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This drives us to be an innovative company with the latest technology. STRATTEC creates exciting opportunities to people who like to work in an environment that challenges them to be creative, deal with multiple customers and projects, and research the latest technology. You will help STRATTEC to be a pioneer by working closely with the largest automotive customers in the world along with the largest electronic partners.\nLet us know who you are! We want to know what motivates you and why you are the ideal candidate for our growing team. The ideal candidate will possess a team oriented attitude; have a multidiscipline background, and a passion for innovation. We are looking for leadership skills to develop a new group internally.\nIf you are one who like to build a team, has strong skillsets and likes to see your own ideas come to life, apply quickly!\nSUMMARY\nThis position will be responsible for supervising activities related to the daily operation of Strattec’s manufacturing departments. Responsibilities include but are not limited to supervising activities related to safety, quality, personnel, assets, inventory, KPIs and production of all products originating in the manufacturing department.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.\nSafety/Housekeeping\nSustain a strong 5s culture through maintaining initiatives and identifying new opportunities for improvement\nSupport 5s training opportunities for all individuals\nEnforce adherence to and drive continuous improvement in all matters of safety\nIdentify areas where safety corrective actions are needed and drive implementation\nMaintain 5s and safety KPIs, for report out to upper management team on a weekly and monthly basis\nEnsure the department is “tour and audit” ready at all times\nProduction\nUnderstand and communicate department goals and objectives to all team members\nManage personnel and assets to ensure efficient operations\nResponsible for meeting department schedule and production goals, and accounting for negative variance through corrective actions\nEstablish strong bond and dedication between management and hourly workforce through communication, feedback and recognition\nDevelop and implement an action plan to improve employee engagement score\nResponsible for coaching and developing team and providing them with the tools necessary to succeed\nMeet or exceed all KPI expectations\nStrictly adhere to production processes set by engineering and quality team. Include engineering and relevant personnel when deviation from standard is required\nFollow all processes related to quality certifications (ISO, TS)\nManage resources to limit and minimize inefficiencies and unnecessary overtime and cost overruns\nEnsure equipment is maintained and run to specification to reduce premature wear, failure or non-performance of manufacturing assets\nMaintain ownership of machines - both maintenance and cleanliness to ensure long life and operational effectiveness\nQuality\nAdhere to all production processes as defined in work instructions. Do not deviate from established production process unless written authorization is obtained from proper personnel\nEnsure employees have adequate training to support operational processes\nEnsure all process documentation is followed and identify processes for improvement\nBe prepared to participate in customer and quality audits where required\nEstablish a quality-first culture. Manufacturing of non-conforming goods cannot be accepted\nEnsure all tools have the necessary preventative maintenance to avoid quality issues and maximize uptime\nCustomer Satisfaction\nThis position will be participating in customer tours where needed\nHourly workforce will be required to help give tours and explain their duties as it relates to producing quality product for our customers\nSupervisors will be responsible for manufacturing product that meets customer acceptance criteria\nCost Reduction\nImplementing Lean tools such as Kaizen and 5s activities will be required to meet cost reduction goals\nAll processes must continually reviewed to ensure the most efficient methodologies are utilized\nParticipation in Kaizen events will be required\nSupervisors must be responsible for identifying and implementing cost savings projects throughout the year\nPosition will be required to understand and utilize 5-Why and other problem solving tools\nSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES\nManage employees, including selection, discipline, and termination decisions according to legal and union contract requirements. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.\nQualifications\nQUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE\nEngineering education preferred\nMinimum of 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment\nExperience leading personel and Kaizen and 5s implementations\nPrevious responsibility for identifying and maintaining Key Performance Indicators\nFamiliarity with adhering and maintaining quality systems (TS experience preferred)\nProduction Supervisor will be required to utilize Microsoft office products as well as other Strattec-specific software programs","description_format":"text","description_chars":5756,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Car Electronics","Automotive Components"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T23:42:42Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":7,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-07T05:47:08Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/strattec-production-supervisor","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/strattec-production-supervisor.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-07T06:35:32Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":570,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-08T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2933070},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2933070"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fstrattec-production-supervisor"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fstrattec-production-supervisor"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fstrattec-production-supervisor"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/strattec-production-supervisor\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fstrattec-production-supervisor"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3553424}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"strattec.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3553424},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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