Job Description:
Do you thrive on leading teams to achieve big goals while building a culture where people feel safe, valued, and empowered?
The Wisconsin Distribution Center of Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, an ITW company, is seeking a Production Supervisor to join our growing operation. In this role, you'll direct and support warehouse employees to drive efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery while fostering an engaged workplace rooted in ITW's culture and values. You'll be hands-on in developing talent, solving problems, and implementing plans that improve performance and reduce costs, while recognizing strong contributions and inspiring your team to grow.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
Safety
Promote an engaged and safe warehouse environment that fosters a safety-first mindset where employees take accountability for themselves and their teammates.
Maintain visibility and approachability on the floor, creating an environment of trust and open communication across the department.
Through employee involvement, the Production Coordinator will lead safety, cost, quality, delivery, and productivity initiatives as well as continue to encourage empowerment and to drive ITW principles as well as 80/20 efforts.
Ensure compliance with all OSHA, DOT, and company safety standards, including safe forklift operation, ergonomic best practices, and incident prevention programs.
People Leadership
Coach and develop warehouse teams to build positive, proactive attitudes and a strong sense of personal accountability for accuracy, safety, and service quality.
Foster daily, open communication with associates and leads to build engagement and empower teams to achieve warehouse KPIs in areas such as order accuracy, pick rates, and dock-to-stock time.
Encourage effective communication across all levels-training employees to resolve conflict fairly and consistently while maintaining a productive, team-oriented culture.
Develop and support Team Leads by setting clear expectations, monitoring performance, and encouraging goal achievement through regular feedback and coaching.
Assist teams in leveraging all available tools and systems (e.g., WMS, TMS, scanners, reporting dashboards) to optimize efficiency and accountability.
Process Improvement
Collaborate with business operations and external suppliers to maintain and enhance warehouse layouts, racking systems, and workflows to maximize throughput and space utilization.
Analyze and improve processes across inbound receiving, inventory management, picking, packing, and outbound shipping to meet evolving customer and business demands.
Identify and implement opportunities for automation, standard work, and 5S organization to drive measurable improvements in accuracy, cost, and service.
Provide regular reports and visibility into performance metrics such as on-time shipments, inventory accuracy, labor productivity, and order cycle time to all team members and leadership.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Drive superior internal and external customer service across all warehouse functions, ensuring that shipments are accurate, on time, and aligned with customer expectations.
Partner with Logistics, Procurement, Customer Service, and Supply Chain Planning to coordinate materials flow, resolve issues, and optimize order fulfillment.
Work closely with Human Resources to address employee relations, staffing needs, and performance development opportunities.
Build a network of cross-functional peers and external partners to benchmark best practices, enhance efficiency, and strengthen ITW's logistics and distribution capabilities.
Maintain key business contacts to identify information, technology, and resources that improve cost efficiency, service reliability, and delivery performance.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE:
Team-Oriented Leader: Proven record as a team player with a positive attitude, personal accountability, and the ability to coach, listen, and resolve conflicts in a timely manner.
Performance Manager: Provide both formal and informal feedback to employees to drive growth.
Developer of People: Encourage diverse ideas, focus on team members' strengths, and facilitate effective communication across shifts.
Culture Builder: Maintain a strong workplace culture while adapting to organizational, workforce, and market changes.
Customer-Focused: Build strong relationships with management, support staff, customers, and suppliers; understand how business functions link together to support the customer (engineering, materials, sales).
Lean Practitioner: Skilled in applying lean manufacturing principles and tools to drive efficiency.
Business Acumen: Strong acumen in financial operations and supply chain leverage. Including, understanding of P&L statements and manufacturing cost drivers.
Continuous Learner: Committed to ongoing education and self-development.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree
3-5 years of experience leading a team, including driving employee engagement and encouraging creativity in a manufacturing setting.
Ability to maintain a strong culture, while evolving with organizational, workforce demographical, and market changes.
Ability to lead and work through others to build credibility and followership.
Business acumen, to include understanding of financial operations and supply chain leverage.
Skilled at performance management; providing formal and informal feedback to employees
Possess the track record of a proven leader and team player, demonstrates positive attitude, takes personal accountability, coaches, listens, and resolves issues/conflicts in timely manner.
Exhibit encouragement of diverse ideas, focus on coaching/developing strengths of team members
Be customer-focused with management, support staff, customers and suppliers; understand how the business functions link together to support the customer (i.e. engineering, materials, and sales)
Strong computer, oral and written communication skills
Company Description ?
Comprised of a market-leading portfolio of best-in-class brands, the businesses of ITW Welding work together to provide premium performance delivered through a breadth of solutions encompassing welding, cutting, consumables, and accessories.? ITW Welding North America represents Miller Electric Welding Equipment, Safety & Accessories, Hobart Filler Metals, and Bernard / Tregaskiss MIG Guns.?
Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, and wholly owned by?Illinois Tool Works (http://www.itw.com/) ?(NYSE: ITW). The company maintains its industry leadership by setting the standard for reliability, quality and responsiveness. Our tagline, "The Power of Blue®," is inspired by the blue color of Miller equipment.?
The?company began with an innovation that responded to customer needs, growing from a one-man operation in 1929, to the world's largest manufacturer of arc welding products. Miller keeps the tradition alive by focusing on its top priority: people.?
Additional Information ?
ITW Welding is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.?
Why ITW Welding?? ?
Here's what we offer to help you build the future you want:?
Generous Retirement Benefits - 401(k) match PLUS an additional retirement contribution to help you plan for the future.?
Paid Time Off - 11 paid holidays, 5 sick days, and vacation time to take time for what matters.?
Company-Paid Insurance - Life, AD&D, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance to give you peace of mind.?
Family-Friendly Benefits - 4 weeks of paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement to support your family journey.?
Education Assistance - tuition reimbursement because we believe in investing in your personal and professional development.?
At ITW Welding, we're not just a place to work - we're a community that empowers you to grow and make a real impact. Join us and build a career that makes a difference!?
ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues' unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
