Description
The Production Supervisor will oversee and manage production shift employees and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and quantity standards.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Trains and manages production employees on the assigned shift.
- Oversees the daily workflow and assignments of the production shift.
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Oversees production operations on assigned shift.
- Prepares work schedules to ensure efficient operations.
- Maintains knowledge of processes and equipment.
- Ensures that products are identified, weighed, and warehoused correctly.
- Troubleshoots personnel and process issues that may arise.
- Notifies maintenance department of equipment problems.
- Ensures that employees comply with applicable safety regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Ensures paperwork is completed and signed correctly.
- Provides payroll with weekly production floor leave hours and hours worked.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Thorough understanding of or the ability to quickly learn production operations and machinery.
- Excellent supervisory and leadership skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software to complete reports and logs.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Prior experience in supervisory role in a manufacturing setting
- Prior exceptional work experience with the company preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to traverse the production facility.
- Must be able to lift 25 pounds at a time.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Prior experience in a supervisory role in a manufacturing setting
- Thorough understanding of or ability to quickly learn production operations and machinery
- Excellent supervisory and leadership skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate when appropriate
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Must be able to traverse the production facility
- Must be able to lift 25 pounds at a time
- Prior exceptional work experience with the company
What We Do
Ritchie Industries, Inc. manufactures automatic livestock watering systems for cattle, dairy, equine and other livestock. Founded in 1921 and based in Conrad, Iowa, Ritchie produces durable, heated and insulated waterers engineered for extreme climates and broad farm use. The company supplies customers across the U.S. and internationally and was acquired by Granite Creek Capital Partners in 2025 to support further growth.








