Supervisor

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Supervisor is responsible for leading daily shop floor operations by coordinating work assignments, supporting operator readiness, maintaining visual management tools, and ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant execution of production activities. This role provides direct supervision to hourly operators, supports daily management processes, and helps ensure operational goals are achieved in line with safety, quality, delivery, and cost expectations.

In addition to overseeing daily execution, this role is expected to demonstrate strong Lean leadership, actively support problem solving, maintain 5S standards, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance overall line performance. The Supervisor plays a key role in driving process discipline, supporting standard work, escalating issues through SQDC, and strengthening overall Lean implementation across the line.

Key Responsibilities

- Allocate daily tasks and responsibilities to operators based on production requirements, line priorities, and available resources.
- Supervise hourly operators during daily tasks to ensure work is performed safely, accurately, and in accordance with required standards.
- Update the  DMS board  and conduct  Level 1 (L1) meetings  to review daily performance, priorities, issues, and action plans.
- Perform the  Pre-Flight Checklist  to confirm line readiness, operator readiness, equipment availability, and process readiness prior to production start.
- Enable and verify the  ELM system  for operators to support daily production execution and reporting.
- Highlight, communicate, and escalate issues through  SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost)  channels as required.
- Contribute to  life-saving rule validation  and reinforce compliance with all safety requirements and safe work practices.
- Support and participate in  problem solving , root cause analysis, and corrective action activities to address operational, safety, quality, or flow issues.
- Ensure consumables are available at each workstation to support uninterrupted production and operator readiness.
- Print and distribute required  playbooks  and operational documents to support daily execution.
- Monitor line activities to ensure adherence to Standard Work, process discipline, and production requirements.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment in accordance with  5S standards .
- Demonstrate strong understanding and application of  Lean principles  in daily supervision and line management.
- Identify and communicate opportunities for  continuous improvement  in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and waste reduction.
- Support improvements in standard work, line organization, visual management, and process discipline to strengthen overall  Lean implementation .
- Work closely with support functions such as quality, maintenance, planning, and engineering to resolve issues and support production goals.
- Use shop floor systems and interfaces such as  ELM, SmartShop, and MyAndon  as required.
- Comply with company quality policies, safety requirements, applicable procedures, and standard work.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Min 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
- Min 3 years’ experience leading teams, coordinating shop floor activities, or supervising operators.

Preferred Qualifications

- Understanding of  Lean manufacturing, DMS, SQDC, 5S, and continuous improvement tools .
- Experience conducting daily management meetings and supporting visual management systems.
- Familiarity with production systems such as  ELM, SmartShop, and MyAndon .
- Min 2 years’  experience working with gas turbine components or other precision aerospace/industrial parts.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No