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Production Supervisor

Fortune Brands Innovations · New London, NC

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Production
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor production role at Fortune Brands Innovations (industrial) in New London, NC. Develop, guide, and engage manufacturing associates to ensure they have the proper training and support to utilize all equipment and tools.

They ask for
3+ years

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026

Production Supervisor roles in North Carolina: typical posted base $77k–$103k.

Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 39 production supervisor openings in North Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 39 other live production postings in North Carolina.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $77k–$103k, from 7 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 95%
  • Lean 35%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Promotion path mentionedLifts up to 45 lbs

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This plant: Fortune Brands Innovations in New London

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What you will be doing

  • ◆Supervise the activities and associates engaged in the manufacturing of products within their assigned department and shift.
  • ◆Assure key operating metrics are achieved by focusing on safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost, and creating a culture of continuous improvement.
  • ◆Create, maintain, and audit Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and processes.
  • ◆Collaborate with associates, leaders, EH&S, and HR to interpret, apply, and consistently enforce all company policies, programs, regulations, and safety rules.
  • ◆Maintain accurate time and attendance records for manufacturing associates.
  • ◆Promote clean, safe work areas throughout the plant by continuously checking for and resolving hazardous conditions.
  • ◆Identify, support, and guide production associates in continuous improvement activities/initiatives.
  • ◆Develop, guide, and engage manufacturing associates to ensure they have the proper training and support to utilize all equipment and tools.
  • ◆Foster an environment with challenging work, regular coaching, and feedback to manufacturing associates to support and enhance our positive associate relations (PAR) culture.
  • ◆High School Diploma or GED.
  • ◆1-3 years of manufacturing supervisory experience.
  • ◆Strong understanding of how to balance the focus on continuous improvement & quality with safety, health, and environmental business

requirements

in a manufacturing environment.

  • ✓Strong analytical, problem-solving, delegation, and conflict-resolution skills.
  • ✓Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • ✓Ability to work 12-hour shifts in a continuous manufacturing operation.

Physical

Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.

The employee must possess manual agility and the ability to maintain a constant quick pace is required .

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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As a Production Supervisor for our Fiberon brand , you will be responsible for the management and supervision of your team, motivating and recognizing them to produce our quality cladding and decking products with our customer in mind. You will make sure our production goals are met while focusing on safety, and quality, and creating a culture of continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have a background in manufacturing and have a minimum of 3+ years’ experience in supervision by guiding, teaching, coaching, and mentoring a team of production associates.

This position is in our New London, NC plant and is a night shift position working 6PM -7:30AM on a 2-2-3 shift, meaning you will work 2 days, off 2 days, work 3 days, and off every other weekend.

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