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Job Summary: The Production Supervisor provides day-to-day leadership and direction for manufacturing operations at our State College, PA facility. This role is responsible for coordinating production activities, assigning resources, and leading production employees to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
Working closely with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and other functional teams, the Production Supervisor ensures production schedules are effectively executed while maintaining compliance with established manufacturing processes, quality requirements, and customer commitments. This position also plays an important role in employee development, continuous improvement, and creating a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing manufacturing environment.
Essential Job Functions
- Lead, coordinate, and prioritize daily production activities and employee assignments based on production schedules, equipment capacity, material availability, staffing, and customer requirements.
- Monitor production performance and adjust staffing, priorities, and schedules as needed to support safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
- Ensure employees follow established work instructions, manufacturing procedures, quality standards, and safety requirements.
- Monitor equipment performance and coordinate maintenance support as needed to minimize downtime and maintain production capability.
- Track production progress and communicate schedule status, constraints, risks, and product completion information to Operations leadership and appropriate cross-functional partners.
- Partner with Quality and Process Engineering to evaluate production issues, lot failures, nonconforming material, and customer returns and support effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Review manufacturing processes and recommend improvements that increase productivity, improve quality, reduce waste, and support cost-reduction initiatives.
- Verify product conformance to applicable specifications and ensure appropriate machine setup, adjustment, and manufacturing controls are followed.
- Support the implementation and effective use of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and other process-monitoring methods in collaboration with Engineering, Quality, and production personnel.
- Participate in annual manufacturing planning activities and support initiatives related to capacity, productivity, cost savings, quality improvement, and new or existing product releases.
- Ensure engineering-developed processes and manufacturing methods are properly executed and that required documentation and process qualifications are complete prior to release to production.
Leadership & Team Responsibilities
- Provide direct supervision, coaching, training, and ongoing development for assigned production employees.
- Establish clear performance expectations and provide timely feedback to reinforce accountability, teamwork, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct employee performance evaluations and progress assessments in accordance with company practices.
- Monitor attendance and timekeeping and address issues consistently and in accordance with company policies.
- Partner with Human Resources to appropriately address employee relations, performance, attendance, and workplace concerns.
- Provide input and recommendations regarding hiring, onboarding, training, development, recognition, promotion, performance management, and other employment actions.
- Build employee capability through effective training, cross-training, coaching, and development to support operational flexibility and manufacturing requirements.
- Foster a safe, respectful, collaborative, and results-oriented work environment.
Required Qualifications
- Associate degree in Manufacturing, Engineering Technology, Business, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- 3–5 years of experience in a technical, process-driven, or manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate production activities, prioritize resources, and respond effectively to changing manufacturing requirements.
- Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and other functional teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow technical documentation, manufacturing instructions, and engineering drawings.
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience leading or supervising employees in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience within electronics, electromechanical, semiconductor, aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 quality management systems.
- Knowledge of J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 requirements; current or previous certification is preferred.
- Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC), Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or other structured process-improvement methodologies.
- Ability to understand and operate applicable manufacturing equipment and quickly adapt to new processes, equipment, and production methods.
- Experience supporting root cause analysis, corrective action, and manufacturing process improvement activities.
- Ability to appropriately handle confidential and sensitive employee and business information.
Work Environment
- This is an on-site position based at our State College, PA manufacturing facility.
- Work is performed primarily in a manufacturing environment and requires regular interaction with production employees, equipment, materials, and manufacturing processes.
- The role requires an active presence on the production floor to provide leadership, address operational issues, monitor performance, and support employees.
- Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with changing production priorities and customer requirements.
- May require flexibility in work hours to support production schedules, business needs, or operational priorities.
Direct Reports
- Supervisory role with direct reports. Responsible for the day-to-day leadership, performance management, training, development, and engagement of assigned production employees.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Third-Party Recruiters
Please note, that per Spectrum Control Policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our values and expectations. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Spectrum Control will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity. If you or your agency are interested in becoming an approved vendor please contact scirecruiting@am.spectrumcontrol.com.
