Production Supervisor

• Be responsible for leading a wage workforce to accomplish the safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency goals through Continuous Improvement (CI) plans and activities.

• Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction and tools to successfully do their job.

• Lead safety through regular safety communications, driving engagement in the CI Safety and Ergonomic Risk Assessment process, prompt near miss reporting with a focus on quick, thorough safety corrective actions.

• Monitor Production Plans, troubleshoot workmanship problems, and generally supervise production activities to ensure that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality requirements.

• Lead employee engagement activities, while establishing a positive employee environment through communications, feedback and overall guidance.

• Monitor individual/group performance and take corrective action including discipline, as needed and respond to complaints to ensure the Company and employees adhere to policies, practices, procedures, and work rules.

Requirements

• Excellent communicator, who thrives on solving problems and working in a team environment.

• Experience with, or supporting, shop floor manufacturing and/or warehouse operation.

• Demonstrated team leadership skills.

• Experience communicating across functions (such as: supply management, engineering, operations and human resources).

• IF NEEDED – Ability and flexibility to work across shifts based on production needs.

Desired Skills/Experiences

• Experience with continuous improvement pay plans (CIPP).

• Experience with wage/union employee policies, practices, procedures and work rules.***

• Experience in leadership or supervision of a union workforce. ****

• Working knowledge of the CI continual improvement process and 5S.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.