Production Supervisor

About VetPowered:

VetPowered, LLC, named Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year in the United States, is a rapidly growing San Diego-based corporation specializing in manufacturing, welding, fabrication, machinery repair, and customized training under private and U.S. Government contracts. VetPowered employs a highly trained workforce that uses advanced CNC equipment. VetPowered is dedicated to bringing advanced manufacturing back to America.

Key Job Functions:

At VetPowered, the Production Supervisor is responsible for coordinating the daily execution of machining and welding and fabrication work. Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing, this position maintains production priorities, supervises production employees, owns JobBOSS production tracking, and ensures that work is performed safely, accurately, and according to the approved schedule. The Production Supervisor communicates job status, capacity constraints, quality issues, equipment needs, and delivery risks to the Head of Manufacturing so leadership can make timely decisions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Production Scheduling and Daily Execution

• Maintain the daily production schedule for machining and welding and fabrication based on priorities established by the Head of Manufacturing.

• Assign work to production employees and coordinate labor, equipment, materials, tooling, inspection, and space requirements.

• Run daily production meetings and communicate job priorities, due dates, staffing needs, and operational issues.

• Monitor job progress throughout the day and respond to production delays, equipment problems, missing material, tooling issues, and competing priorities.

• Identify jobs that are late or at risk of becoming late and report recovery needs to the Head of Manufacturing.

• Coordinate work between machining, welding and fabrication, quality, programming, purchasing, shipping and receiving, and other supporting functions.

JobBOSS, Travelers, and Production Documentation

• Own the accurate and consistent use of JobBOSS for production tracking and daily shop-floor activity.

• Ensure production employees enter labor hours, completed operations, quantities, and job notes accurately and on time.

• Ensure travelers are created and available before work begins, with required operations, work instructions, inspection points, and shipping requirements.

• Maintain accurate job status information and provide quoted-versus-actual labor reporting to the Head of Manufacturing.

• Confirm that completed production documentation is legible, traceable, and routed to the appropriate department.

• Identify missing or unclear drawings, revisions, specifications, routers, or work instructions and escalate them before production proceeds.

Team Supervision, Training, and Communication

• Provide daily direction, coaching, and technical support to machinists, operators, welders, fabricators, shop hands, and other assigned production personnel.

• Set clear expectations for attendance, punctuality, productivity, documentation, quality, safety, and workplace conduct.

• Train employees on approved production processes, JobBOSS requirements, travelers, work instructions, safety practices, and 6S expectations.

• Monitor employee performance and document attendance, conduct, training, or performance issues for review with the Head of Manufacturing.

• Provide input regarding staffing needs, employee development, performance reviews, and candidates for open production positions.

• Support onboarding and cross-training so production coverage is maintained as workload and staffing needs change.

Safety and Workplace Organization

• Maintain a safe working environment for production personnel, staff, OJT participants, students, visitors, and guests.

• Ensure employees follow company safety policies, equipment requirements, personal protective equipment requirements, and established work practices.

• Maintain a clean and organized 6S-based production environment.

• Report safety hazards, damaged equipment, facility issues, and unsafe practices promptly and support corrective action.

Quality and Delivery Support

• Ensure production employees follow approved drawings, travelers, work instructions, inspection requirements, and Quality Management System procedures.

• Coordinate with Quality to confirm that required incoming, in-process, first article, and final inspections are incorporated into production activity.

• Identify and report nonconforming product, scrap, rework, missing documentation, and recurring production issues.

• Support containment, root cause review, corrective action, and process-improvement activity when requested.

• Do not release product or permit work to continue when required information, inspection, authorization, or documentation is missing.

Performance Monitoring and Escalation

• Track daily production performance, including job status, labor hours, schedule adherence, quoted-versus-actual hours, scrap, rework, and equipment downtime.

• Provide clear production updates and supporting data to the Head of Manufacturing.

• Recommend practical improvements to workflow, setup time, communication, documentation, tooling, training, and use of production resources.

• Escalate customer commitment, pricing, quoting, staffing, quality-system, capital-equipment, and budget decisions to the appropriate department owner or leadership.

• Perform other duties as required in support of the department and company goals.

Qualifications & Work Experience:

To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required.

• Seven or more years of hands-on machining or manufacturing experience, including CNC milling and/or turning.

• Three or more years of experience leading or supervising production employees in a job shop, contract manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or similar environment.

• Hands-on manufacturing knowledge sufficient to understand machine capacity, setup requirements, tooling, workflow, production constraints, and shop-floor priorities.

• Familiarity with welding and fabrication operations is preferred.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, purchase orders, routers, work instructions, and quality requirements.

• Experience with production scheduling, labor tracking, job costing, and quoted-versus-actual reporting.

• Experience with ERP or MRP systems. Experience with JobBOSS, Paperless Parts, ProShop, or UniPoint is preferred.

• Working knowledge of AS9100 or a comparable quality system is preferred.

• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and SharePoint.

• Strong leadership, organization, communication, problem-solving, and follow-through.

• Ability to manage several priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and communicate issues before they affect delivery.

Mission and Values

Contribute to achievement of the Mission and Vision of our organization by:

• Attention to Detail - The ability to accomplish a task while demonstrating a thorough concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small.

• All In - Brings their whole self to work and gives it their all no matter how difficult the job or situation.

• Accountable - Takes personal responsibility for their work, owns mistakes, communicates honestly rather than hiding the truth, and does not blame others or make excuses.

• Adaptable - Easily adjusts to changing circumstances.

• Always Improving - Makes a constant, ongoing effort to improve a product, service, skill set, or the team's way of working.

Important Notes

Position Details: This is a full-time salaried (exempt) position, 40+ hours per week. This position is located onsite with no remote work available.

Schedule: This position is Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Occasional weekends, extended hours, or schedule adjustments may be required to support company goals and production needs.

Pay: The range of pay for this California-based position is $85,000.00-$110,000.00 annually. This reflects base pay only and does not include any opportunity for incentive compensation.

Incentive Compensation: Potential for bonus or incentive compensation after one full year of employment.

Benefits and Perks: VetPowered makes available comprehensive benefits the first of the month following the date of hire. Options include medical coverage with a 50% employer contribution, dental and vision coverage with a 100% employer contribution, a 401(k) program with employer match up to $1,000 per year, eight paid holidays, and paid time off.

Dress Code: Employees must dress appropriately for a manufacturing environment, including closed-toe shoes and required personal protective equipment. This position is provided VetPowered uniforms and laundry service.

Supervisory: This position directly supervises assigned production employees.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to push, move, lift, or otherwise bear 10-30 lbs. Work may include repetitive computer use with a keyboard, mouse, and headset while sitting or standing at an assigned work area.

Work Environment: The employee works in a contract manufacturing facility in an urban industrial neighborhood. The facility includes administrative offices, classrooms, welding areas, and machining areas.

The employee may encounter additional environmental hazards that are chemical, electrical, flammable, or mechanical in nature.