What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at Fouts Bros.?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
About us : Fouts Bros Fire is a leading manufacturer and assembler of fire trucks, dedicated to producing high-quality, reliable emergency vehicles. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation, safety, and customer satisfaction. We are seeking a skilled Purchasing Agent to join our team and play a key role in managing the procurement process for our fire truck manufacturing operations.
SUMMARY
The Production Supervisor is required to demonstrate leadership skills, accomplish manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures in an efficient environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Setting Daily / weekly / monthly objectives and communicating them to employees.
- Select, train, motivate and direct an effective work group to achieve departmental, plant, and company goals.
- Be passionate about safety and maintain a safe working environment in compliance with all regulatory agencies.
- Provide coaching and continuous feedback to team on improvements or opportunities for improvement.
- Implement methods improvement; plan, organize, and administer departmental systems, procedures, manpower, and controls for a cost-effective operation.
- Evaluate, develop, and implement cost reduction; eliminate waste and non-value-added processes.
EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE
A minimum of (3) years of Production supervision preferred.
Experience with Microsoft AX is a plus.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Bilingual is a must.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Strong general math skills
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT : This position requires the incumbent to spend approximately 90% of the time standing / walking on the production floor and the remaining time sitting at his / her desk. The physical demands and work environment 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.
