What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at Working Solutions?
Summary Ensures the safety of employees and the smooth running of processes on the shop floor. Overseeing routine production activities with emphasis on Safety, Quality, and Efficiency. Interpret and adhere to production schedules ensuring jobs are correct and ready to ship on time. Troubleshooting and solving issues that arise on the shop floor and ensuring a safe and clean workspace. Essential Job Duties Plans and executes daily production schedules with focus on Safety, Quality, and Efficiency. Communicates daily job assignments to meet plant goals and objectives. Prepares and submits a daily pass down that summarizes the shop's progress. Work with the Manufacturing Manager to schedule shop operations. Provide timely feedback to the manager of any work challenges or needs that arise impacting the production schedule. Hire, train, and onboard new staff, coach, counsel, mentor, and correct employees using positive management relations. Communicate job expectations and plan, monitor, and appraise job results and employee performance. Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures or assign employee training to experienced workers. Ensure and enforce all safety policies and procedures are followed including, appropriate PPE, proper equipment usage, and maintenance. Assure the Production workforce maintains acceptable housekeeping practices for cleanliness and safety according to requirements or policy. Keep accurate records of employees' attendance and hours worked according to policies including time off requested, timesheet approvals, and attendance issues. Participate in functions such as corrective action, preventive action, internal audit, and training. Perform other related duties as assigned. Adhere to and uphold all company policies and procedures. Page 2 Required Qualifications Required qualifications to effectively perform the job. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered. (Additional requirements may be designated by position.) This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and preference given to those with associates or bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, or equivalent. Must have at least 5 years of directly related experience in a production environment. Must have at least 2 years of experience supervising a team in a production environment. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills and abilities commonly associated with this position. Proficient in Microsoft Office products specifically Excel, and Outlook. Effective use of common root cause analysis tools such as 8-D. Critical thinker with exceptional attention to detail. Excellent problem-solving skills. Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing. Ability to effectively and diplomatically communicate with all professional levels. Ability to effectively organize and prioritize time and workload as well as concentrate on multiple tasks simultaneously. Ability to develop and maintain business relationships.
