Production Supervisor

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Location

Marysville, MI, US

Req ID 87887 | Marysville, United States ZF Axle Drives Marysville, LLC

Job Description

About the Team: Reporting to the Manufacturing Superintendent, the Production Supervisor is the frontline leader responsible for guiding production teams, scheduling work, supporting staffing decisions, and ensuring consistent application of plant policies. They train employees, maintain a safe and positive work environment, and oversee daily productivity, quality, and cost performance. This role also contributes to operational improvements by recommending equipment upgrades and helping develop standard work instructions. Overall, the supervisor ensures strong employee relations, effective discipline, and reliable achievement of production goals within established material and labor standards.

What You Can Look Forward to as a Production Supervisor:

• Lead and manage a team (typically 5–25+), including directing daily activities, monitoring performance, and maintaining strong floor presence.
• Ensure a safe, clean, and compliant work environment by educating employees on equipment use, enforcing ZF policies, supporting 5S, and maintaining shop floor management boards.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills, including coaching, conflict de-escalation, maintaining effective employee relations, and correctly applying the Collective Bargaining Agreement for scheduling/canvassing.
• Drive operational excellence by balancing quality, productivity, cost, safety, and morale; planning ahead; holding regular meetings on goals and performance; and managing departmental performance metrics.
• Apply manufacturing and operations knowledge, including SWIs, cycle times, audits, lean principles, plant operations, material flow, scheduling, and use of required systems (attendance, labor reporting, timekeeping, etc.).
• Perform problem solving and root cause analysis, including 5 Whys, 8Ds, A3s, and other structured methodologies related to production, quality, downtime, and QDR issues.
• Support equipment and maintenance effectiveness, including training employees on machinery and coordinating with maintenance to ensure timely EPM/TPM tasks.
• Handle quality, safety, and incident related responsibilities, including managing QDR, reducing errors, conducting accident investigations, and utilizing computer skills (Microsoft Suite) to document and report results.

Your Profile as a Production Supervisor:

• High school diploma or GED with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including supervising teams, managing hiring/retention, conducting performance reviews, and administering discipline.
• Strong capability to train and develop employees, ensuring