Production Supervisor

Simcona Manufacturing Services for Electrical Control Panel Manufacturing builds to print, customer contracted projects to build electrical control panels, custom cable assemblies, and (occasionally) electrical products. The success of this business is dependent upon speed and quality, building defect-free panels in the shortest amount of time. The manufacturing environment is modeled as a “job shop” where a customer submits an order with their unique electrical, mechanical, and parts documentation.

Job Summary: Production Supervisor for Electrical Panel Manufacturing (Production Supervisor) will oversee the daily operations of Electrical Panel Manufacturing team to deliver products that are defect-free and according to agreed-upon schedules.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for production labor, that they have the skills, tools, work environment, and support required to perform efficiently and effectively to meet the goals and objectives of each project.

In addition, the production labor must comply with applicable policies, procedures, quality standards, workmanship standards, and professional behaviors.

The Production Supervisor facilitates ideas from the production labor and collaborates with management, operations, and engineering to implement continuous improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and operating costs.

The Production Supervisor reports to the Director of Operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Production:

• Accomplishes manufacturing results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; and initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Schedule labor resources in the most efficient manner based on skills sets and completing jobs within the time standard presented by the Planning Manager.
• Maintain workflow by monitoring and upgrading processes, setting processing variables, observing control points and equipment, monitoring personnel and resources, studying methods, implementing cost reductions, developing reporting procedures and systems, facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points, and initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Collaborate with operations, receiving, and warehouse staff to make sure materials are distributed to work areas in a timely and complete manner.
• Communicate to operations, engineering, and management issues that negativley impact performance (waste) in an urgent, clear and concise manner.
• Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing production standards.
• Ensure operation of equipment and tools by calling for calibration, repairs, and proper use.
• Manage labor attendance, weekly time sheets for payroll, personal time off (PTO) including planned and unplanned absences
• Help implement and maintain a 6S work environment
• Help maintain the company’s ISO9001:2015 certification
• Assure that the production facility is a safe environment for employees. Record and report to the Director of Operations and Engineering Manager all safety violations, near-misses, and injuries.

Supervise:

• Lead 15 to 20 direct reports, optimizing their skills, knowledge, quality of work, quantity of work, overall performance, adherence to company values, professionalism, and respect of coworkers and customers.
• Supervise manufacturing team and lead fast corrective action in response to daily work problems, quality issues, scrap, and rework.
• Participate in recruiting production workers following corporate recruiting and hiring policies.
• Lead a positive culture that demonstrates a servant leadership in safety, environmental, and quality compliance that fosters a continuous improvement lean culture.
• Develop the manufacturing team members performance through coaching, mentoring, and effective communication.
• In collaboration with HR Manager, Director of Operations, and others, conduct performance reviews with production staff
• Resolve personnel problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, and recommending action to the HR Manager and Director of Operations.
• Identify opportunities for personal development and training of production staff and recommend these opportunities to the HR Manager and Director of Operations
• Recognize top performers in collaboration with management
• Record unacceptable performance and behaviors. Conduct performance improvement programs when appropriate as directed by the HR Manager and Director of Operations.
• Facilitate idea generation among the production employees and sponsor those ideas to management, operations, and engineering.
• Resolve issues with personnel that may arise in collaboration with the HR Manager, the Director of Operations, and executive management as appropriate for the situation.

Company:

• Work collaboratively with sales, operations, engineering, finance, and management.
• Collect and analyze data, in cooperation with the operations, engineering, and management, to find opportunities to reduce or eliminate waste.
• Implement, as directed by operations, engineering, and management, systems and processes that track and maximize productivity and quality, and minimizes costs and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.
• Agility, ability to adapt to business needs without loss of productivity
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned

Measures of Success:

Currently in place:

• Daily timecards of activities indicating time, panel, and activity
• Every employee that modifies a panel must sign the work order traveler for that panel, establishing and adding-to a record of the work performed
• Estimated versus actual labor hours entered into DBA ERP
• Reports are generated from DBA ERP on labor per panel, created for closed jobs
• Productivity, revenue per employee and gross margin per employee

Measures to be collected include but may not be limited to the following:

• Quality, defect per panel builder, tracked for each panel builder.
• Defect may be discovered before or after shipping, success is zero defects
• Defects by time discovered, time produced, production labor involved in creating and detecting the defect, and root cause in collaboration with engineering and operations
• Associate panel builder with work order and serial number
• Scrap and rework
• On-time delivery to committed schedules
• Time to build, tracked for each panel builder
• 360-degree survey of direct reports and peers

Knowledge & Skills Expected:

These topics will be measured by observations by management, reported incidents, on-time delivery, accuracy of data, and 360-degree surveys.

• Supervisory:
• Commands respect of employees
• Demonstrable team building, decision-making and people management skills
• Coaching and problems solving
• Ability to delegate as required to maintain a high work output
• Outstanding organizational skills with a high attention to details.
• Leads efficiency
• Ability to multi-task and effectively track project deliverables.
• Technical
• Ability to read blueprints, technical documents, and manuals
• Analytical skills – problem solving, failure analysis, DMAIC
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Products
• Proficient understanding of mechanical mathematics
• Knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory, and stewardship processes in a manufacturing environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required

Personal Development Plan:

The Production Supervisor must demonstrate a willingness for continuous learning and knowledge in the topics listed below.

• Knowledge and experience of panel building at Level III
• UL508a and NEC standards for panel building
• ISO 9001-2015 as documented at Simcona
• Lean manufacturing Yellow Belt
• Human Error Reduction reading and discussion group
• Training in 6S (must help maintain the program)
• Training in leadership and supervisor skills
• DBA ERP

Confidentiality

The Production Supervisor has access to confidential company information relating to vendor/customer relationships, products, organizational growth strategies and company strategic plans. A high degree of confidentiality is required.

Management Responsibility

This role will manage a diverse work force in a non-union environment. The following roles, including employees and contractors, may report to and/or act on guidance from the Production Supervisor: Panel Builders. Employees responsible for planning & scheduling, quality management, project management, manufacturing engineering, and information technology will provide standards, process, systems, documentation, direction, and support for manufacturing.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts, and high-speed equipment; Must be able to see, grasp hold, walk, sit, reach, climb, bend, and stretch, lift up to 40 lbs. Will spend considerable time in the production environment where temperatures fluctuate, floors may be wet, and noise is a constant factor in the work environment.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent. Duties, responsibilities, and activity may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $65,000 - $70,000