Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift
Carlisle Brake & Friction Inc · Medina, OH
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level production role at Carlisle Brake & Friction Inc (industrial) in Medina, OH. Promote and enforce safe work practices, including PPE, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and plant safety procedures.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Root cause, IATF 16949, PLC
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How this role compares
Against 63 other live production postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $74k–$97k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 94%
- ✓ Lean 33%
- EHS / safety 22%
- Union environment 20%
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Stands out: this posting asks for Root cause, IATF 16949, PLC, Machining, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Carlisle Brake & Friction Inc
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Full description from Carlisle Brake & Friction IncAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
· Lead, coach, and develop production employees to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity goals.
· Plan daily staffing and work assignments based on production requirements, employee capabilities, and equipment availability.
· Promote and enforce safe work practices, including PPE, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and plant safety procedures.
· Monitor production output, downtime, scrap, rework, labor efficiency, and schedule attainment.
· Use data and structured root-cause methods to resolve equipment, process, quality, and workflow issues.
· Drive Lean manufacturing initiatives, including 6S, standard work, visual management, kaizen, waste reduction, and continuous improvement.
· Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Supply Chain, and Human Resources to resolve operational issues.
· Set clear employee expectations and provide timely coaching, recognition, performance feedback, and corrective action.
· Coordinate employee onboarding, training, cross-training, and skills development.
· Ensure accurate production reporting, timekeeping, attendance tracking, and shift handoffs.
· Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and audit-ready production environment.
Qualifications
· Associate degree in manufacturing, operations, engineering, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
· Five or more years of manufacturing experience, including at least three years leading production employees.
· Demonstrated success managing safety, quality, delivery, labor, productivity, and cost performance.
· Experience with Lean manufacturing and structured root-cause problem-solving.
· Strong coaching, communication, conflict-resolution, and performance-management skills.
· Experience using Microsoft Office and manufacturing systems such as ERP, MES, or electronic timekeeping.
· Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment.
· Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, manufacturing, business, or a related field.
· Experience in braking systems, friction materials, machining, molding, assembly, automotive, aerospace, or off-highway manufacturing.
· Knowledge of IATF 16949 or comparable ISO-based quality systems.
· Lean or Six Sigma training or certification.
· Familiarity with automated equipment, PLCs, HMIs, tooling, and preventive maintenance.
Physical and Work Environment
This position works in an active manufacturing environment and regularly requires standing and walking. Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds may be required. Employees may be exposed to moving machinery, airborne particles, manufacturing chemicals, and varying noise levels. Required personal protective equipment must be worn.
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If you are a hands-on manufacturing leader who develops people, drives accountability, and delivers sustainable operational improvements, we encourage you to apply.
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About the Opportunity
Carlisle Brake & Friction is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead manufacturing operations at our Medina, Ohio facility. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for building a strong safety culture, developing employees, achieving production goals, and driving measurable improvements in quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
The ideal candidate is a visible, results-oriented leader who holds people accountable, recognizes strong performance, solves problems at the source, and works effectively across departments.
