Production Supervisor

Position Overview:

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and overseeing the activities of the assembly team. The position is responsible for analyzing production schedules, materials delivery schedules, inventory levels, customer requests, and labor capacities in order to schedule production runs and to ensure maximum efficiencies in production. The responsibilities also involve monitoring and maintaining acceptable on time delivery levels of finished products. The Production Supervisor will ensure adequate work instructions, standard operating procedures, safety procedures, and work with the entire operations team to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervises and leads all production
• Create an inspiring team environment, with focus on safety, quality and productivity
• Will set clear goals and tasks and will monitor progress on a daily basis (SQDCE communication)
• Monitor department’s KPIs and provides guidance and adjustments as needed to achieve department’s goals (safety goals, TAKT time, on-time delivery, throughput, OTIF)
• Delegates tasks and sets deadlines for completion
• Identifies training needs and provides training and guidance to the team
• Acts as a liaison and works together with other departments to achieve the organization’s goals
• Utilizes SAP system to analyze raw material availability and movement, analyzes labor capacities, and to creates, release and closes production work orders without COGI errors
• Reviews open sales orders to determine customer requirements, and then converting sales orders into production work orders while incorporating these requirements into production schedule
• Analyzes labor capacities and schedules labor accordingly
• Assist procurement in managing inventory levels to balance supply and demand effectively.
• Train, motivate and support workforce. Strive to maintain world-class quality.
• Provide open communication to management on all phases of production and distribution. Coordinate with Warehouse and Logistics to prevent stock-out situations
• Assist procurement in identifying ways to reduce costs with suppliers.
• Works closely with Sales department and ensures proper communication to confirm customer orders' delivery dates
• Communicates to appropriate departments of any impacts to the production schedule or delivery dates
• Coordinates/expedites manufacturing builds to ensure delivery due dates are achieved
• Provides solutions to accommodate changes to the sales orders as well as changes to the production schedules,
• Ensures information related to quality of parts or finished products is communicated to the appropriate departments
• Coordinates shipping of finished product
• Ensures integrity and accuracy of product master data in SAP (work centers, routings, manufacturing throughput times, etc.)
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action as related to production scheduling and delivering of finished product
• Supports safety efforts and ensure safe environment
• Responsible for hiring, levers, and reviews of all direct reports.
• Performs other duties as required

Key Skillset:

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, and costs of production,
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact and collaborate with internal and external customers,
• Excellent time management skills,
• Ability to read write and communicate effectively in English,
• Proficient use of computer systems and software applications,
• In‐depth knowledge of ERP or MRP software preferred,

Education & Experience:

• 3 years experience in production planning capacity, or comparable training,
• Education Required High School or equivalent