Production Supervisor

[Company name], a manufacturing plant in [sector, e.g. automotive supply, injection molding, food, mechanical engineering] based in [city], [X] employees, [X] lines, [single / double / triple] shift, is looking for a Production Supervisor to steer the whole production.

Your role

As Production Supervisor you steer the plant's production (shifts, lines, OEE, on-time delivery, safety) for a team of [50-500] operators, led through [2-8] shift leads. You report to [plant management / the managing director] and work in close partnership with the function leads QM, maintenance and SCM and with the works council.

Key responsibilities

• Steer daily production through the daily shop-floor management (15 min, at the board, all shift leads plus QM plus maintenance): OEE per line and shift, stoppage causes, quality anomalies, maintenance status, staffing status.
• Lead [2-8] shift leads: weekly 1:1, support on operator conflicts and difficult shift decisions, annual development reviews, coaching on Lean and KPI literacy.
• Design and steer the structuring Lean and Kaizen projects (SMED, autonomous maintenance, 5S, poka-yoke, shift-handover standard) with measurable OEE, setup-time and scrap-rate targets.
• Own safety and occupational health: a daily safety briefing, a monthly safety meeting with the safety specialist, the company physician and the works council, an annual risk assessment under ArbSchG, preparing and accompanying the insurance-association inspection.
• Steer the interface with QM (8D process, complaint closure, first-pass yield), maintenance (maintenance-plan adherence, MTBF, autonomous maintenance) and SCM (production planning, material supply, on-time delivery OTD).
• Steer co-determination and collective-agreement interpretation with the works council (§ 87 BetrVG on shift plan, piece rate, break rules, overtime); regular advance information before conflict.
• Steer the production KPIs and a monthly plant report to plant management: OEE trend, scrap rate, on-time delivery OTD, maintenance-plan adherence, accident frequency, operator attrition, sickness rate.
• Take part in strategic plant topics: investment initiatives (new lines, MES roll-out, energy optimization), capacity planning, staffing planning for growth or restructuring phases.

Profile

• Essential: 5-12 years of experience in production at a German plant with at least [50] operators, of which at least [3] years of direct shift-lead leadership; demonstrable Lean or Six Sigma practice with quantified line results (OEE points, setup time, scrap rate); command of KPI literacy (OEE Pareto, MTBF, first-pass yield, on-time delivery OTD); experience with works-council communication and collective-agreement interpretation.
• Desired: a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt; experience in the target sector (e.g. automotive supply, injection molding, food, mechanical engineering, pharma); experience with MES systems (Hydra, MPDV, SAP PP) and real-time OEE visualization; experience with Industry 4.0 topics (predictive maintenance, connected lines).
• Disqualifying: no direct operator or shift-lead leadership (a pure REFA-audit or consulting profile); a lack of experience with the works-council and collective-agreement context; refusal of the necessary shift presence (early, late, occasional night-shift walks); a string of 12-month stints with no comprehensible reason.

What we offer

• Gross annual compensation: fixed [52-85] k€ depending on experience, shift model and scope. [If an AT contract in a tariff-bound plant: a note on the applicable collective agreement and any function allowances.] A possible annual bonus of 5-8 percent on achieved KPIs (OEE, scrap rate, on-time delivery).
• Model: full-time, on-site in [city], with regular shift presence on the early and late shift, occasional night-shift walks [if applicable].
• Benefits: [company pension, capital-forming benefits, a job ticket or bike leasing, a meal subsidy or a plant canteen, vacation days above the statutory minimum, a training budget, possibly a company car depending on plant size].
• Plant stack: [MES, ERP, OEE visualization, Lean tools, safety and audit systems].