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Kapco Metal Stamping is the Midwest’s premier contract manufacturer of metal components, trusted by some of the world’s biggest brands to make precision metal parts. Kapco’s constant investment in modern, state-of-the-art equipment and cutting-edge technology sets us apart from other manufacturers in the industry and helps us deliver the highest quality products to their partners.
Alongside our metal stamping, fabrication, welding, and machining capabilities, Kapco has built a lasting reputation for our family culture based upon six core values: Innovation, Attitude, Integrity, Impact, Accountability, and Safety.
Today, Kapco employs over 500 employees across our family of companies, and we are looking to add to our fast-growing team!
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Production Supervisor – Kapco
If you are driven to succeed with a passion for the professional growth and development of others, our employee-focused company may have the right opportunity for you. Kapco Inc. is looking for a Production Supervisor (Stamping) on our 2nd Shift at our Grafton, WI location.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing operations for the assigned shift, ensuring production priorities and customer requirements are met.
- Assign employees and resources based on production schedules, priorities, skills, and workload.
- Communicate scheduling changes, priorities, and production expectations to the manufacturing team.
- Provide hands-on leadership, guidance, and problem-solving support to operators.
- Ensure products are manufactured according to established quality requirements and specifications.
- Monitor production rates, efficiency, downtime, scrap, and overall performance.
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, workflow, quality, and operational effectiveness.
- Support and oversee new product launches and production start-ups.
- Coach and develop employees through regular feedback, training, performance discussions, and career development.
- Manage employee performance matters, including evaluations, recognition, corrective action, and accountability.
What Success Looks Like
A successful Production Supervisor will:
- Build a safe, engaged, accountable, and productive manufacturing team.
- Consistently achieve expectations for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and efficiency.
- Communicate clearly across shifts, departments, and levels of the organization.
- Coach employees effectively and address performance issues promptly and professionally.
- Keep production moving by identifying issues early and driving solutions.
- Support strong housekeeping and an organized manufacturing environment.
- Maintain accurate records and complete responsibilities on time.
- Demonstrate dependability, professionalism, responsiveness, and a team-first attitude.
Skills & Experience Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in a metal stamping, fabrication, or similar manufacturing environment.
- Previous manufacturing leadership, supervisory, or industrial management experience.
- Strong understanding of production processes, quality expectations, safety practices, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, train, and develop production employees.
- Strong communication, organization, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Comfort using production schedules, performance metrics, and operational data to make decisions.
- Technical training or education related to manufacturing, industrial technology, operations, or a related discipline preferred.
About Kapco Metal Stamping
Kapco is known for investing in its people and creating a culture of engagement, and is equally as committed to giving back to the community. As an employee, you can expect a goal-oriented compensation structure, excellent benefits including Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K, Profit Sharing, Vacation, Paid Holidays, an Onsite Wellness Center and Gym Membership. Building on employees’ skill sets and growing them as individuals is a top priority at Kapco. The Kacmarcik Center for Human Performance is focused specifically on delivering an exclusive and proprietary in-house training curriculum, designed to develop employees along their career path.
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