Production Supervisor
Location: Chicago, IL 60633
Work Location: On-site
Contract Duration: 12 months
Pay Rate: $27/hr with benefits
Schedule: Rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and overtime
Position Overview
Epitec is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead hourly production employees in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for driving safety, quality, productivity, accountability, and continuous improvement while developing a positive, high-performing team.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can make effective decisions, solve operational problems, manage competing priorities, and build strong working relationships with employees, management, suppliers, and union representatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and direct hourly employees to meet or exceed production, safety, and quality targets.
- Champion workplace safety and reinforce compliance with established safety standards.
- Monitor team performance and proactively address production, quality, attendance, and operational issues.
- Prioritize critical tasks and allocate staffing and resources to maximize efficiency.
- Identify problems, analyze root causes, and implement timely, effective solutions.
- Use production data and insights to reduce downtime, minimize quality defects, and drive continuous improvement.
- Track and report employee time and attendance accurately.
- Foster a collaborative, psychologically safe work environment built on accountability and respect.
- Coach and develop employees using a servant leadership approach.
- Address workplace conflicts fairly and effectively through active listening, communication, and problem-solving.
- Partner with employees, union representatives, management, suppliers, and other stakeholders to improve operations.
- Maintain rigorous quality standards and identify opportunities to improve productivity, processes, and safety.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree OR High School Diploma/GED with equivalent relevant experience
- 3–7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or other relevant experience
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Ability to work rotating shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and required overtime
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies
- Experience with the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)
Schedule Requirements
Candidates must be able to work rotating crew schedules, which may change approximately every three months. Core production schedules include:
- A Crew: Monday–Thursday, 6:00 AM–4:30 PM
- B Crew: Tuesday–Friday, 6:00 PM–4:30 AM
- C Crew: Friday/Saturday, 6:00 AM–4:30 PM and Sunday/Monday, 6:00 PM–4:30 AM
Supervisors should also be available to work before or after core production hours and overtime as required.
Why Epitec?
Join Epitec in a hands-on manufacturing leadership opportunity where you can make an impact on safety, quality, productivity, and team development. If you’re a decisive, collaborative leader who thrives in a fast-paced production environment, we’d like to hear from you.
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