Job description template

Production Supervisor Job Description Template

A copy-ready production supervisor job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows production supervisors earn a median of $74,450 ($35.79/hour); the middle 50% earn $58,630–$91,680.

Job title

Production Supervisor

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable production supervisor to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will plan staffing and assign work each shift, lead start-of-shift huddles and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Plan staffing and assign work each shift
  • Lead start-of-shift huddles
  • Monitor output, scrap and downtime
  • Enforce safety rules and investigate incidents
  • Solve production and quality problems
  • Coach, train and evaluate employees
  • Report results and improvement ideas to managers
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Working knowledge of production scheduling and lean manufacturing
  • Leadership and communication
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
  • OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
  • ASCM CPIM
  • Experience with ERP and MES systems

Skills

  • KPI tracking (OEE, scrap, downtime)
  • Root cause analysis
  • Safety management
  • Labor planning
  • Conflict resolution
  • Decision making

Work environment and schedule

Supervisors work on factory floors and in nearby offices. They walk the plant constantly, wear PPE and deal with noise and fast-moving operations. Most work full-time, often 10 or 12-hour shifts, including nights or weekends, with on-call responsibilities.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a production supervisor job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Production Supervisor” is the clearest; alternates include Manufacturing Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, Production Lead.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a production supervisor so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Production Supervisor training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Production Supervisor hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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