What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at MANN+HUMMEL?
Production Supervisor
Lake Wales, USA | Produktion | Berufserfahrene | Unbefristet | April 17, 2025
As worldwide experts in filtration, MANN HUMMEL develop solutions for vehicles, industrial applications, clean air inside vehicles and the sustainable use of water. With team spirit and an open culture of communication, we are continuously working towards achieving our vision of ‘leadership in filtration’. Become part of our team.
Job Description
Role Summary
The Production Supervisor directs and manages production operations and employees with overall responsibilities for production and quality activities.
Main Tasks
- Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules and expedites workflow
- Monitors all of the facility insuring employees are at workstations for startup, breaks and lunch timely
- Assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness and conformance to policies and procedures as well as customer expectations
- Hires, trains, develops, mentors, counsels and terminates according to HR policies
- Identifies employees’ skills and develops them by coaching and counseling, controls and minimizes labor overtime
- Enforces understanding and compliance with all company policies and procedures
- Evaluates current processes and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of workers
- Confers with other managers in the Manufacturing plant to ensure coordination of warehouse activities
- Ensures a safe work environment with a focus on “Safety First” with no lost-time worker’s comp incidents
- Provides leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives
- Incorporates shop floor organization and plant cleanliness among plant personnel
- Reports daily production output along with a detail note of issues
- Assesses production levels and customer needs to improve efficiencies and meet goals
- Any additional duties as assigned
Your Profile
- High School Diploma / GED; Bachelor’s degree preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3 year of experience supervising a large staff, including responsibility for hiring, counseling, training, terminating and performance appraisals preferred
- 3 years manufacturing, distribution and material management experience required
- Experience or knowledge of raw materials planning/production scheduling process
- Must have 5 S skills (keep work area safe & clean)
- Must work safely and identify all safety issues using the STOP, CALL, WAIT system until repairs are made
- Lean Manufacturing experience desired
- Microsoft Office Suite proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint), experience working in ERP systems/ Sage experience a plus; ability to write routine reports and correspondences
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to multi-task with self-initiative and work under pressure productively individually or with a team
- Forklift experience or certification preferred
- Self-driven, attention to detail, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on deliverables
- Must be able to read, understand and comply with written and verbal instructions, company processes and procedures and safety policies
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; active listening skills with all levels of employees
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 50lbs.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
We offer
Are you full of ideas? Are you keen to take on responsibility and really achieve something? Then our doors are open to you. This company lives out its values, gives people the freedom to use their own initiative, and offers many development exciting opportunities and many exciting projects – all of which awaits you here.
