Direct Hire 1st Shift Production Supervisor

Located in Minnetonka, MN

Salary: Up to $82,000

Direct Hire

1st Shift Production Supervisor

Minnetonka

Shift:  1st Shift Start Time 5:00 am

Up to $82,000

Reply to email with qualified resume attached
 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading day-to-day shift production operations, employee performance, safety, quality, training, scheduling coordination, and continuous improvement for manufacturing at Minnetonka’s corporate HQ.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Supervise manufacturing employees within the assigned shift and location, generally overseeing approximately 15-35 employees depending on staffing levels, product mix, and business needs.
• Provide visible, consistent shift leadership by setting daily expectations, assigning work, monitoring productivity, addressing barriers, and ensuring smooth handoffs between shifts.
• Oversee production of cable assemblies, including line readiness, work order prioritization, material availability, tooling, labeling, testing requirements, quality checkpoints, packaging, and shipment readiness.
• Monitor production schedules, labor capacity, customer priority orders, and material constraints; partner with Scheduling, Purchasing, Warehouse, and Manufacturing leadership to resolve issues quickly.
• Maintain, monitor, and improve production processes, safety requirements, equipment, fixtures, tools, and work instructions.
• Ensure employees follow documented build instructions, customer specifications, electrical safety requirements, quality standards, and proper handling practices for cable assemblies and related components.
• Conduct regular 5S activities and continuous improvement projects within the assigned production area to support organization, efficiency, safety, and standard work.
• Supervise planning and coordination of production line setups, changeovers, job staging, equipment readiness, and shift start-up activities within assigned areas.
• Track actual performance against planned performance, analyze variances, identify root causes, and support practical solutions that protect safety, quality, delivery, and customer commitments.
• Lead shift meetings, production huddles, and employee communications; share priorities, safety topics, quality alerts, staffing plans, and key production updates.
• Maintain accurate production reports, shortage logs, shift notes, escalation updates, and other documentation needed to support continuity across operations.

JOB KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS: 

• Demonstrated ability to supervise, evaluate, train, coach, and motivate production employees in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of production flow, work order execution, shift handoffs, labor planning, quality expectations, and continuous improvement practices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly across shifts, locations, departments, and levels of leadership.
• Strong computer, email, ERP, reporting, and Microsoft Office skills.

 
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 5+ years of manufacturing, production, or operations experience, with prior supervisory or lead experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading teams in a fast-paced production environment with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and employee performance.
• Experience with cable assembly, electrical assembly, production, warehouse operations, or related manufacturing preferred.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices such as 5S, standard work, root cause problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs and comfortable learning ERP, timekeeping, and production reporting systems.
• Preferred: Certificate, associate degree, or related coursework in manufacturing, supervision, operations management, electrical assembly, or a related

WAYS TO APPLY: (choose one)

• In person: Express Employment Professionals, 33 10^th Avenue South, #130, Hopkins, MN  55343 between 9AM and 3PM,  Monday thru Friday
• Email resume:  hopkinsmn@expresspros.com
• Via our website: expresspros.com/hopkinsmn.  You must submit your application to the Hopkins, MN office.
• Via our job app, #ExpressJobs
• By telephone: (952) 933-1116

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