Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Location: Urbandale, IA

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead employees in a specialized manufacturing environment. The company produces ground-protection products.

This position will oversee Operators, Assemblers, Utility employees, and Material Handlers while ensuring work is completed safely, accurately, and on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support daily production activities.
• Assign work and communicate daily safety, quality, and production goals.
• Ensure employees follow safety procedures and use required PPE.
• Monitor quality throughout fabrication, molding, finishing, and assembly.
• Ensure employees follow work instructions and quality procedures.
• Address production delays, equipment issues, material shortages, and quality concerns.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, attendance, and overtime.
• Train, coach, and cross-train employees.
• Monitor productivity, downtime, scrap, rework, and material waste.
• Lead daily production meetings and provide clear shift handoffs.
• Maintain accurate production, quality, downtime, and labor records.
• Work closely with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Logistics.
• Support 5S, Lean manufacturing, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Previous manufacturing or production experience required.
• Previous supervisory or team-lead experience preferred.
• Experience with composites, fiberglass, plastics, fabrication, industrial assembly, or similar manufacturing is a plus.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of workplace safety and quality-control practices.
• Ability to read and follow production instructions.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Basic computer and production-reporting skills.
• Lean manufacturing, 5S, or continuous-improvement experience is helpful.
• Ability to work overtime when needed.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a visible, hands-on leader who can develop employees, solve production problems, maintain high-quality standards, and help the team safely meet its daily goals.

Labor Solutions, LLC is a leader in the professional, temporary, and direct hire industry throughout the Midwest area. Our clients range from individual entrepreneurs to large corporations, and while we are big enough to serve Fortune 100 companies, we are small enough to stay nimble in an always-changing market.

Thank you!