Manufacturing · Operations & Plant Management · Production Supervisor

Retained Recruitment for Production Supervisors

Production Supervisors lead hourly production employees — managing daily output, quality, safety, and attendance across their assigned area or shift. Found through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–40 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $55,000 – $85,000
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What Does a Production Supervisor Do?

Directing hourly production employees across a shift or production area, managing attendance and shift coverage, monitoring production output and quality metrics, conducting employee coaching and performance conversations, supporting safety compliance and incident investigation, and escalating equipment and quality issues.

What We Screen For

3–7 years of manufacturing experience with at least 1 year in a supervisory or lead role, demonstrated ability to manage and motivate hourly production staff, familiarity with production scheduling and reporting systems, and genuine production floor presence. Lean manufacturing familiarity is valued.

💡 Hiring Insight

Production supervisors who have managed in a multi-shift, high-turnover environment — and achieved meaningfully better retention than their predecessor — demonstrate the people management capability that actually moves the needle in production operations.

Typical Compensation
$55,000 – $85,000
Multi-shift supervisors and those managing complex, high-volume or regulated production environments command the top of this range.
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Retained recruitment delivers a pre-screened shortlist within 21–40 days. Start with a free 25-minute consultation.

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Common Questions

Recruiting a Production Supervisor — FAQ

Most Production Supervisor searches are completed within 21–40 business days. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement and weekly progress updates throughout.
3–7 years of manufacturing experience with at least 1 year in a supervisory or lead role, demonstrated ability to manage and motivate hourly production staff, familiarity with production scheduling and reporting systems, and genuine production floor presence. Lean manufacturing familiarity is valued.
Production supervisors who have managed in a multi-shift, high-turnover environment — and achieved meaningfully better retention than their predecessor — demonstrate the people management capability that actually moves the needle in production operations. A retained search means one dedicated recruiter works exclusively on your role — passive outreach, credential screening, and a curated shortlist.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional departs or is released within 90 days for covered reasons, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation typically ranges from $55,000 – $85,000. Multi-shift supervisors and those managing complex, high-volume or regulated production environments command the top of this range. Every retained search includes real-time compensation benchmarking.
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