Production Supervisor

Supervise and manage all functions involved in the production of Team Wendy Ceradyne products in a safe and cost-effective manner. Responsible for direct supervision of production on personnel across 2-shifts (7-days), training, safety performance, product quality, productivity, employee communications, employee morale and development.  

 

• Meet Plant goals in safety, quality, compliance, service, productivity, and employee morale. 
• Ensure a safe working environment through formal inspections, correcting unsafe behaviors, leading safety discussions, and utilizing proper work methods, procedures, and equipment.
• Drive quality adherence to specifications and procedures and participate in quality improvements on the floor.
• Determine daily production priorities from master delivery schedule and allocate work assignments (schedule) in coordination with shift leads.  
• Report on daily production outputs for managed shifts.
• Provides necessary feedback and utilize corrective action to resolve conflict and maintain business standards using accepted Human Resource principles.
• Manages training of employees on all aspects of the manufacturing processes and operations. 
• Utilizes available resources to resolve process, maintenance, equipment and/or related technical problems in coordination with other departments such as Engineering, Quality, and Facilities/Maintenance.
• Schedules changeovers to achieve maximum efficiency. 
• Analyzes and interprets statistical process data charts to identify trends and determine improvement plans. 
• Must have ability to perform initial troubleshooting of quality issues including visual and physical inspections of products and tooling.
• Manages workmanship program for Production Operations for specific shifts managed.
• Supports and understands Lean Six Sigma concepts and principles and maintains daily 5S requirements compliance through active participation and leading Kaizen events. 
• Promote crew morale through direct involvement with each person in department operations, value each person's input and follow through on suggestions for improvement.
• Provide effective communication to employees through Tier meetings, crew meetings, electronic mail, etc.
• Must drive issues from problem identification through corrective action with minimal oversight.
• Applies acquired job skills and company policies and procedures to complete assigned tasks
   
• Background & Skills:
  Minimum five (5) years of manufacturing experience or a bachelor’s degree with two (2) years of experience is normally required to fulfill the expectations of this position.
• Position requires knowledge of process equipment such as presses, milling machines, fabric cutting systems, instrumentation/controls, etc. 
• Required leadership experience, communication, problem solving, mechanical, computer, administrative, and short-term planning skills are required to perform the duties in this position. 
• Must be able to effectively communicate, both written and verbally, in English Language (bi-lingual in Spanish is preferred)
• Must be able to create, lead, and work in a team atmosphere and be sensitive to employee ideas and issues that may impact morale, quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Analytical thinking and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Competent in, and possess the ability to teach, the basic concepts of Lean Six Sigma and 5S principles preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to produce results through continuous improvement methodologies preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to produce results through continuous improvement methodologies preferred.
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• Internal Relationships:
• EHS
• Quality
• Maintenance
• Supply Chain
• Engineering
• HR
• External Relationships:
• Affiliate(s) of Team Wendy Ceradyne