Entry Level Production Supervisor Jobs
New grad production supervisor jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong internship or hands-on coursework can carry more weight than a lengthy resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, and Chemicals & Materials, with employers like Atkore, Pilgrim's, and Georgia-Pacific hiring at this level now.
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Top stateTexas
Top employerAtkore
Top cityHouston, TX
Work type94% On-site
Top industryFood
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Tenneco
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Production Supervisor
Tenneco·Napoleon, Ohio
Job functions:
2+ yrs exp.
High school diploma or GED
Full Time
10,000+ employees
Job Description
At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.
With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.
How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.
Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.
Want to learn more about who we are? Check out our website to discover the Tenneco Way
Job Description – Production Supervisor
ABOUT TENNECO
At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values–radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win–or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.
How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.
Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.
Want to learn more about who we are? Check out our website to discover the Tenneco Way.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising hourly direct and indirect labor employees and all manufacturing activities within assigned areas and for utilizing available resources in the most efficient and economical manner consistent with standard work procedures, work instructions, quality standards, and safety parameters. This position will report directly to Napoleon Operations Manager.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Facilitate continuous improvement by leading the attainment of shop-floor Business Operating System (BOS) metrics to support the plant’s annual goals
- Promote and enforce environmental, health, and safety regulations and maintain a clean, orderly, and organized floor in compliance with – and in support of – our 5-S Process for the specific purpose of reducing on-the-job injuries and the Total Event Rate (TER)
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise the activities of assigned personnel to efficiently and productively meet production schedules and to hold employees accountable for their performance
- Utilize available resources to meet customers’ needs and established quality standards
- Administer and enforce Company policies and plant rules and issue discipline as appropriate, in conjunction and coordination with the Human Resources Manager
- Ensure effective employee/labor relations in a union environment, treating our people with dignity and respect and handling first-step grievances through appropriate answers in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Continuously monitor equipment and coordinate operational issues with Maintenance to ensure optimal machine up-time and minimal downtime
- Remain constantly vigilant for TVM opportunities and cost-reduction ideas and implement such actions that are deemed worthwhile in a timely manner
- Participate in all applicable elements of the ISO 14001 and TS 16949 standards to ensure the plant is continuously prepared for internal and external audits
- Coordinate production schedules with Production Planning to ensure 100% on-time deliveries to our customer base
- Administer labor cards daily
- Immediately report workplace illnesses and injuries to Human Resources
- Understand roles and responsibilities during an emergency and be able to take control of the situation to protect property, personnel, and equipment.
- Work across boundaries to improve business, empower people to grow and achieve, and promote collaboration and teamwork across organizational lines
- Anticipate and take proactive action to meet customer needs, continually seeking ways to increase customer satisfaction
- Work effectively under stressful conditions, adjust to multiple and conflicting demands, demonstrate resilience under ambiguous and changing circumstances, modify behavior and properly plan to attain goals
- Communicate clearly and effectively even when relating complex information, tailor the message to the audience, promote a free flow of information through the organization, listen actively
- Gather relevant information systematically, consider a broad range of issues or factors, grasp complexities and perceive relationships among problems or issues, use accurate logic in analyses
- Maintain current knowledge of the profession, functional area, and industry, access and use other resources when appropriate, utilize cross-disciplinary knowledge in evaluating issues/problems
EDUCATION:
- High school diploma or GED; college degree preferred
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- 2-5 years experience in manufacturing supervision or related activity
- Sound communications skills
- Strong interpersonal abilities
- Ability to efficiently use computer software, including Word, Excel, Access, and Lotus Notes
- Flexibility and willingness to work any shift and/or split shifts
We don’t want average. We want exceptional. We want someone who’s hungry to build, unafraid to challenge, and bold enough to lead with empathy, speed, and precision. Sound like you? Let us know.
Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities
Tenneco
Production Supervisor
Napoleon, Ohio
New 12h ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
2+ yrs exp.
High school diploma or GED
Full Time
Job Description
At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.
With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.
How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.
Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.
Want to learn more about who we are? Check out our website to discover the Tenneco Way
Job Description – Production Supervisor
ABOUT TENNECO
At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values–radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win–or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.
How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.
Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.
