Production Floor Supervisor

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to join our team. This role is responsible for overseeing daily production operations, ensuring product readiness, and maintaining a safe, efficient work environment. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience, strong organizational skills, and the ability to foster a productive team culture.

Compensation

The starting annual salary for this position is $77,000

Job Responsibilities

• Attends production meetings with management and holds pre-production meetings with staff.
• Operate forklifts and assist with material movement as needed.
• Supervisor will be on the floor 80% of the time with 20% dedicated to office-related duties.
• Manage employee schedules, time-off requests, and overtime to maintain production coverage.
• Collaborate with the Shop Manager to ensure products are consistently ready for shipment and troubleshoot and daily production issues.
• Build and lead a strong production team that meets daily quotas and maintains high performance.
• Familiarity with EHS to support the EHS Manager with daily safety inspections, ensuring OSHA compliance and addressing any safety concerns.
• Identify and coordinate the repair of broken machinery, keeping equipment up to code and operational.
• Issue disciplinary action when necessary in accordance with company policies.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Overtime is mandatory as needed.
• Spanish language skills are a plus.
• Additional duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications / Requirements

• High School Diploma/ GED
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (preferred, not required)
• 4+ years proven experience in a supervisory role within a production or manufacturing environment.
• Forklift certification or willingness to obtain certification.
• Basic degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety compliance.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and adapt to changing production needs.
• Basic mechanical knowledge to identify and coordinate machinery repairs.
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and management.
  
  

PHYSICAL ASPECTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk, hear and see.
• Regularly/Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly/Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold & heat, risk of electrical shock, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low/moderate.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
  
  

Matthews Memorialization is a leader in the memorialization industry who is committed to helping customers grow their businesses and helping families move from grieving to remembrance by providing products of superior craftsmanship and revenue generating programs and services. Within this industry, our Environmental Solutions is focused on the design and manufacture of advanced combustion systems. Matthews Memorialization is a (MATW) Matthews International company.

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