Production Supervisor (2nd shift)

The Production Supervisor  is responsible for directing all activities within the assigned area of the production departments. Ensures the on-time production of quality products while handling the daily supervision of the departmental personnel.

Supervisory Capacity:        Direct Reports:  20+

•    Plan and schedule personnel in cooperation with the Production Manager/Leader Production (i.e. vacation, temporary workers, overtime work).

•    Provide production expectations and quality feedback to team members in daily start up meeting.

•    Monitor daily established production requirements throughout the shift to ensure customer requirements and plant objectives are met while ensuring EHS and 5S policies       and standards are followed.

•    Train and monitor employee performance to ensure operator is certified and operator training matrix is updated and meeting departmental targets.

•    Compile KPI data and populate end of shift report.  Distribute to manager and appropriate operations and support personnel.  

•    Ensure job training and daily job rotations are in place and enforced.

Additional Responsibilities:

•    Ensure compliance of company handbook, safety guidelines, all rules, programs and procedures that pertain to production team members.  

•    Monitor quality of product throughout the production process.

•    Participates in Team Leader meetings and Quality initiatives.

•    Daily review of process and people to identify and implement CI opportunities.

Required Education Level:

High School Graduate or Equivalent

Area of Study:     General Studies

*Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.

Required Qualifications:

• 5-9 Minimum Years of Experience in production. 


• 3-5 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry


• Just in Time (JIT) & Just in Sequence (JIS) environment experience, preferred.


• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.


• Computer literacy.


• Excellent oral communication skills.


• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.


• Proficient organizational skills.


• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise.

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:

•    International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.

•    Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.

•    Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.

•    Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements

•    Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.

•    Must comply with all company policies and procedures.  

•    Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.

•    Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.

•    Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).