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Production Supervisor

Brady Corporation

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Location
Milwaukee, WI
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Job overview

The Production Supervisor directs team members across value streams or an operations function, overseeing manufacturing and supporting production on the shop floor. The role maintains Lean and scheduling boards, reviews metrics, monitors quality and performance, and implements continuous improvement projects. It also coordinates production schedules, resources, inventory, and customer requirements while supporting safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cash objectives.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Production Supervision, nice to haveManufacturing, nice to haveMicrosoft Office, nice to haveLean Manufacturing, nice to haveStructured Problem Solving, nice to haveSAP, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveInventory Management, nice to have

Qualifications

Associate Degree or 10 Years Equivalent Supervisory Experience, nice to haveManufacturing Environment Experience, nice to have1+ Year Supervisory Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

What We Need:

  • Responsible for the supervision and coordination of activities with regard to expediting flow of material, parts, and assemblies within or between departments of industrial plant and schedules production operations

  • Oversees and trains a team of production technicians on regular responsibilities as well as proper procedures on handling hazardous waste

  • Analyzes production specifications and Value Stream capacity data, and oversees mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements

  • Responsible for producing quality materials by following ISO practices, eliminate non-value added activity and is held accountable for compliance to specification and conformance to policies and procedures

  • Partners with other Production Supervisors to ensure status of assigned projects, resolve problems affecting production schedules, effective utilization of resources, inventory assets and capital equipment resources

  • Drafts instructions in terms of production planning and control, studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates

  • Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions

  • Plans workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times

  • Schedules sequence of fabrication, assembly, installation, and other manufacturing operations for guidance of production workers

  • Responsible for achieving key performance indicators

  • Collaborates with the other team members in the value stream to understand the critical needs of the internal and external customers that the team is printing, converting and delivering material to and implement necessary improvement as necessary

  • Assumes major responsibility for SQDCC (safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash)

  • Communicates and cultivates a high level of understanding of the markets and products that their team service

  • Facilitates the new product and external customer development process within their team, assigns resources as needed

What You'll Be Doing:

This individual supervises and directs team members in a group of Value Streams or Operations Function. Oversees manufacturing of stock and custom products or the proper execution of tasks to support the operation from a functional area. The Production Supervisor spends a majority of their time at the forefront of production, on the shop floor. Maintains the Lean and Scheduling boards on a daily basis. Review key metrics to ensure customer expectations are met. Maintain quality level and monitor performance of team members. Responsible for manufacturing these products to establish customer specification and cost. Initiates and implements continuous improvement projects relating to machinery and processing methods consistent with Lean Manufacturing principles. These projects include leading or participating in cross team and departmental initiatives.

What You Will Need To Be Successful:

  • Associates degree or 10 years of equivalent supervisory experience

  • Experience working in a manufacturing environment

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

  • Minimum of 1 year Supervisory experience

  • Previous Lean experience

  • Experience with structured problems solving methods (8 step problem solving, A3 or similar)

  • SAP experience

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

  • Inventory Management such as: Cycle Count, Material Movement Transactions and Delivery Routes

About Us: Who we are: Brady Corporation is a global industrial technology leader dedicated to making workplaces safer, more productive, and more connected. Backed by a 110+ year legacy of reliability and innovation, we have entered an exciting era of transformation and growth, powered by more than 10,000 team members serving customers across 40+ countries. Following our acquisition of Honeywell's Productivity Solutions and Services business in August 2026, Brady brings together trusted leadership in safety, materials science, and identification with advanced mobile computing, scanning, and automation. We help organizations make work safer, more productive, and more connected by transforming everyday critical information into actionable intelligence. Our end-to-end platform unites two powerful pillars: Identification Solutions: High-performance labels, safety signs, engineered materials, and rugged industrial printing systems. Intelligent Productivity Solutions: Industry-leading mobile computers, barcode/RFID scanners, specialized software, voice automation, and workflow services. From aerospace, healthcare, and laboratories to manufacturing plants, retail, data centers, and global transportation and logistics hubs, we empower customers to identify, protect, track, and optimize the people, assets, and processes that keep the world running. Why work at Brady:A career at Brady means working for a global company that has thrived for over 100 years, and whose innovative spirit drives our future growth. Brady offers competitive pay and great benefits, supported by a culture that encourages collaboration and innovation. We strive to foster an inclusive workplace where diverse talent can learn, grow, and succeed. And with deeply rooted values, no matter where you work at Brady, you'll feel connected to the community through our charitable contributions and opportunities to give back. Our headquarters are in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but we have more than 70 locations globally, giving our employees the opportunity to work with colleagues around the world.

Our Benefits:

  • Comprehensive insurance coverage starting on your first day of employment, including medical, dental, and vision

  • Generous 401(k) with company match

  • Paid time off and holidays

  • Opportunity to participate in incentive programs for all full-time employees

  • Family planning benefits including paid parental leave, fertility coverage, adoption and surrogacy assistance

  • Education reimbursement opportunities

  • Scholarship program for children of Brady employees

  • A variety of Employee Resource Groups to provide you with unique networking, development, and volunteer opportunities

  • Employee Assistance Program and related wellness programs (mental and behavioral health, family counseling, financial management)

  • Dress-for-your-day dress code

  • Charitable contributions matched through Brady's Matching Gift program

How this job compares

Set against the 1,817 open Production Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Wisconsin median$73–90K/yr32 salary ranges
  • US median$26–30/hr182 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 67 open Production Supervisor jobs in Wisconsin and 1,817 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Production Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,270 postings).
Education
125 of the 1,817 open Production Supervisor jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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