1st Shift Production Supervisor

Position: Production Shift Supervisor

Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better. Join the team and become part of our family!

Founded in 1936, Charter Wire has grown into a leading supplier and manufacturer of Engineered Shaped Wire, Cold Finished Bar, and Cold-Headed and Stamped Components to various industries including Automotive, Agriculture, Construction, Consumer, Industrial, and Oil & Gas.

As a 1st Shift Production Supervisor at our 81st Street facility in Milwaukee, you will manage employees and operations to ensure a quality product is produced and delivered to the customer in a safe and efficient manner.

What you’ll do:

• Be accountable for plant productivity and achieving annual production goals including quality and waste/scrap minimization.
• Supervise production employees in a manner that respects individuals and teams with an emphasis on personal growth.
• Promote responsibility, high expectations and open communications with the production employees, production management, and support employees.
• Foster a culture of trust, teamwork, safety, and Continuous Improvement.

What you’ll need to have:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 5+ years of experience in a related industry, or a combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proven verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of personal accountability.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office software products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Other things we’d like to see:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Metallurgy or related degree.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experienced in application of Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Trained in Continuous Improvement, Green or Black Belt Certification in Six Sigma discipline, and Lean methodologies.