Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift
Piston Group · Auburn Hills, MI
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Certification
- Green Belt required
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Piston Group (automotive) in Auburn Hills, MI. A.) (an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered).
- They ask for
- Green Belt required
- Tools it names
- Green Belt
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Michigan: typical posted base $84k–$141k.
Median of the low and high ends of 14 live postings that list pay, out of 35 production supervisor openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 33 other live production postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $84k–$141k, from 14 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 91%
- Lean 50%
- ✓ Union environment 35%
- 5S 29%
- EHS / safety 24%
- Six Sigma 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Green Belt, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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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?
- The posting mentions a Green Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Piston Group in Auburn Hills
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Full description from Piston GroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Educates employees on plant safety
requirements
and ensures all policies and procedures are being followed when working on the plant floor.
- ✓Reviews daily production
requirements
and aligns manpower to run assembly operations safely and in the most efficient manner.
- ✓Ensures all production employees are trained in accordance with and following standard work instructions.
- ✓Manages, motivates, and leads production employees to ensure production
requirements
are met within quality standards and in accordance with customer delivery schedules.
- ✓Conducts shift meetings to review daily activity and to ensure appropriate communications take place between shifts.
- ✓Coaches, counsels, and administers corrective actions to production employees in the enforcement of plant policies, procedures, and plant rules.
- ✓Monitors equipment and progress to schedule attainment and resolves any issues.
- ✓Completes daily safety, production, and quality reports, as required.
- ✓Ensures employees time and attendance are accurate in the system
- ✓Drives continuous improvement initiatives regarding all plant operations.
- ✓Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- ✓Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- ✓Four years of experience as a Production Supervisor or related experience
- ✓Bachelor's degree (B. A.) (an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered)
- ✓Supervisor Certification
- ✓Green Belt Certification
- ✓Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- ✓Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
Training
Requirements
- ✓Piston Automotive Business Overview
- ✓Piston Automotive Manufacturing Processes (plant specific)
- ✓Finance for Managers (Non-Financial)
- ✓Interviewing Skills
- ✓Safety, Quality, and other Plant Performance Metrics
- ✓Teambuilding: Leading through Influence
- ✓Union Relations
- ✓Coaching, Counseling, and Corrective Action
- ✓Presentation Skills
- ✓Managing Diversity
- ✓Problem Solving
Preferred skills/qualifications
- ✓Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- ✓Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- ✓Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- ✓Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- ✓Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- ✓Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- ✓Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
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Overview
The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising plant employees in a manufacturing and assembly environment. This position plans and assigns work, implements policies and procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions. This is the 2nd shift: Monday - Friday 3:30pm-12:30am
Piston Automotive wasn’t just founded to make things. It was founded to make things better. And that begins with building better teams solely dedicated to achieving excellence at every level of execution through a combination of experience, expertise, and a deep seeded passion for what we do. Our assemblies consistently set the standard because our people consistently raise the bar.
Why Piston Automotive?
Competitive Wages, Paid Holidays & Vacation, Medical & Rx Plans, Dental & Vision Plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Life & Disability Coverage, 401K with Company Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Vehicle and Product Discounts