Candidate Experience

Manufacturing supervisor with 30+ years of experience in CNC machining, welding, quality control, and production operations across automotive, rail, plastics, and heavy equipment industries.

* Extensive production leadership experience, supervising teams of 10–30+ employees across multiple shifts and manufacturing departments.
* Experienced in coordinating daily production activities, scheduling labor and machinery, and prioritizing workflow to meet production goals and customer deadlines.
* Strong background in employee leadership, training, performance management, attendance tracking, coaching, and team development.
* Proven ability to monitor product quality through first article inspections, in-process inspections, dimensional checks, and blueprint interpretation.
* Skilled in troubleshooting CNC and manual machinery, robotic welding equipment, and manufacturing processes to minimize downtime and improve productivity.
* Experienced in identifying production and quality issues, performing root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and preventing recurring defects.
* Knowledgeable in workplace safety, PPE compliance, 5S, Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and process optimization.
* Proficient in monitoring production metrics, conducting time studies, analyzing labor and machine costs, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
* Experienced in maintaining production documentation, payroll and attendance reports, shift communications, and cross-functional coordination with manufacturing and quality teams.