Job Description
Title: Production Supervisor
Location: Chicago, IL
Overview:
Sterling has helped build careers for thousands for professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: Annual Bonus, 401k
Pay: $90-115k
Must Have Skills:
- Production leadership experience in automated manufacturing
- Food manufacturing and GMP knowledge
- Performance management and team development
- ERP systems and production reporting experience
Job Summary:
- A growing food manufacturing organization is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead day-to-day production operations and drive performance across safety, quality, productivity, and cost objectives. This role is responsible for overseeing shift activities, supporting frontline teams, maintaining operational standards, and identifying opportunities to improve manufacturing processes and overall efficiency.
Job Duties:
- Lead and support shift operations to ensure production goals are achieved safely, efficiently, and in alignment with quality standards.
- Supervise, coach, and develop hourly production employees while reinforcing company expectations, procedures, and workplace standards.
- Monitor and improve key production metrics including labor utilization, operational efficiency, waste reduction, and throughput performance.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, housekeeping, and workplace safety requirements.
- Maintain accurate production documentation including attendance, labor scheduling, safety records, and operational reporting.
- Partner with leadership to communicate operational updates and recommend improvements to processes, equipment, and workflow.
- Foster a positive and collaborative team environment focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and employee engagement.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and at least 5 years of supervisory experience within an automated manufacturing environment.
- Prior experience in food or consumer packaged goods manufacturing strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, production systems, and operational best practices.
- Strong communication, leadership, and team development skills.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to make sound operational decisions.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ERP systems (such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms).
- Flexibility to support varying shifts, including weekends and overtime as business needs require.
- Ability to successfully complete pre-employment screening requirements.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $90,000–$115,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.