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Production Supervisor

Kelly Services

Sterling Heights, MIJob$39/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$39/hr
Location
Sterling Heights, MI
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Production Supervisor will support plant maintenance and documentation processes, collaborating with OEMs and maintenance teams on equipment records, maintenance systems, and launch readiness. The role supervises hourly employees and drives improvements in safety, quality, and productivity. It also addresses machining concerns, machine availability, repair time, and throughput constraints. The position requires at least five years of relevant experience and a high school diploma or GED.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Preventive MaintenanceGood Manufacturing PracticesLabor SupervisionLean ManufacturingSupervisory ExperienceSix Sigma Green BeltLeadershipInterpersonal SkillsTeam BuildingCommunicationMaintenance PlanningMaintenance ExecutionCorrective ActionProblem Solving8D5WhyLean Tools5SKanbanPoka-YokeValue Stream MappingDMAICDMADVKaizenContinuous ImprovementFMEAPPAPDOEVisual Factory ManagementErgonomic Analysis

Qualifications

5+ Years Relevant ExperienceHigh School Diploma or GEDBachelor's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Production Supervisor – Sterling Heights, MI

Pay Rate: $39/hour

Shift: 06:30 AM to 03:00 PM

Location: Sterling Heights, MI

Position Summary:

Join our dynamic team as a Production Supervisor and play a crucial role in plant maintenance and documentation processes. You will collaborate with OEMs and plant maintenance teams to set up and interface documentation, oversee maintenance operating systems, supervise hourly employees, and drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with OEMs for equipment documentation; interface plant storage with Maximo and EzMaxMobile

  • Assist plant maintenance teams in properly setting up Maximo with new assets

  • Work with OEMs and maintenance teams to identify and document Preventive Maintenance (PMs), visual job plans, and more

  • Create and maintain launch Maintenance Operating System (MOS) status documentation and scorecards

  • Coordinate with plant, OEMs, and PTME to meet MOS timing and deliverables

  • Oversee spare part scrub meetings, verify 1295s, asset attachments, and critical spares

  • Develop Launch MOS Readiness Assessments by line and station

  • Supervise and coordinate daily activities of all hourly employees

  • Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity

  • Resolve machining concerns, increase machine availability, and reduce Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)

  • Identify throughput constraints and implement root cause improvements

Required Skills:

  • Preventive Maintenance

  • Good Manufacturing Practices

  • Labor Supervision

Preferred Skills:

  • Lean Manufacturing

  • Supervisory experience

  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Training

  • Leadership skills

Required Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

  • Demonstrated leadership, outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Preferred Experience:

  • Effective oral and written communication skills

  • Maintenance planning and execution in a manufacturing environment

  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience

  • Corrective action and problem-solving skills (8D, 5Why)

  • Proficiency in Lean Tools: 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, Value Stream Mapping

  • DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology

  • Kaizen and continuous improvement methods

  • FMEA, PPAP, and DOE experience

  • Visual Factory Management

  • Ergonomic analysis expertise

Education Required:

  • High School Diploma or GED

Education Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment\_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,888 open Production Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$39/hr
  • US median$26–30/hr165 hourly ranges

This rate, $39/hr, is 42% above the US median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the top quarter of Production Supervisor hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 78 open Production Supervisor jobs in Michigan and 1,888 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Production Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,281 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 865 of the 1,888 open Production Supervisor jobs (46%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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