Production Supervisor

Sub-Function Description: Defines and executes production plans in a safe and quality manner to deliver products on time, including assembly, equipment operations, manufacturing processes, handling, and packaging.

Organizational Impact: Works to achieve day-to-day objectives with limited impact on area. Delivers level responsibilities following a defined standard output or set of procedures. Work consists of tasks that are very routine, or well-defined, with specific instructions to achieve standardized solutions. Work is closely supervised.

Position Type: Full-time, Salaried, Exempt

Knowledge & Experience: The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of people in the areas of production, scheduling, safety, maintenance, quality, and quantity standards.

Essential Functions | Accountabilities | Performance Measures

• Lead a team of people in execution of daily production tasks, work scheduling, training, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain workflow by monitoring process steps; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; implementing cost reductions; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Monitor visual workplace 5S principles.
• Complete production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel accomplish work results; establish priorities; monitor progress revise schedules; resolve problems; report results.
• Perform problem-solving to develop corrective actions for customer issues or to initiate continuous improvement.
• Ensure cleanliness and maintain a safe work environment by educating and directing staff on the use of equipment and resources; maintains compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Respond to problems by performing corrective technical or mechanical solutions.
• Maintain positive employee relations and adhere to company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices.
• Implement and manage all maintenance functions, including but not limited to preventive, corrective and emergency maintenance.
• Others may be assigned.
• Regular and punctual attendance, consistently adhere to the assigned work schedule.

Communication & Influence: Communicates with contacts typically within the immediate work unit on matters that typically involve obtaining or providing information requiring little explanation or interpretation.

Problem Solving & Complexity: Problems and issues faced are routine and solutions clearly prescribed. Follows a well-established and familiar set of activities and/or process to derive a solution. May have responsibility for checking data and information for minor changes.

Leadership & Talent Management:

• Leadership-Must possess strong leadership abilities and managerial skills. Engage the workforce, build a talented team, promote a high-performance culture, coach, and develop people.
• Business Knowledge & Strategic Thinking-Understand the business and customers’ needs; demonstrate sound business judgment and decision-making; demonstrate critical and strategic thinking.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Operational Excellence-Take personal accountability and demonstrates stewardship; hold others accountable, manage priorities.
• Collaboration-Build and sustain effective relationships, and influences for impact.

Understand and Implement Lean Principles and Practices

• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to work well under pressure.

Certificates | Licenses | Registrations:

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred (Engineering degree is a plus)
• High School diploma is a must.
• Minimum of 5 years in a manufacturing environment and 3 years supervisory experience required.
• Lean 6 sigma certification preferred.
• Continuous improvement experience within a manufacturing environment is a plus.

Travel Required: Up to 5% travel. In support of corporate initiatives.

Work Environment: Manufacturing

Physical Demands:

• Wear safety attire and protective gear daily.

• Usually work indoors. This site may not be temperature controlled.
• Often exposed to loud sounds and distracting noise levels.
• Are exposed to hazardous equipment on a weekly basis.
• May be exposed to contaminant.
• May share workspace with others.

The physical and work environment demands 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.