Supervisor, Production 3rd Shift

Ensure the achievement of the unit's safety, production, quality, and continuous improvement goals through adequate planning, organization, coordination, and control of its human, technical, and material resources.

• Create a work environment in which each employee is respected, feels welcome and safe, and is empowered to perform at their best.
• Ensure all parts are built according to the manufacturing plan and customer specifications.
• Ensure employees and team leaders are properly trained and empowered to execute job requirements.
• Communicate work rules and required standards of conduct.
• Assess employee performance and initiate coaching and disciplinary actions as necessary.
• Identify, control, and communicate operational risks.
• Ensure employees are trained to safely perform their jobs.
• Act as a role model and ensure employees demonstrate safe work behaviors.
• Initiate and participate in incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective actions.
• Ensure production reports are accurately maintained.
• Organize and schedule work, including management of breaks, overtime, vacations, and absence coverage to achieve production requirements.
• Ensure conformance to quality procedures and proper application of quality and process controls.
• Encourage, support, and communicate improvement ideas from operators and assist with implementation once approved.
• Collaborate with Continuous Improvement teams by identifying, proposing, and supporting effective solutions.
• Ensure effective communication between shifts and that regular team meetings occur.
• Participate in meetings with managers to evaluate performance results and planned actions.
• Participate in critical parts meetings as needed and conduct daily walkabouts.
• Participate in or lead safety-related processes, including:
  • Hazard assessments
  • Work instruction development
  • Incident investigations
  • Layered Process Audits (LPA)
  • 6S activities
  • Safety walks
• Ensure Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) legal and management system requirements for assigned work areas are met.
• Perform other duties as assigned and required by business needs.

• Four-year degree, or a two-year degree with progression toward a four-year degree, combined with two to four years of supervisory experience; alternatively, more than three years of practical supervisory or management experience.
• Ability to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to gather, interpret, and utilize production information.
• Computer proficiency, including spreadsheets, charting applications, and word processing/documentation software.
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy when exchanging information and handling sensitive issues.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required.

• Professional office environment.
• Required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) while on the manufacturing floor.
• Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations as required.
• Use of equipment that requires proper training to understand and mitigate potential injury risks.

Skills: Lean, 6S, LPA, and continuous improvement, Production Planning, HSE