Supervisor

Job Summary:

The Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of a manufacturing production process, ensuring efficiency, quality standards are met, and production targets are achieved by managing a team of workers, monitoring production schedules, and maintaining a safe working environment; key duties include assigning tasks, troubleshooting issues, conducting quality checks, and reporting on production progress while adhering to safety regulations.

Essential Job Functions:

• Overseeing and directing production workers, assigning tasks, and ensuring they follow established procedures.
• Developing and implementing detailed production schedules to meet deadlines and optimize resource utilization.
• Monitoring production processes to ensure products meet quality standards, identifying and resolving quality issues.
• Enforcing safety regulations, conducting safety inspections, and promoting a safe working environment.
• Ensuring proper functioning of production machinery, scheduling regular maintenance, and identifying repair needs
• Tracking production metrics, identifying areas for improvement, and reporting progress to management.
• Monitoring inventory levels, coordinating material requirements, and managing stock to avoid disruptions.
• Providing training to new employees on production processes and safety procedures.
• Empower employees and train on new functions to develop a cross-functional team.
• Identifying and resolving production issues, including troubleshooting equipment malfunctions and addressing operational challenges.
• Coordinating and collaborating with other departments like quality, maintenance, and materials management.

Education/Experience

• 5-7 years of supervisor experience in managing at least 20 people in a manufacturing environment
• Basic knowledge of blueprints, standards specifications
• Machining background is a plus
• Experience in ISO:9001 Environment
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
• Proficiency in ERP Systems; preferably with SaaS Epicor Kinetic software

Skills and/or Competencies:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to write basic communication and understand on-the-job work standards
• Ability to effectively present information in a one-on-one and group setting.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Good work ethic
• Self-starter
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• 5S Organization
• Strong commitment to safety in all job aspects
• Goal-oriented and results-driven

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Perform job duties in the plant environment exposed to different sizes of glass parts, noise, dirt, dust, odors, etc.
• Be able to work in a hot non-air condition environment.
• Must be able to stand and/or walk for extended hours
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear, repetitive.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or occasionally crawl.
• Perform job duties in an office environment by operating basic office equipment, copier, desktop, computer, phone, and printer.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Requires manual dexterity to handle glass parts, hand tools and knives.
• Tasks require lifting, standing, bending, reaching, climbing, pulling, pushing, and visually observing glass parts.