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Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Job Reference: 30243
Sean Britton
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Sean Britton
emailsean@topsjobs.com
phone412-701-9007
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SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Direct Hire Opportunity! Full-time employee from day 1!

Position: Production Supervisor 
Pay: $75,000—Salary 
Schedule: Monday—Friday (6am—2:30pm)
Location: Leetsdale, PA 

Join a dynamic manufacturing team as a Production Supervisor in a fast-paced plant environment where your leadership directly influences operational success. This full-time, direct hire opportunity offers a chance to lead daily production activities, foster a positive team culture, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. If you’re a hands-on leader with a passion for manufacturing excellence, this role is your platform to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career.

The ideal candidate is a strong floor leader who can communicate effectively across departments, remove roadblocks, support lean manufacturing initiatives, and maintain a positive, accountable production culture.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Supervise, train, motivate, and evaluate production employees and team leads.

  • Assign employees to jobs based on production needs, skill level, and workflow priorities.

  • Conduct daily floor meetings to communicate goals, priorities, safety expectations, and production updates.

  • Monitor the production schedule and ensure parts, assemblies, materials, and labor are aligned to support on-time delivery.

  • Work closely with materials, operations, engineering, customer service, production planning, warehouse, receiving, shipping, and inspection teams to resolve production issues.

  • Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to improve work instructions, assembly processes, workflow, equipment usage, 5S practices, and Kaizen initiatives.

  • Identify opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency, and support lean manufacturing improvements.

  • Help develop and justify equipment needs, facility improvements, and shop-related capital budget items.

  • Plan and schedule work to meet department deadlines, quality standards, and production goals.

  • Manage employee schedules, including overtime planning, to ensure proper labor coverage.

  • Track production efficiency and take corrective action when performance targets are not being met.

  • Support routing creation for large system builds and related production work.

  • Coordinate expedited orders, finished goods movement, special packaging needs, and customer routing instructions.

  • Manage production floor consumables and ensure necessary supplies are ordered and available.

  • Troubleshoot quantity discrepancies, assembly issues, goods movement errors, and production delays.

  • Complete annual performance reviews for direct reports.

  • Maintain discipline and recommend corrective action when necessary.

  • Support environmental compliance efforts, including proper handling and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste in accordance with applicable regulations.

  • Maintain confidentiality when working with proprietary company information.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business management, industrial management, or a related field preferred.

  • Minimum of three years of supervisory experience preferred.

  • Experience leading production employees in a manufacturing environment.

  • Knowledge of 5S and lean manufacturing principles required.

  • SAP experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

  • Fluid power industry experience is a plus.

  • Forklift certification preferred, including experience with Raymond upright equipment.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong hands-on leadership ability with a positive, team-focused approach.

  • Ability to lead, coach, and hold employees accountable in a production environment.

  • Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization.

  • Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, diagrams, and work-related documentation.

  • Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, and production-related updates.

  • Comfortable presenting information in one-on-one and small group settings.

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

  • Ability to calculate rates, ratios, percentages, and interpret basic production data and graphs.

  • Strong troubleshooting, organization, and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Travel:

  • Occasional travel, including overnight stays, may be required as business needs dictate.

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29th Sep 2026
Welding
MIG Welder: 4-Day Workweek: Multiple Shifts Open!

Looking for a steady, full-time Welding opportunity? TOPS Staffing is recruiting skilled MIG Welders for a prominent metal fabrication facility in Ambridge, PA.

Join a dynamic team that specializes in producing complex welded assemblies and heavy-duty steel components for major industries including material handling, cranes, aerial lifts, power generation, and transportation. Enjoy consistent work, excellent benefits, and a supportive environment where your craftsmanship is valued.

Position: MIG Welder l
Location: Ambridge, PA
Pay: $23.00–$26.00 per hour
Second-Shift Differential: Additional $4.00 per hour
Employment Type: Direct Hire: Full-time Employee on Day 1!
Available Shifts: 4-Day work week on all shifts!

  • 1st Shift: Monday–Thursday, (5:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.)
  • 2nd Shift: Monday–Thursday, (3:30 p.m.–2:00 a.m.)–(Additional $4.00 per hour Shift Differential)

What You’ll Do:
As a MIG Welder, you’ll be responsible for fitting, fabricating, joining, and repairing steel components used in large, industrial welded assemblies. Your expertise will ensure the production of structurally sound, high-quality welds in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. You'll follow blueprints and welding specifications, prepare materials, set up equipment, and sometimes assist with robotic welders—ensuring safety and precision at every step.

Required Skills:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Proficiency with measuring tools (tape measures, calipers, micrometers)
  • Ability to interpret blueprints and welding symbols
  • Experience setting up and operating MIG welding equipment
  • Ability to operate forklifts and overhead cranes (certifications preferred)
  • Strong attention to detail and quality standards
  • Ability to pass and maintain MIG welding certification
  • Basic problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively in English

Nice to Have Skills:

  • Previous vocational training or apprenticeship experience in welding or fabrication
  • Experience working with robotic welding equipment
  • Knowledge of manufacturing safety procedures

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Prior MIG welding, fabrication, or related vocational training
  • Experience in industrial manufacturing environments

Other Requirements:

  • Ability to stand, walk, and lift materials consistently throughout the shift
  • Ability to lift 25–50 pounds repeatedly and work in an industrial environment with varying temperatures and loud machinery
  • Bring your own weld hood and steel-toe boots for the weld test and interview process

Work Environment:
This position operates in an industrial metal-fabrication facility. Employees may be exposed to:

  • Changing indoor and outdoor temperatures.
  • Loud machinery, welding equipment, and vibration.
  • Moving mechanical equipment and electrical hazards.
  • High temperatures, sparks, and hot metal.
  • Welding fumes, odors, dust, mist, gases, and areas with limited ventilation.
  • Chemicals, oils, cutting fluids, and other substances that may contact the skin or become airborne.

Outstanding Benefits:

  • Uniforms provided 
  • Lunch/Break room with real food vending machines
  • Equipment vending machines throughout the facility with tools and PPE (Free)
  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid holidays
  • Long-term career stability
  • Unique PTO program where unused vacation carries over year after year, allowing employees to build significant paid time off over their career
  • Supportive management team that values preventative maintenance instead of simply reacting to breakdowns
  • Medical coverage for preventive care is 100% covered- $0 deductible
  • Medical yearly deductible for a single employee-$750
  • Medical yearly deductible for employee + family- $1,500
  • Basic Life Insurance and AD&D--100% employer paid (coverage amount is 2x your base salary)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability Coverage--100% employer paid


If you’re an experienced MIG welder with strong fabrication skills looking for a company that values quality craftsmanship, provides excellent equipment, and offers outstanding long-term benefits, apply today through TOPS Staffing! Interviews are being scheduled immediately!

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Ambridge, Pennsylvania, United States
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