What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at Novipax?
- Manage manufacturing employees to include performance reviews and disciplinary actions.
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the shift with constant emphasis on safety, quality, delivery and cost.
- Makes recommendations for improvements to create efficiency, reduce costs, eliminate issues, and achieve resolution.
- Monitor production activities to eliminate waste and ensure adherence to production and shipping schedule.
- Work with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses.
- Control load factors and workflow to ensure maximum use of available capacity and effective use of labor, tools and equipment.
- Maintains a safety culture and cultivates safe behavior through development and monitoring of safety standards.
- Optimizes materials, schedules, and the WIP flow through the production and assembly lines to ensure a high on-time delivery rate to our customers.
- Oversees all individual and machine performance reports to guarantee effective operations and adherence to standards.
- Works in the best interest of the business by making decisions that reflect the company’s core values.
- Assists in reporting absenteeism and time keeping.
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them.
- Enters, transcribes, records, stores, or maintains information in written and/or electronic form.
- Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, and or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge and or skills.
- Performs day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
- Inspects equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors and or other problems or defects.