Production Supervisor

About TPI

TPI Composites is a global provider of structural composites products and has 50 years of experience in the design, development, prototyping and serial production of advanced lightweight composite structures.

We specialize in molding lightweight composite products for the Automotive and Wind Energy industries.  TPI Automotive also provides a full range of services that complement our customers’ extensive vehicle engineering capability. 

Our Automotive business customer base includes new entrants and established OEMs in the passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, and transit bus segments.

We have established our Automotive business unit as a leader in composite solutions, providing our customers with lightweight structures and components that perform better than their metallic alternatives.

The composites we manufacture make the vehicles more efficient through weight reduction, improved corrosion resistance, and thermal management.

Position Summary:                                       

Oversee the day-to-day operation activities including direct supervision of associates.  Daily planning, organizing, directing, motivating, problem solving and continuous improvement on the shop floor.

Assure assigned team is meeting objectives in the areas of safety, quality, delivery and productivity. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:


* Daily supervision/leading of Manufacturing Associates


* Influence safe associate behavior; set expectations for following safety procedures and safe behaviors.


* Perform as a working member of the team as necessary to meet production targets, set the pace/


* Demonstrate work methods and ensure that team members are trained to complete all tasks


*  Assign work to associates and monitor both efficiency and quality of their work


*  Ensure all work procedures are followed


*  Manage vacation and time off requests for the team


*  Ensure that the payroll records are accurate for team members via i.e.

Labor Tracker


*  Deliver and participate in disciplinary activities with Human Resources


*  Participate in the interview/selection of team members


*  Attend and participate in shift hand off meetings


*  Fairly and consistently promote, enforce and reinforce all company policies


* Conduct associate performance reviews in a timely manner


* Lead team in the application of lean manufacturing tools, including 5S, Visual Management, 7 Forms of Waste, Continuous Improvement (Kaizen), Poke Yoke, and Root Cause Corrective action


* Ensure that team boards are completed accurately and on time and that metrics are utilized to develop corrective actions and drive continuous improvement.

Education/ Skills/ Experience:

Two-year degree in supervision, management, business, or a related area and 3 years of supervisory/management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.


* Experience in Lean manu...