The Role
Leads production employees on the manufacturing floor, communicates goals, monitors schedules and quality, enforces safety and housekeeping standards, troubleshoots production issues, coordinates staffing and workflow, trains and coaches employees, and communicates operational concerns to management. The role also supports continuous improvement, preventative maintenance, standard work, machine audits, employee reviews, and safety programs.
Summary Generated by Built In
Production Supervisor
We are looking for a dependable, hands-on **Production Supervisor** to lead and support our production team. This position is responsible for keeping daily production moving safely and efficiently while helping employees succeed in their roles.
The right person will be comfortable working directly with employees on the production floor, communicating expectations, solving problems as they come up, and holding the team accountable for safety, quality, and production goals.
Responsibilities
* Lead and support production employees throughout the workday.
* Communicate daily production goals, priorities, and expectations.
* Monitor production progress and help keep work on schedule.
* Help employees and leads troubleshoot issues that may slow or stop production.
* Make sure employees have the materials, tools, and information needed to complete their work.
* Monitor quality and address concerns as they occur.
* Maintain and enforce safety, PPE, and housekeeping expectations.
* Train and cross-train employees in different production areas.
* Coach employees and provide feedback when improvement is needed.
* Encourage teamwork, communication, accountability, and problem-solving.
* Adjust manpower and workflow when needed to support production.
* Communicate production issues, employee concerns, equipment problems, or other needs to management.
* Help identify simple ways to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and make production run smoother.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
* Dependable and willing to take ownership.
* Comfortable leading and communicating with different personalities.
* Able to stay organized in a fast-paced production environment.
* Willing to be present and involved on the production floor.
* Able to make decisions and solve problems as situations arise.
* Focused on safety, quality, teamwork, and meeting production goals.
* Able to hold employees accountable while still helping them develop and improve.
* Willing to learn the operation and continue developing as a leader.
The Role
This is a **hands-on leadership position**. The Production Supervisor isn't expected to simply watch production numbers; they are expected to understand what is happening on the floor, support their employees, remove obstacles when possible, and help create a team that can safely and successfully meet its goals.
Qualifications
- Post high school education is required
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in manufacturing 1 to 3 years of experience managing people.
- Demonstrated ability to set up and manage agendas, ensuring clear understanding of time frames and effective use of visual aids.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to speak clearly and precisely, engage listeners, and ask pertinent questions.
- Proficiency in operating Inside UFPI, with a thorough understanding of available resources, specific UFP policy training, and main page navigation.
- Skilled in searching topics, using Citrix, and maintaining email etiquette, with a strong grasp of timelines and deadlines.
- Expertise in the Precise Plant Quality Program, including knowledge of quality requirements communication, quality training, and troubleshooting quality issues.
- Attention to detail in identifying important production details, reporting and checking for accuracy, and implementing double-check systems.
- Ability to maintain a routine for day-to-day work while being organized for flexible periods.
- Effective daily communication with employees, holding them accountable, and utilizing various communication methods to convey production expectations.
- Commitment to safety, understanding and adhering to the UFP principle that safety is priority one, and working with safety leaders on JDA’s and JSA’s.
- Proper training in conducting machine audits, understanding the importance of LOTO, and implementing safety improvements.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement (CI) principles, including 5S and TPM, and the ability to communicate the importance of each program before implementation.
- Technical knowledge of machinery and equipment, including proper training, understanding machine purposes, documenting training, and developing relationships with maintenance staff.
- Strong understanding of preventative maintenance and standard work instructions.
- Ability to provide daily feedback and communication, identify potential advancement based on performance, and conduct employee reviews.
- Understanding the importance of training employees, communicating effectively during training, and emphasizing safety and safeguards.
- Self-awareness to reflect on situations and identify areas for improvement.
- Successfully complete Forklift Driver licensing process
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The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Post-high-school education
- 3 to 5 years of manufacturing experience
- 1 to 3 years of experience managing people
- Ability to set up and manage agendas, timelines, and visual aids
- Strong verbal communication and listening skills
- Proficiency with Inside UFPI, including UFP policy training and navigation
- Experience searching topics, using Citrix, and maintaining email etiquette
- Expertise in the Precise Plant Quality Program
- Attention to detail and ability to verify production reporting accuracy
- Ability to maintain routines while adapting to changing production needs
- Ability to communicate expectations and hold employees accountable
- Understanding of workplace safety, JDA, and JSA processes
- Training in machine audits and knowledge of LOTO
- Knowledge of continuous improvement principles, including 5S and TPM
- Technical knowledge of machinery and equipment
- Understanding of preventative maintenance and standard work instructions
- Ability to provide feedback, identify advancement opportunities, and conduct employee reviews
- Ability to train employees while emphasizing safety and safeguards
- Self-awareness and ability to identify areas for improvement
- Successful completion of the Forklift Driver licensing process
UFP Industries Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about UFP Industries and has not been reviewed or approved by UFP Industries.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision, an HSA with a company contribution, company-paid life and disability, an EAP, and a health concierge service. The package is framed as a premium set of benefits supporting employees and their families.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employees can buy company stock through an Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discount. Additional ownership perks such as stock gifts tied to service milestones are highlighted in parts of the materials.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match is available, including pre-tax and Roth options with various investments. Eligibility commonly begins within the first months of employment, encouraging earlier participation.
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The Company
What We Do
UFP Industries is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries – UFP Packaging, UFP Construction and UFP Retail Solutions – manufacture, distribute and sell a wide variety of products used in residential and commercial construction, packaging and industrial applications. Founded in 1955, the company has operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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