1st Shift Production Supervisor

About the role

McWane Plant and Industrial (MPI), a division of McWane Inc. based in Birmingham, AL, is hiring a 1st Shift Production Supervisor in Calera, AL. The supervisor leads daily manufacturing operations in machining, fabrication, assembly and valve production, directing hourly production staff toward safe, efficient and high-quality output. The role reports to the Director of Operations.

Key responsibilities

• Safety leadership: promote and enforce safety policies, ensure PPE compliance, and lead safety audits, investigations and corrective actions
• Production management: run machining, fabrication, assembly and production teams, meet schedules and reduce downtime, lead time and WIP
• Quality management: ensure products meet engineering specs and standards, partner with Quality and Engineering teams, and support first-article inspections
• People leadership: coach, mentor and develop employees, manage performance and attendance, and build future supervisors
• Continuous improvement: lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives, standard work, setup reduction and process optimization
• Cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Maintenance and Supply Chain

Required profile

• High school diploma or GED; associate's or bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering Technology, Business or a related field preferred
• 5-7 years of manufacturing experience in machining, fabrication, assembly or industrial production
• 2-5 years of frontline supervisory experience with teams of 15-30 people in a high-mix, low-volume, make-to-order environment
• Preferred: valve manufacturing, pipe fabrication, heavy industrial equipment, and large-part machining experience
• Ability to lift 50 pounds, work in noisy and dusty conditions, wear PPE, and work extended hours; 1st shift is 6:30am to 3:00pm M-F

Required skills

• Knowledge of CNC and manual machining, fabrication, assembly and manufacturing processes
• Reading engineering drawings, blueprints, GD&T, routings, bills of material and work instructions
• Understanding of machining tolerances, first-article inspections and rework processes
• Experience with ERP systems (Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle or similar) and Microsoft Office
• Preferred: Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or Kaizen training, and exposure to CNC programming and CAM systems

What we offer

• 9 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and 3 weeks PTO
• 401k and company health insurance plans
• Education assistance, wellness program and EAP