Position Overview

Symtech Fire is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Shop Supervisor to oversee daily assembly, palletizing, packaging, and warehousing operations. This role is responsible for leading personnel, coordinating workflow, maintaining inventory accuracy, and ensuring products are assembled, packaged, and shipped safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, manufacturing and warehouse experience, and a commitment to quality, safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Assembly Operations

• Supervise daily assembly activities to meet production schedules and customer delivery commitments.

• Ensure products are assembled according to work instructions, engineering drawings, and quality standards.

• Coordinate staffing, workflow, and production priorities to maximize efficiency.

• Resolve production issues and escalate concerns affecting safety, quality, or delivery.

Palletizing, Packaging & Shipping

• Oversee packaging, labeling, palletizing, and shipment staging.

• Ensure compliance with customer packaging requirements and shipping specifications.

• Verify pallet stability, safe material handling, and accurate shipment preparation.

• Monitor packaging supplies and implement improvements to reduce shipping damage and waste.

Warehousing & Inventory Management

• Supervise receiving, storage, inventory control, material movement, and shipping activities.

• Maintain accurate inventory transactions using ERP or warehouse management systems.

• Coordinate material availability to support production schedules.

• Maintain organized storage areas, optimize warehouse space, and enforce FIFO (First-In, First-Out) practices.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, train, coach, and develop employees while promoting accountability and teamwork.

• Manage staffing, scheduling, attendance, and overtime.

• Support cross-training to improve workforce flexibility and operational coverage.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with company quality procedures, safety policies, and applicable OSHA requirements.

• Monitor assembly quality, packaging accuracy, and inventory performance.

• Conduct safety inspections and meetings, ensure proper PPE use, and promote safe forklift and material handling practices.

• Investigate accidents, near misses, and safety concerns and implement corrective actions.

• Collaborate with Quality and Engineering teams to reduce defects and improve processes.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement improvements in productivity, inventory accuracy, workflow, and space utilization.

• Establish standardized work practices and performance metrics.

• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce waste and improve operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or GED required.

• Associate degree or technical training in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing, assembly, warehousing, or distribution.

• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience overseeing assembly operations, inventory control, shipping and receiving, and warehouse personnel.

• Experience using ERP systems and managing inventory transactions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.

• Knowledge of assembly operations, inventory management, warehousing, and material handling.

• Familiarity with forklift operations and warehouse safety requirements.

• Ability to read work instructions, bills of materials, and production documentation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

• Problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.

• Familiarity with cycle counting, inventory control methodologies, and warehouse management systems (WMS).

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.

Compensation & Benefits

• Starting salary of $65,000+, depending on experience.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Health insurance.

• Life insurance.

Position Overview

Symtech Fire is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Shop Supervisor to oversee daily assembly, palletizing, packaging, and warehousing operations. This role is responsible for leading personnel, coordinating workflow, maintaining inventory accuracy, and ensuring products are assembled, packaged, and shipped safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, manufacturing and warehouse experience, and a commitment to quality, safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Assembly Operations

• Supervise daily assembly activities to meet production schedules and customer delivery commitments.
• Ensure products are assembled according to work instructions, engineering drawings, and quality standards.
• Coordinate staffing, workflow, and production priorities to maximize efficiency.
• Resolve production issues and escalate concerns affecting safety, quality, or delivery.

Palletizing & Packaging Operations

• Oversee packaging, labeling, palletizing, and shipment staging.
• Ensure compliance with customer packaging requirements and shipping specifications.
• Verify pallet stability, safe material handling, and accurate shipment preparation.
• Monitor packaging supplies and implement improvements to reduce shipping damage and waste.

Warehousing & Inventory Management

• Supervise receiving, storage, inventory control, material movement, and shipping activities.
• Maintain accurate inventory transactions using ERP or warehouse management systems.
• Coordinate material availability to support production schedules.
• Maintain organized storage areas, optimize warehouse space, and enforce FIFO (First-In, First-Out) practices.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, train, coach, and develop employees while promoting accountability and teamwork.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, attendance, and overtime.
• Support cross-training to improve workforce flexibility and operational coverage.

• Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with company quality procedures, safety policies, and applicable OSHA requirements.
• Monitor assembly quality, packaging accuracy, and inventory performance.
• Conduct safety inspections and meetings, ensure proper PPE use, and promote safe forklift and material handling practices.
• Investigate accidents, near misses, and safety concerns and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Quality and Engineering teams to reduce defects and improve processes.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement improvements in productivity, inventory accuracy, workflow, and space utilization.
• Establish standardized work practices and performance metrics.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce waste and improve operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree or technical training in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing, assembly, warehousing, or distribution.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience overseeing assembly operations, inventory control, shipping and receiving, and warehouse personnel.
• Experience using ERP systems and managing inventory transactions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of assembly operations, inventory management, warehousing, and material handling.
• Familiarity with forklift operations and warehouse safety requirements.
• Ability to read work instructions, bills of materials, and production documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with cycle counting, inventory control methodologies, and warehouse management systems (WMS).
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.