Production Supervisor
MAHLE · Murfreesboro, TN
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at MAHLE (automotive) in Murfreesboro, TN.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, 5S, OEE, Root cause, GD&T, IATF 16949
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Tennessee: typical posted base $73k–$118k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 45 production supervisor openings in Tennessee, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Tennessee plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 41 other live production postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 90%
- ✓ Lean 36%
- ✓ Root cause 29%
- ✓ 5S 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for OEE, GD&T, IATF 16949, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at MAHLE
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 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.
This plant: MAHLE in Murfreesboro
2 other open roles at this site.
- Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing
- Production Manager · Production · Manager
Full description from MAHLEAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
to meet the schedule.
- ✓Work with program management team members in order to meet program timing. This will include the following:
- ✓Confer with management, engineering and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules and other considerations to facilitate the manufacturing process.
- ✓Overtime is a requirement for the position.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or technical field from a four-year college or university preferred but not required.
- ✓Experience in plastic molding & assembly preferred
- ✓Strong analysis, problem solving, process and troubleshooting skills.
- ✓Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles
- ✓Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, including GD&T.
- ✓Dynamic communication / inter-personal skills.
- ✓Highly organized and possess good decision-making skills.
- ✓Must have demonstrable technical presentation skills.
- ✓Superb computer literacy, including MS Office
- ✓Willingness and ability to travel as necessary.
- ✓Working knowledge of QS9000, ISO14001 and TS16949 standards, as applicable to the position.
Our Offering
We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s)
For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here.
#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.
MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of USA which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com
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Your Contribution
The Production Supervisor will focus, through production personnel, by directing and coordinating the daily activities involved in producing products. This position will also provide leadership to employees by setting the example, exercising good communication techniques, supporting company’s policies and programs and treating employees fairly and consistently. Focus on improvement activities by reviewing and analyzing data to determine areas of opportunities.
This role is responsible to
- •Responsible for providing a safe and productive work environment.
- •Explains company policies, business plans and conditions to employees so they are aware of the operating environment.
- •Reviews efficiency, OEE, scrap and profitability reports and implements strategies to maximize results.
- •Investigates deviations in efficiency, scrap, on-time delivery, PPM and other measurable, determines root cause and works with direct reports to implement effective countermeasure.
- •Develop 5S culture and lead to world class status.
- •Ensure that inventory is controlled properly through reporting and scrapping in production workbench.
- •Prepare accurate and timely performance evaluations on employees.
- •Provides employees with guidance, counseling, training and development so the employee can be effective in their position.
- •Studies production schedules and estimates manpower