Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Production Supervisor!
This role will be based in our plant in Lynchburg, Virginia and report to the Production Manager.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!
Job Summary
As the Production Supervisor, you will lead night shift manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and cost objectives while supporting employee development and continuous improvement initiatives.
This position will be on Night Shift from 6:45 PM to 7:00 AM on a Continental schedule.
Principal Responsibilities
- Supervise daily production activities to ensure safety, quality, efficiency, and output targets are achieved
- Execute production schedules by optimizing labor resources, equipment utilization, and workflow
- Lead shift transition meetings and communicate priorities, performance expectations, and operational updates
- Monitor production metrics, identify performance gaps, and implement corrective actions to resolve issues and improve results
- Troubleshoot operational challenges and coordinate with Maintenance, Process Management, and other support teams to minimize downtime
- Analyze production reports, including output, scrap, downtime, and labor performance, to support data-driven decision-making
- Manage departmental resources, materials, and expenditures while supporting budget and cost-control initiatives
- Maintain compliance with quality standards, ISO requirements, and operational procedures, ensuring accurate documentation and audit readiness
- Coach, mentor, and develop production employees through performance management, training, and cross-functional skill development
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and training activities to build a capable and engaged workforce
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
- Champion health, safety, and environmental programs by ensuring compliance with company policies, supporting incident investigations, and promoting safe work practices
- Lead 5S, standard work, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing safety, quality, productivity, and sustainability
Qualifications & Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 3+ years' experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment, with at least 1 year in a supervisory/lead capacity
- Lean manufacturing experience is strongly preferred
- Knowledge of Injection Molding including process, raw materials, tooling, and equipment is a huge asset
- Excellent leadership/coaching, written & verbal communication, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
- A solid understanding of computers including Microsoft Office applications
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com