Manufacturing Cell Supervisor

Department: Production
Reports to: Assistant Production Manager

A day in the life

By the time your team gathers for the pre-shift huddle, you’ve already reviewed priorities, walked the line for safety and 5S, and aligned with support groups to remove any roadblocks. You set clear expectations, reinforce PPE and zero-injury standards, and mobilize the crew to meet customer demand. Throughout the shift, you monitor output, coach team leaders, and keep everyone focused. When issues arise, you follow established escalation procedures, coordinate resources, and keep plant leadership informed so production stays on schedule—safely and with quality.

What you’ll own

• Lead and direct production employees with a strong focus on safety, quality, productivity, and urgency to meet production priorities.
• Remove obstacles so requirements and customer commitments are achieved.
• Keep direct reports on task and aligned to department goals.
• Run effective daily pre-shift meetings and maintain clear, consistent team communications.
• Report production status, risks, and concerns to the Production Manager and plant leadership.
• Apply established escalation procedures to resolve issues quickly.
• Champion plant operating principles, including:
  • Treating all employees equally, fairly, and with dignity and respect.
  • Maintaining an open-door environment and encouraging two-way communication.
  • Responding to issues and concerns within 48 hours.
  • Practicing 5S—everything has a place, and everything in its place.
  • Leading by example on safety by wearing PPE at all times, addressing concerns immediately, and promoting a zero-injury culture.
  • Upholding company quality and environmental policies.
• Support plant goals related to employee engagement and opinion surveys.
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide ongoing coaching, and administer fair progressive discipline and corrective action plans when needed.
• Maintain accurate associate documentation.
• Model the company’s core values in all actions.
• Lead continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives to enhance methods and equipment.
• Adjust shifts as necessary to meet operational needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory scope

Direct responsibility for production employees and team leaders on the assigned shift.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong organizational and managerial skills; able to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficient in computer operations.
• High integrity and honesty.
• Ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, diagrams, and business documents.
• Comfort presenting information and answering questions from diverse audiences.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematics as needed.
• Skilled at defining problems, gathering data, and drawing sound conclusions.
• Maintains a positive, solutions-oriented outlook under pressure.
• Able to calculate OA (operational availability) and downtime per assembly line.

Work environment

General factory environment.

Proficiency checklist

• Equipment Troubleshooting
• Automotive Manufacturing Systems
• Meets Physical Requirements
• High School / GED
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• Basic Computer Skills
• Microsoft Excel