Production Supervisor
Industrial Control Panel Manufacturing
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Employment: Full-Time | On-Site
Pay: $30.00-35.00/hour
Experience: 5+ years
ABOUT THE ROLE
ElectroMechanical Control Systems, Inc. is looking for a Production Supervisor to provide frontline leadership for our growing industrial control panel manufacturing operation. Reporting to the Vice President of Manufacturing, this role turns company priorities into clear employee assignments, a reliable detailed production schedule, prepared jobs, visible progress, and consistent day-to-day shop-floor standards.
This is a hands-on frontline leadership role with real daily operating authority. It is not a desk-only management position, but the primary responsibility is supervising and coordinating production - not filling a permanent panel-builder assignment.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
· Direct daily work assignments for Project Leads, Panel Builders, Wiremen, Production Assistants, and other assigned production employees.
· Maintain and adjust the detailed production schedule based on due dates, job readiness, employee skill, capacity, and changing shop conditions.
· Verify jobs are ready before work begins, including current drawings, work orders, material requirements, travelers, tools, floor space, and qualified labor.
· Monitor work throughout the day, resolve routine production issues, and move employees to productive work when jobs become blocked.
· Provide clear employee direction, routine coaching, and consistent expectations for workmanship, productivity, attendance, documentation, safety, and housekeeping.
· Coordinate training and skill development.
· Maintain accurate production status, labor, work-order, traveler, and scheduling information.
· Identify material shortages, quality concerns, schedule risks, and other problems early and escalate them through the correct process.
· Own daily shop-floor organization, WIP control, job-cart organization, housekeeping, and 5S execution.
· Coordinate closely with the VP of Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and Purchasing while respecting established roles and authority.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Required
· 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, skilled trades, production, or a related environment.
· Demonstrated experience coordinating daily work, assigning tasks, leading employees, or supervising production workflow.
· Strong organization across multiple jobs, changing priorities, and employees with different skill levels.
· Ability to work with technical drawings, work orders, BOMs, travelers, or similar production documents.
· Clear, respectful communication, sound judgment, and the ability to coach employees professionally.
· Comfort with basic computer, scheduling, labor-tracking, and ERP tools.
· Strong commitment to safety, quality, accountability, and disciplined production processes.
Preferred - Not Required
· Industrial control panel, electrical assembly, wiring, or electrical drawing experience.
· Custom, job-shop, engineer-to-order, or high-mix manufacturing experience.
· ERP/MRP, production scheduling, job traveler, or labor-tracking experience.
· Familiarity with 5S, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or structured problem solving.
· Experience coordinating employee training or maintaining skill qualifications.
· Experience viewing, navigating, or marking up digital technical drawings using AutoCAD or similar software.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
· Full-time, hourly nonexempt, and on-site at the Lynchburg production facility.
· Regular production-floor presence is required.
· May temporarily assist with production work or other shop activities when operationally necessary, while maintaining supervision, scheduling, employee direction, and production visibility.
· Overtime may be required based on production needs.
WHY JOIN EMCS
You will have a clearly defined frontline leadership role with real daily operating authority, direct access to the VP of Manufacturing, and the opportunity to help strengthen production systems as the company grows. We value craftsmanship, accountability, practical problem solving, and respectful leadership.
Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
