Overview

We're hiring an experienced Production Supervisor to lead one of the most important manufacturing departments at our Rogers, Arkansas facility.

Our operation produces highly engineered and wear-resistant industrial components through specialized manufacturing processes. You'll lead our pressing department, overseeing approximately 40 employees and a sophisticated production operation involving material preparation, precision tooling, 25+ presses, and dozens of daily production changeovers.

This department sets the pace for the entire manufacturing facility. Your ability to develop your people, execute production priorities, and continuously improve performance directly impacts everything that happens downstream.

We're looking for more than a technically capable supervisor. We want a genuine people leader who can build a strong team culture, develop employees, establish accountability, and elevate the performance of an entire department.

This is an opportunity to take meaningful ownership of both your people and your production operation.

Why Join Us

• Freedom to Lead: Take ownership of your department, develop your employees, strengthen team culture, and introduce meaningful improvements to how your team operates.
• Meaningful Responsibility: Lead a department of approximately40 employees whose performance directly influences production across the entire facility.
• Continuous Improvement: Go beyond daily production management by using performance data, employee suggestions, and Kaizen initiatives to drive measurable improvements.
• Long-Term Stability & Growth: Join an established global manufacturer with opportunities for professional development, internal advancement, and long-term career growth.

Compensation

• $82,000 - $92,000

Responsibilities

• Production Leadership: Direct daily manufacturing activities and ensure teams execute safely, efficiently, and according to production priorities.
• Scheduling & Prioritization: Coordinate labor, equipment, and production schedules to meet customer requirements and delivery commitments.
• Labor Allocation: Adjust staffing and manpower across departments based on workload, equipment availability, and changing production needs.
• Team Development: Train, coach, and develop operators and production employees while maintaining clear performance expectations.
• Safety & EHS: Reinforce safe work practices and ensure compliance with plant safety and environmental requirements.
• Quality Performance: Ensure manufacturing processes consistently meet product specifications, quality standards, and documented procedures.
• Daily Problem-Solving: Address production constraints involving staffing, equipment, tooling, quality, materials, and workflow.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Planning, and EHS to resolve issues and improve production performance.
• Continuous Improvement: Support Lean, Six Sigma, waste-reduction, productivity, and cost-improvement initiatives.
• Delivery Performance: Monitor production progress, lead times, and department performance to maintain customer delivery commitments.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience
• Experience supervising production workers
• Comfortable splitting time between office and plant floor
• Able to wear safety glasses, safety shoes, and hard hat

Preferred

• Experience in metalworking, machining, grinding, and other metallurgical processes
• Experience supervising multiple manufacturing processes or departments
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement systems
• Experience with SAP or another manufacturing ERP system
• Familiarity with ISO or structured quality-management systems
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field
• Experience with automated manufacturing equipment or technically complex production processes

Pay: $82,000.00 - $92,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance