Production Supervisor

Job purpose

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day management of people, equipment and materials to achieve production objectives, which will result in the production of a quality product, on time and complete. The Production Supervisor must be able to meet production requirements while maintaining efficiency and ensuring quality results.

This position is also responsible for leading, directing and motivating the department. This individual is required to assist in the development of department goals and strategies to include cross-training, line balancing, product prioritizations, associate development, performance, safety communication, quality assurance and meeting department measures. Incumbent will ensure the department is running effectively and efficiently and use data to implement continuous improvement. This position will monitor the workflow of the department, department calls and feedback to supervisors on product quality issues. Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills are required.

Every unit produced in our manufacturing facility is made-to-order. It requires a high degree of precision, craftsmanship, and ability to skillfully work with pneumatic hand tools and automated equipment to build beautiful, high-quality windows.

Duties and responsibilities

This position is responsible for developing, leading and executing in the following areas :

• Leads by example each day in key areas - EHS, quality, productivity, housekeeping and attendance.
• Assigns employees to specific tasks on the production line, ensures clear understanding of task expectations in quality, EHS and productivity
• Provides feedback in the form of counseling and recognition for positive performance and development opportunities.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules daily.
• Identifies future staffing / equipment needs for the budgeting process.
• Works with other supervisors or group leaders to rotate employees as necessary to meet production needs.
• Provides leadership in sustaining defined processes and resolving issues.
• Maintains time and production records daily.
• Ensures the overall integrity of work produced by the line.
• Develops, recommends and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of department.
• Prepares and presents communications to production employees and other members of management regarding daily expectations for production, quality, EHS, housekeeping and other key measures as well as general information required to keep all employees informed.
• Maintains the overall safety of employees in the assigned work area by reporting all hazards / issues, leading and participating in EHS incident investigations and follow-up, ergonomic and hazard assessments etc.
• Provides corrective action to address attendance, conduct, or performance issues with production employees, to include conducting investigations, providing documentation and recommending further courses of action to other members of management as necessary.
• Assesses individual training needs, including cross-training and job rotation plans of production employees and works with group leader to provide needed on-the-job training and coaching. Where necessary, the supervisor may also provide hands-on process instruction and new employee orientation.
• Identify staffing needs, interview, and recommend employee selection, document in a timely manner.
• Is consistently at work and on time; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach production schedule / goals.
• Promotes a harassment-free environment. Ensures consistency between lines in application of employee relations policies and procedures for all production employees, e.g. overtime administration, layoff / recall procedures, attendance tracking, etc
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Wearing required safety equipment including but not limited to; hearing protection, safety glasses, and steel toe footwear.
• Must maintain clean, organized work area. Ensures housekeeping of work area is acceptable for next shift.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

The successful candidate will have the following knowledge, skills and abilities :

Developmental Competencies

The successful candidate will have the following attributes & characteristics :

Working conditions

Physical requirements

The physical demands 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.