Manufacturing Supervisor

Kennametal

Production Supervisor overseeing plant production activities at Kennametal. Ensuring compliance with global standards and coordinating production worker activities for efficiency and quality.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRogers • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in production planning, scheduling, and compliance with global standards, while effectively managing resources and ensuring quality and safety protocols. Proven ability to lead and develop teams, optimize production processes, and implement lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Production PlanningLean / Six Sigma CertificationsEHS ComplianceSAP KnowledgeTeam Development

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Hard Skills

Production ProcessesMachinery KnowledgeQuality StandardsSchedulingCost ReductionISO AuditsCarbide Tool Manufacturing

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationTeam LeadershipProblem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

Lean CertificationSix Sigma Certification

Industry Keywords

ManufacturingEngineering IndustriesProduction ActivitiesQuality AssuranceEHS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plans and supervising the overall production activities of a plant ensuring compliance to global standards.
Responsible for coordinating and supervising the activities of production workers to ensure efficient and timely production while maintaining quality standards and safety protocols.
Monitors daily operations to identify and resolve problem areas relating to staffing, scheduling, tooling, EHS, quality and production line arrangement.
Supervise functional or operational area that directly supports the execution of tactical objectives.
Supervise and coordinate the activities of production workers on the manufacturing floor.
Plan and organize production schedules to meet customer demand and production targets.
Supervise production processes to ensure products meet quality standards and specifications.
Allocate resources effectively, including manpower, materials, and equipment, to optimize production output.
Training and development, EHS compliance.
Liaise with other departments, such as engineering, maintenance, and quality assurance, to coordinate production activities and resolve operational issues.
Responsible to assure customer satisfaction needs are meet - lead time, on-time delivery, quality of product.
Responsible to assure proper manpower levels are in place to support demand.
In charge of people satisfaction and development.
Responsible for reducing costs through lean and 6 Sigma programs.
Responsible for all the departmental audits like ISO, QMS etc.
Responsible for team development, shopfloor workmen discipline and getting timely approvals from the management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10 – 13 years of relevant work experience
BE in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering
Lean / 6 Sigma certifications
In-depth knowledge on production processes, machinery, and equipment used in manufacturing.
Effective communication with shopfloor employees and cross functional departments to coordinate production activities.
5 years of experience in engineering industries is preferred.
Knowledge on carbide tool manufacturing process.
Knowledge on production planning and scheduling.
Knowledge on SAP.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities