Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities.
At Donaldson, we're committed to solving the world's most complex filtration challenges through innovation, operational excellence, and a people-first culture.
As a Production Supervisor, you will lead one or more production lines, ensuring a safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing operation. You will be responsible for driving team performance, meeting production goals, promoting Lean Manufacturing, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement while developing your team.
Key ResponsibilitiesLead and develop production associates across one or more manufacturing lines.
Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety standards.
Ensure production schedules are achieved while meeting customer delivery commitments.
Drive product quality by ensuring compliance with manufacturing and quality standards.
Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics including productivity, efficiency, scrap, and labor utilization.
Support Lean Manufacturing initiatives, including 5S, Gemba, waste elimination, and continuous improvement projects.
Coordinate staffing, attendance, training, and employee development activities.
Coach team members, provide performance feedback, and promote employee engagement.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Planning, and Human Resources to achieve operational goals.
Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and manufacturing standards.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 2 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience leading hourly production teams.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in automotive or high-volume manufacturing environments.
Knowledge of:
IATF 16949
ISO 14001
Industrial safety standards
OEE, Hour-by-Hour Boards, Andon systems
SAP, Oracle, or other ERP systems
Core Tools (SPC, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, APQP)
Experience with employee training and skills certification programs.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 2 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience leading hourly production teams.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Promote and ensure compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety standards.
- Ability to monitor and improve manufacturing metrics (productivity, efficiency, scrap, labor utilization).
- Experience in automotive or high-volume manufacturing environments.
- Knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 14001, industrial safety standards, OEE, Hour-by-Hour Boards, Andon systems.
- Experience with SAP, Oracle, or other ERP systems.
- Familiarity with Core Tools (SPC, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, APQP).
- Experience with employee training and skills certification programs.
Donaldson Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Donaldson Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Donaldson Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs like a 401(k) match, profit-sharing, and an employee stock purchase plan are positioned as meaningful components of total compensation. Company materials consistently frame retirement benefits within a broader Total Rewards offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program with mental‑health resources create a comprehensive health and wellbeing package. Healthcare is often characterized as decent and a core strength of the overall offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave are explicitly included, alongside other company‑paid leaves such as bereavement, jury duty, and military leave. Some locations highlight multi‑week PTO from the first year, underscoring breadth of leave options.
Donaldson Company Insights
What We Do
Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts. Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents. The filtration market continues to grow. Customers' needs for filtration solutions continue to evolve. And the opportunities for our products and our people continue to expand.
