Production Supervisor

Seekinga hands-on and highly motivated Production Supervisor to support the launch and daily operation of the company’s advanced battery module manufacturing and battery pack assembly facility in Mason, Ohio. This roleis responsible forleading day-to-day production operations, supervising hourly manufacturing personnel, coordinating cross-functional support activities, and helpingestablisha high-performance manufacturing culture focused on safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced startup manufacturing environment and bring strong leadership, operational discipline, and hands-on problem-solving capabilities to the production floor.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise daily manufacturing operations for assigned production areas and/or shifts

• Provide direction, coaching, and supporttoproduction operators and manufacturing technicians

• Promote accountability, teamwork, communication, and operational discipline across the production floor

• Support employee onboarding, training, and performance development activities

• Ensure manufacturing operationscomply withsafety, quality, and production standards

• Support adherence to standardized work instructions and manufacturing procedures

• Monitor production output, efficiency, scrap, downtime, and operational performance metrics

• Escalate and coordinate resolution of production, quality, or equipment-related issues

• Coordinate daily activities with maintenance, quality, warehouse/logistics, engineering, and production planning teams

• Support material flow and line readiness tomaintainproduction continuity

• Assistwith implementation of process improvements and operational changes

• Participate in continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives

• Helpestablishmanufacturing workflows, operational standards, and production processes

• Support operational scaling activities as manufacturing volumes increase

• Contribute to building a positive, high-performance manufacturing culture

Skills & Qualifications

• 3–7 years of manufacturing leadership or supervisory experience

• Experience leading hourly production personnel in a manufacturing environment

• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, safety procedures, and quality systems

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple operational activities simultaneously

• Strong communication, coaching, leadership, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to remain calm and make effective decisions in fast-paced production environments

• Hands-on leadership style with willingness to spendsignificant timeon the manufacturing floor

• Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives preferred

• Automotive, battery, electronics, advanced manufacturing, or other high-volume production experience preferred

• Strong organizational skills and operational discipline

• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering, operations, quality,logistics, and maintenance teams

You should be proficient in:

• Leadership / People Management
• Time Study Analysis
• Labor Management Systems Knowledge
• Continuous Improvement
• Manufacturing Instruction (MI)
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Supervisory Experience
• Kaizen
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• ISO 9001 Certification Experience
• Operational Metrics & KPI Management
• Production Planning & Scheduling
• Non-standard practice ID
• Product optimization

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• ERP Software
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Fanuc, Allen Bradley)
• Vision System
• Conveyor Systems
• Industrial Robot (Fanuc)