Production Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Summary of Position :

Supervise all activities within the facility with direction from the Operations Manager. Sets up standards of performance, measures progress, sets up and controls workflow and determines personnel needs based on production schedules and with the assistance of the Operations Manager and Human Resources.

Job Details

• Direct and coordinate production, processing and distribution.
• Coordinates production activities within the facility to ensure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished.
• Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments.
• Review production or processing issues with the Operations Manager as needed.
• Work with Human Resources to hire, train, evaluate, and resolve employee concerns and grievances, and process terminations.
• Monitor, control, and make recommendations to minimize labor overtime costs within production department.
• Prepare and maintain production reports for proper action and recording.
• Work with Operations Manager in setting and monitoring standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• Confer with team leads to coordinate operation activities within or between departments.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Assist in developing and implementing production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
• Recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
• Work with Operations Manager to implement and maintain various programs such as preventative maintenance; environmental, health and safety; training; and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate equipment operations and safety procedures to new employees or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
• Observe workflow and processes, and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure operators conform to production, processing, and / or quality standards.
• Provides direction, development and leadership to floor associates.
• Skills and knowledge within the automotive seating industry (experience in the seating industry is an advantage, but not a "must have")
• Leadership skills and experience
• Basic skills in business economics and time and motion studies
• Broad knowledge of OSHA and workplace health and safety programs
• Broad knowledge and understanding of quality systems
• Understanding of ASN, EDI, Material Handling, inventory and logistics
• Complete understanding of the MS Office Suite including MS Project

Corporate Responsibility :

Technical Skills Required

EHS Responsibility :

Authorization Level :

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

The physical demands described below 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.

Position Requirements and Qualifications

Education :

Reporting :

Competency Requirements :

The employee generally works in warehouse and indoor office environments but occasionally works out of doors, in all types of weather and on uneven terrain. Overtime may be required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System is committed to achieving a diverse workforce through application of its equal opportunity, non-discrimination, anti-harassment policies in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. All employment decisions at Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

This Position Description is intended as a summary of the job responsibilities for this particular position. HTGSS reserves the right to add, remove, and / or alter job responsibilities in whole or in part with or without notice. Additionally, all HTGSS team members are subject to all other HTGSS policies and procedures, including those set out in HTGSS’s Team Member Handbook.

This Position Description is not a contract. Every Team Member’s employment with HTGSS is voluntary and is subject to termination by the team member or HTGSS at will, with or without cause, and, with or without notice, at any time. Nothing in this Position Description or HTGSS policies shall be interpreted to be in conflict or to eliminate or modify in any way the employment-at-will status of HTGSS team members.