Production Supervisor - Valencia, CA

Department: Manufacturing Direct

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Valencia, California

Reporting To: Production Manager

Compensation: $70,000 - $75,000 / year

Description

The Production Supervisor oversees daily production activities, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are met. This role supervises a team of employees, supports cross-functional alignment with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality, and leads continuous improvement initiatives. The supervisor also drives employee development, enforces compliance with company standards, and fosters an engaged, high-performing team environment. The position will be based at Knowles Valencia CA Site.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and manage a team of employees, including performance management and staffing decisions.
• Set clear job expectations and manage individual and team performance against production goals.
• Identify training needs, implement development programs, and maintain skill matrices.
• Foster a culture of accountability, safety, and engagement through strong leadership and coaching.
• Inspire, develop, and retain team members to build a strong talent pipeline.
• Ensure product quality and conformance to specifications through proactive monitoring and auditing.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance on nonconformance investigations and corrective actions.
• Lead Lean initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, scrap reduction, and cost savings.
• Use data to control and improve production processes, reduce waste, and improve throughput.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action plans for production issues.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering and other Supervisors or Managers to align production priorities and resolve technical challenges.
• Provide input on tooling, fixtures, materials, and process improvements.
• Contribute to work instruction development and feedback for new product introduction.
• Track progress toward department KPIs and enterprise goals using Visual Management tools (KPI boards, Tier meetings).
• Conduct daily Tier 1 meetings to communicate priorities and performance updates.
• Establish SMART objectives linked to plant and strategic goals and follow through on execution.
• Other duties as needed.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• BS degree in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or other related discipline, preferred.
• Generally 2+ years progressive experience in Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Operations.
• Experience managing multiple direct reports. 
• Experience with ERP systems required.  Experience with Oracle preferred. 
• Strong working knowledge of MS Suite including Microsoft Excel. 
• Detail oriented and thorough.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and influence cross-functionally. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

Benefits

What’s in it for you on Day 1:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• Prescription Drug Plans
• Basic Life Insurance 
• 401k plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program 
• Flex PTO and Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays

Exciting Onsite Perks: 

• Free coffee available at our cafeteria
• Employee Appreciation Events

 Knowles is committed to providing a competitive and fair total compensation package for all employees.
  
One element in our total compensation package is base pay.  The starting salary for this role is targeted to be between $70,000 and $75,000 per year. 
Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Knowles, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company.  It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range.  We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.
   Equal Opportunity Statement: Knowles Precision Devices prohibits pay discrimination and discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, mar