Production Supervisor - 1st Shift
Description
Are you a manufacturing leader who enjoys developing people, solving problems, and keeping production moving?
Vandor Funeral Products is looking for a Production Supervisor to join our Hardwoods manufacturing team. In this role, you’ll be more than someone who manages the daily schedule—you’ll be a hands-on leader responsible for building a strong team, developing Team Leaders, improving production performance, and creating an environment where safety, quality, and continuous improvement come first.
If you enjoy being on the production floor, coaching others, and finding better ways to get the job done, this could be a great next step in your manufacturing career.
Schedule: This is a 1st Shift, Salary Exempt position that works a 4x10 schedule (Monday-Thursday, 5am-3:30pm).
Benefits: As a full-time team member, Vandor offers a competitive benefits package designed just for you! Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA with Employer Contribution, 401(k) with Employer match, Company Paid Holidays, Vacation Time and more!
What You’ll Do
You’ll take ownership of day-to-day production operations while helping your team succeed. Your responsibilities will include:
- Lead and directly supervise Team Leaders while supporting the development and performance of production Team Members
- Organize staffing and allocate Team Members based on changing production demands
- Coordinate daily production priorities, schedules, job start-ups, and workflow
- Coach, train, and develop Team Leaders and Team Members, including supporting cross-training across production areas
- Monitor daily production, quality, safety, and operational performance and take action when improvements are needed
- Partner with Production Planning to ensure production priorities align with current and future customer needs
- Work closely with Maintenance to troubleshoot equipment and manufacturing issues and minimize production delays
- Identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, cost, and overall production performance
- Monitor equipment utilization and support preventative maintenance efforts
- Build a positive, accountable team culture where communication and collaboration are encouraged
- Ensure company procedures, work instructions, safety requirements, and production standards are consistently followed
The position has meaningful responsibility for both the operation and its people, including direct supervision of Team Leaders and continuous improvement of quality and cost performance.
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