3rd Shift Supervisor Production
Yanfeng · Louisville-Jefferson, KY
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Yanfeng (automotive) in Louisville-Jefferson, KY. In North America, Yanfeng is focused on enhancing the mobility experience through the design, development, and manufacturing of automotive interiors, seating, electronics, and passive safety systems.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- 5S, EHS / safety
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Kentucky: typical posted base $75k–$128k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 43 production supervisor openings in Kentucky, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 49 other live production postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 18+)
Similar roles usually ask 18+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 88%
- ✓ 5S 28%
- Lean 20%
- SPC 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention 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 Yanfeng
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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 did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
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One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Yanfeng in Louisville-Jefferson
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- Industrial Engineer · Industrial
Full description from YanfengAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
throughout the shift to ensure customer
requirements
and plant objectives are met while ensuring HSE and 5S policies and standards are followed.
- ✓Train and monitor employee performance to ensure operator is certified and operator training matrix is updated and meeting departmental targets.
- ✓Compile KPI data and populate end of shift report. Distribute to manager and appropriate operations and support personnel.
- ✓Ensure job training and daily job rotations are in place and enforced.
- ✓Ensure compliance of the UAW contract, team member handbook, safety guidelines, all rules, programs and procedures that pertain to production team members.
- ✓Monitor quality of product throughout the production process.
- ✓Participates in Team Leader meetings and Quality initiatives.
- ✓Daily review of process and people to identify and implement CI opportunities.
- ✓Quality System: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
- ✓Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
- ✓Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
- ✓Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
- ✓Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
- ✓Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
- ✓Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
- ✓Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).
Required Qualifications
- ✓3-5 Minimum Years of Experience with Production.
- ✓1-3 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
- ✓2-3 years of previous experience supervising and leading a team of direct reports.
- ✓Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
- ✓Computer literacy.
- ✓Excellent oral communication skills
- ✓Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
Thank you for your interest in Yanfeng. As one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, we are creating the future of mobility as a collaborative, global team. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, as well as a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we are a company with an established history and a bright future.
In North America, Yanfeng is focused on enhancing the mobility experience through the design, development, and manufacturing of automotive interiors, seating, electronics, and passive safety systems. Founded in Shanghai in 1936, Yanfeng’s history of innovation and craftsmanship have since expanded the business globally. Currently, Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 55,000 employees worldwide.
Become a part of something more. Join our team as we grow and create the future of mobility, together.
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- •Plan and schedule personnel in cooperation with the Production Manager (i.e. vacation, temporary workers, overtime work).
- •Provide production expectations and quality feedback to team members in daily start up meeting.
- •Monitor daily established production
