboarding and training of new employees

o             Build engagement, trust, and teamwork within the crew

Communication:

o             Communicate priorities, changes, and expectations clearly and consistently

o             Ensure two-way communication and encourage employee input

o             Reinforce how daily work connects to plant goals and business strategy

Behavior:

o             Demonstrate Volvo Values (Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change, Performance)

o             Act as a role model for professionalism, fairness, and respect

o             Support company policies, programs, and labor agreement requirements

o             Foster an inclusive and welcoming work environment

Continuous Improvement:

o             Support and participate in Volvo Production System (VPS) activities

o             Lead and participate in kaizens and improvement workshops

o             Encourage problem solving at the operator level

o             Help sustain improvements through standardization and follow-up

Labor Relations:

o             Understand and follow the collective bargaining agreement

o             Apply policies and work rules consistently and fairly

o             Partner with UAW representatives in a professional and respectful manner