PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

About Air Rover

Air Rover, a trusted American brand of Western Protective Solutions, has been designing and manufacturing high-reliability portable environmental control solutions since 1987. Our precision-engineered units serve aerospace, defense, and commercial customers with heat-sensitive, mission-critical needs.

The Opportunity

Air Rover is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations at our Tyler, Texas facility. This position is responsible for ensuring production teams safely and efficiently meet expectations for quality, productivity, cost, and on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with strong manufacturing experience, mechanical aptitude, and problem-solving skills. HVAC and/or Environmental Control Unit (ECU) experience is preferred but not required.

This position reports to the Operations Manager and works closely with Engineering, Performance/Quality, Materials, Human Resources, and other support functions.

What You'll Do

• Lead daily production operations, coordinating employees, priorities, materials, and workflow to meet safety, quality, productivity, cost, and delivery goals.

• Supervise and develop production employees through clear expectations, coaching, training, performance feedback, and accountability.

• Monitor production performance and address schedule delays, quality concerns, labor constraints, equipment issues, and other barriers.

• Drive continuous improvement by identifying waste, leading problem-solving efforts, and implementing improvements to quality, efficiency, and throughput.

• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and standard work requirements, including company policies, procedures, and 6S/workplace organization.

• Coordinate production readiness and material needs, identifying shortages and working cross-functionally to maintain production flow.

• Partner with Engineering, Performance/Quality, Materials, and Operations to troubleshoot and resolve production issues.

• Serve as a key communication link between leadership and production employees regarding priorities, expectations, changes, and performance.