Operations Supervisor
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Warren, PA, USA
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Operations
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment preferred.
- Previous team lead, supervisory, or leadership experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with manufacturing processes, production scheduling, workflow, and quality requirements.
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Standard Work, and continuous improvement practices preferred.
- Experience monitoring production metrics such as output, scrap, downtime, efficiency, and labor utilization preferred.
Full description
$1,000 Sign-on BonusScope
As an Operations Supervisor at Superior Tire & Rubber Corp., you will be responsible for supervising daily operations within assigned manufacturing areas to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production. This role provides direct leadership to production employees and team leaders and is responsible for executing production priorities, coordinating labor and workflow, monitoring performance, and addressing issues that may impact safety, quality, delivery, or cost.
The Operations Supervisor works closely with the Manufacturing Manager and cross-functional departments including Scheduling, Engineering, Quality Control, Maintenance, Human Resources, and Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS). This position reports directly to the Operations Manager.
Essential Job FunctionsProduction Planning & Coordination
- Execute daily and weekly production schedules established in coordination with the Manufacturing Manager and Scheduling.
- Assign employees, equipment, and work priorities to meet production requirements.
- Monitor workflow throughout the shift and address production bottlenecks, delays, and staffing concerns.
- Communicate production goals, priorities, schedule changes, and expectations to employees and team leaders.
- Monitor progress against production targets and promptly escalate significant issues that may affect safety, quality, delivery, or cost.
- Ensure effective shift-to-shift communication regarding production status, equipment issues, quality concerns, and outstanding priorities.
Safety & Compliance
- Enforce all company safety policies, procedures, OSHA requirements, and established safe work practices.
- Ensure employees properly use required PPE and follow applicable Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), Standard Work Instructions (SWIs), Lockout/Tagout requirements, and other safety procedures.
- Conduct routine inspections of assigned work areas for safety, housekeeping, and 5S compliance.
- Immediately address unsafe conditions and behaviors and escalate significant hazards as appropriate.
- Ensure injuries, near misses, property damage, and safety concerns are reported and investigated according to company procedures.
- Participate in incident investigations, corrective actions, safety meetings, and required employee training.
- Partner with EHS to identify hazards and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Team Collaboration
- Work closely with employees, team leaders, other supervisors, and management to achieve production goals.
- Communicate effectively with supervision plant-wide regarding production status, staffing, equipment, quality, and other operational concerns.
- Coordinate with Maintenance, Scheduling, Engineering, Quality Control, EHS, and other departments to resolve production issues.