Production Supervisor
ZF Group · Gainesville, GA
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at ZF Group (industrial) in Gainesville, GA. Here, you can also revoke or change your consent at any time.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, 5S, Kanban, IATF 16949, CNC
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Georgia: typical posted base $77k–$103k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 19 production supervisor openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Georgia plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 22 other live production postings in Georgia.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $77k–$103k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 100%
- ✓ Lean 30%
- EHS / safety 30%
- Root cause 22%
- OEE 22%
- Machining 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Kanban, IATF 16949, CNC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 2
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- 3
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
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Production Supervisor
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Gainesville, GA, US, 30507
Req ID 90841 | Gainesville 2, United States ZF Gainesville, LLC
Job Description
About the Team
The Production Supervisor is responsible for training and directing hourly employees in a safe productive manner, ensuring quality products are produced, and delivery of product to the customer on time. Maintains planned productivity levels and meets operational and quality targets.
What you can look forward to as Production Supervisor
- •Maintain a safety-first culture by upholding housekeeping standards, enforcing safety policies, reporting injuries, and resolving safety concerns promptly.
- •Monitor production workflow, equipment, personnel, and resources to maintain productivity, quality, and on-time delivery targets.
- •Schedule and assign work, establish priorities, track progress, adjust plans, resolve issues, and report shift production results.
- •Lead, motivate, train, and direct hourly employees to achieve safety, quality, and production goals.
- •Partner with other departments to address material flow, equipment, and process-control issues.
- •Monitor, evaluate, document, and address employee performance, including feedback, attendance, timecards, and annual review processes.
- •Resolve employee relations and personnel issues consistently and fairly while enforcing company policies and procedures.
- •Support compliance with work procedures, housekeeping, total preventative maintenance requirements, escalation processes, and Lean initiatives.
Your Profile as Production Supervisor
- •High School Diploma / GED required. Associate’s degree preferred.
- •2 to 4 years of previous experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably automotive) with 1 to 2 years of supervisor or leadership role.
- •English language competency required.
- •Strong leadership qualities – including coaching, communication, self-directed, process improvement, etc.
- •Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- •Blueprint reading preferred.
- •Working knowledge of CNC and/or assembly operations preferred.
- •Experience with TS16949 & ISO14001 systems, and Lean manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizan, Kanban, Production & Strategic Planning) preferred.
Why you should choose ZF in Gainesville?
- •Annual Incentive Plan
- •Paid Time Off
- •401k Plan
- •Health Care Benefits
- •Paid Holidays
- •A supportive, collaborative team environment
- •A strong diversity culture
- •Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities
Be part of our ZF team as Production Supervisor and apply now!
Diversity commitment
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.
With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.