Production Supervisor Resume Sample and Example

Resume Objective

Experienced production supervisor with 8 years of leading frontline manufacturing teams in automotive and food processing operations. Seeking a production supervisor role where I can build engaged teams, maintain safety standards, and achieve production targets consistently.

Key Skills to Highlight

• Frontline team supervision and coaching
• Production scheduling and workflow management
• Safety observation and hazard correction
• Labour allocation and absenteeism management
• Quality non-conformance management
• Shift start-up and end-of-shift handover
• Discipline and performance management
• Lean tools (5S, Kanban, standard work)

Sample Work Experience Bullets

• Supervised 20–35 production associates across multiple assembly and packaging lines during afternoon and night shifts.
• Conducted daily shift start-up meetings, communicating targets, safety topics, and priority issues to the team.
• Tracked hourly production output against targets, identifying and escalating downtime causes to maintenance and engineering.
• Administered corrective action and coaching conversations for attendance, safety, and performance issues.
• Championed 5S programme implementation, leading weekly audits and directing housekeeping improvement actions.

Education

Diploma in Manufacturing, Business Management, or related field from an Ontario college; Bachelor's degree is an asset.

Relevant Certifications

• Occupational Health and Safety Training (OHSA Supervisor Responsibilities)
• Six Sigma Green Belt (asset)
• Internal Auditor — ISO 9001/IATF 16949 (asset)