How to hire a production support supervisor

How to hire a production support supervisor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step production support supervisor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a production support supervisor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new production support supervisor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The production support supervisor hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect production support supervisor also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of production support supervisor salaries for various roles:

   Type of Production Support Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
   Production Support Supervisor		$18-51
   Assembly Supervisor	Assembly Supervisors oversee and coordinate employees' work on assembly-lines. The supervisors assign personnel to stations or tasks and prepare their work schedules... Show more	$19-44
   Lead Supervisor	Lead supervisors are responsible for several duties within an organization. They are accountable for overseeing their members and making sure that the work they produce is of good quality... Show more	$12-34

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Production Operations
   • Production Environment
   • GMP
   • Direct Reports
   • Production Equipment
   • Product Quality
   • Safety Compliance
   • Performance Reviews
   • Lean Manufacturing
   • Disciplinary Actions
   • SLA
   • Windows
   • Process Improvement
   • Performance Issues

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage manufacturing department operations to ensure compliance with establish quality specifications, production levels, and FDA regulations.
   • Write custom SQL scripts for reporting and or SPROCs for application support.
   • Keep department and employees prepare at all times for ISO, QBR and other various audits.
   • Extract and format financial reports from the company's mainframe and distribute them to the proper departments on a daily basis.
   • Create PL/SQL procedures for validating and estimating incoming meter data.
   • Plan processes and procedures base on ITIL methodologies to implement industry best practices for a high availability environment.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your production support supervisor job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A production support supervisor salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, production support supervisors' average salary in alaska is 59% less than in south carolina.
   • Seniority. Entry-level production support supervisors earn 65% less than senior-level production support supervisors.
   • Certifications. A production support supervisor with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a production support supervisor's salary.

   Average production support supervisor salary

   $64,317yearly

   $30.92 hourly rate

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   Entry-level production support supervisor salary

   $38,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

4. Writing a production support supervisor job description

   A good production support supervisor job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a production support supervisor job description:

   Production support supervisor job description example

   Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university

   5+ years related experience

   • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
   • Skilled in fostering a collaborative work environment and building meaningful relationships.
   • Ability to read, write and interpret documents.
   • Ability to manage projects and prioritize next steps with diverse peer and senior teams.
   • Problem solving skills with ability to adapt to shifting priorities.
   • Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and as a team.
   • Fluency and experienced in utilizing/directing the following: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Sketchup, Motion Graphics/ Video production. Music Production a plus. Knowledge of music media players for windows.
   • Ability to drive projects with cross-functional teams and align multiple priorities with different teams at a fast pace
   • Loves to keep a pulse on what is happening in NYC as well as globally with an attention to what is happening in the arts and current events.

   Physical Requirements:

   • May involve close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment. Involves use of hands and fingers for typing on keyboard and using a mouse.
   • Position requires prolonged periods of standing/walking around the store and windows/sidewalk.
   • Window installations and de-installations.
   • May involve reaching, crouching, kneeling, stooping, color vision and climbing ladders.
   • Frequently lift/move up to 50lbs.
   • Ability to use a hammer and portable power tools.
   • Visit off site production shops as needed for special projects.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find production support supervisors for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your production support supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit production support supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting production support supervisors requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new production support supervisor

   Once you have selected a candidate for the production support supervisor position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new production support supervisor first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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