Production Supervisor

Location: Palatine, IL 60067 Facility: Aimtron Corporation

Department: Operations

Reports To: Operations Manager Shift Timings:1st Shift (07.00 AM – 03.30 PM)

Position Summary: The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operations within Selective Soldering, Robotic Soldering, Wave Soldering, Hand Soldering, Wash, Mechanical Assembly, and Conformal Coating departments in a PCBA contract manufacturing facility. The role focuses on achieving production, quality, equipment reliability, safety, and delivery objectives while fostering employee development and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities: Lead daily manufacturing operations across soldering, mechanical assembly, and conformal coating departments. Maintain an active, hands-on presence on the production floor to support employees, monitor workflow, and address production issues in real time. Ensure production schedules, quality standards, and customer delivery requirements are consistently achieved. Oversee PCB wash and PCBA rework activities, ensuring compliance with quality requirements, IPC standards, and customer specifications. Crosstrain, coach, and manage production employees while supporting workforce development and performance management. Monitor key performance indicators including productivity, yield, labor efficiency, scrap, rework, and equipment uptime. Ensure compliance with IPC standards, customer specifications, work instructions, and company procedures. Troubleshoot equipment and coordinate preventive maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability and minimize downtime. Support NPI activities, process improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives. Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Operations to resolve manufacturing challenges and improve operational performance. Maintain a safe, organized, and compliant manufacturing environment. Coordinate material flow, work-in-process (WIP), and staffing resources to support production schedules and minimize bottlenecks. Review production defects, nonconforming material issues, and customer quality concerns, ensuring timely containment and corrective action implementation.

Qualifications: Electronics manufacturing experience in a PCBA contract manufacturing environment is required for this role. 3+ years of supervisory experience or Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. Experience with through-hole soldering processes, wash, mechanical assembly, and conformal coating operations. Knowledge of IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, and electronics manufacturing best practices. Ability to spend most of the workday on the production floor in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Strong leadership, communication, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Physical & Work Environment Requirements. Regularly stand and walk on the production floor for extended periods. Ability to lift and move materials up to 50 pounds. Work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to soldering equipment, automated machinery, fluxes and chemicals used, and standard PPE requirements.