Production Supervisor – Manufacturing
Location: Tonawanda, NY
Salary: $80,000
Schedule: Monday–Friday, Day Shift
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations at a growing production facility in Tonawanda. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing leader who enjoys building strong teams, improving processes, and ensuring production goals are consistently met.
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of manufacturing experience and strong supervisory experience, preferably within a made-to-order manufacturing environment. This person should be a strong leader who can effectively manage people, production schedules, workflow, quality, safety, and productivity in a fast-paced environment.
What You'll Do
- Lead, supervise, and develop a team of production employees
- Coordinate daily workflow and allocate labor to meet production goals
- Develop and monitor daily production schedules
- Track work orders, labor, materials, quality, safety, and on-time delivery
- Monitor production performance and key performance indicators
- Review production reports and follow up on issues or discrepancies
- Provide coaching, feedback, and performance management to employees
- Manage attendance and address employee performance concerns
- Troubleshoot equipment and production issues and coordinate with maintenance as needed
- Monitor equipment, materials, and labor utilization
- Promote a safe, organized, and productive work environment
- Participate in workplace inspections and incident investigations
- Support employee recruiting, onboarding, and training
- Communicate production updates and issues to management
- Support continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Full-time, permanent position
- Monday–Friday day shift
- Leadership role with significant responsibility and visibility
- Opportunity to help build and improve manufacturing operations
- Company-paid travel for required training in Canada
- Opportunity to make a direct impact on safety, quality, productivity, and team development