Want to learn more about who we are? Check out our website to discover the Tenneco Way.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising hourly direct and indirect labor employees and all manufacturing activities within assigned areas and for utilizing available resources in the most efficient and economical manner consistent with standard work procedures, work instructions, quality standards, and safety parameters. This position will report directly to Napoleon Operations Manager.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Facilitate continuous improvement by leading the attainment of shop-floor Business Operating System (BOS) metrics to support the plant’s annual goals
- Promote and enforce environmental, health, and safety regulations and maintain a clean, orderly, and organized floor in compliance with – and in support of – our 5-S Process for the specific purpose of reducing on-the-job injuries and the Total Event Rate (TER)
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise the activities of assigned personnel to efficiently and productively meet production schedules and to hold employees accountable for their performance
- Utilize available resources to meet customers’ needs and established quality standards
- Administer and enforce Company policies and plant rules and issue discipline as appropriate, in conjunction and coordination with the Human Resources Manager
- Ensure effective employee/labor relations in a union environment, treating our people with dignity and respect and handling first-step grievances through appropriate answers in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Continuously monitor equipment and coordinate operational issues with Maintenance to ensure optimal machine up-time and minimal downtime
- Remain constantly vigilant for TVM opportunities and cost-reduction ideas and implement such actions that are deemed worthwhile in a timely manner
- Participate in all applicable elements of the ISO 14001 and TS 16949 standards to ensure the plant is continuously prepared for internal and external audits
- Coordinate production schedules with Production Planning to ensure 100% on-time deliveries to our customer base
- Administer labor cards daily
- Immediately report workplace illnesses and injuries to Human Resources
- Understand roles and responsibilities during an emergency and be able to take control of the situation to protect property, personnel, and equipment.
- Work across boundaries to improve business, empower people to grow and achieve, and promote collaboration and teamwork across organizational lines
- Anticipate and take proactive action to meet customer needs, continually seeking ways to increase customer satisfaction
- Work effectively under stressful conditions, adjust to multiple and conflicting demands, demonstrate resilience under ambiguous and changing circumstances, modify behavior and properly plan to attain goals
- Communicate clearly and effectively even when relating complex information, tailor the message to the audience, promote a free flow of information through the organization, listen actively
- Gather relevant information systematically, consider a broad range of issues or factors, grasp complexities and perceive relationships among problems or issues, use accurate logic in analyses
- Maintain current knowledge of the profession, functional area, and industry, access and use other resources when appropriate, utilize cross-disciplinary knowledge in evaluating issues/problems
EDUCATION:
- High school diploma or GED; college degree preferred
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- 2-5 years experience in manufacturing supervision or related activity
- Sound communications skills
- Strong interpersonal abilities
- Ability to efficiently use computer software, including Word, Excel, Access, and Lotus Notes
- Flexibility and willingness to work any shift and/or split shifts
We don’t want average. We want exceptional. We want someone who’s hungry to build, unafraid to challenge, and bold enough to lead with empathy, speed, and precision. Sound like you? Let us know.
Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities
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Entry Level Production Supervisor Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level production supervisor job?
Employers hiring at the entry level look for candidates who can demonstrate hands-on experience from internships, co-ops, or coursework in manufacturing, operations, or industrial technology. Familiarity with production scheduling, quality control basics, and team coordination gives candidates a real edge. A degree in operations management, industrial engineering, or a related field is common, but demonstrated floor experience can be equally persuasive to hiring managers.
Which companies hire entry level production supervisors?
Companies hiring entry level production supervisors right now include Atkore, Pilgrim's, and Georgia-Pacific, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Both large manufacturers and mid-size regional facilities tend to recruit at this level, often targeting new graduates who can grow into senior roles within the organization.
Are there remote entry level production supervisor jobs?
Yes, though most production supervisor roles are on-site by nature. About 6% of entry level production supervisor openings are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, and these tend to involve coordination, scheduling, or quality-documentation functions rather than direct floor supervision. On-site roles remain the majority for candidates starting out in this field.
Are these new grad production supervisor jobs?
Yes, many of these openings are new grad and junior roles that explicitly welcome recent graduates and candidates with little or no prior supervisory experience. A new-grad-friendly posting typically lists zero to two years of experience as acceptable, counts internships or co-op placements toward that requirement, and may accept a strong academic project or portfolio in place of direct work history.
Which industries hire the most entry level production supervisors?
Entry Level production supervisor roles concentrate in Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, and Chemicals & Materials, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors maintain high production volumes and structured training programs, making them well-suited for junior candidates who are building foundational supervisory skills early in their careers.