Production Supervisor

What you will do

The Production Supervisor leads day-to-day shop floor operations in a heavy duty truck remanufacturing environment, driving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance. This role supervises hourly employees across multiple work cells, develops a high-performing team in a fast-paced industrial setting, and ensures stable execution of production plans while driving continuous improvement. The position requires visible, hands-on leadership, comfort making real-time decisions under pressure, and flexibility to adjust schedules to meet customer and production demands in a unionized environment.

Who are you?

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring: 

• Lead, coach, and develop employees to achieve daily production goals, maintain engagement, and ensure accountability
• Oversee daily production operations to meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets
• Plan and allocate labor, equipment, and materials to support efficient workflow and throughput
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure material availability, resolve issues, and maintain production flow
• Enforce safety standards, support compliance activities, and lead incident reporting and corrective actions
• Ensure adherence to work instructions, quality standards, and OEM remanufacturing specifications
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean practices, problem-solving, and waste reduction
• Monitor performance, maintain accurate production records, and support operational reporting
• Support staffing, onboarding, training, and workforce flexibility through cross-skilling
• Manage scheduling, overtime, and labor relations processes, including union coordination where applicable

Key Success Factors

• Visible, consistent shop-floor leadership and a safety-first mindset
• Ability to stabilize performance under pressure and deliver production results reliably
• Srong quality discipline and follow-through on corrective actions
• Clear, proactive communication and effective cross-functional coordination
• Continuous improvement mindset with practical Lean execution

Required Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of supervisor experience in manufacturing
• Manufacturing or heavy industrial experience, including remanufacturing or similar operations
• Demonstrated frontline leadership experience supervising or leading hourly production employees
• Strong working knowledge of shop floor operations: safety, quality, production control, and labor management
• Ability to lead in a physically demanding, fast-paced environment (noise, temperature variation, heavy equipment)
• Strong communication skills, accountability, and ability to conduct performance and conflict conversations
• Comfort with KPI-based management and production reporting systems (shift metrics, standard work, basic ERP/MRP exposure)
• Flexibility to support rotating shifts, weekends, overtime, and schedule changes based on production needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with heavy duty truck or component remanufacturing (engines, transmissions, axles, drivetrain systems)
• Experience in a unionized environment and working under a Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Exposure to Lean manufacturing, structured problem solving, and CI methods (e.g., 5 Whys, A3, Fishbone, FMEA; Six Sigma/Lean)
• Familiarity with machining, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, painting, and assembly processes common to heavy-duty components
• Post-secondary education (Bachelor’s preferred) in Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, or related field; or a technical/vocational degree in diesel or mechanical technology
• Safety or operations certifications (as applicable): OSHA 10/30, lockout/tagout, forklift, hazard communication

Work Environment

• Full-time presence on a heavy manufacturing/remanufacturing shop floor with exposure to noise, heat, grease/fluids, and moving equipment
• Frequent standing, walking, bending; ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• PPE required (e.g., safety glasses, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, gloves)
• Hands-on, blue-collar environment where working alongside the team on the floor is expected