What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor-1st Shift position at Dowa THT America, Inc.?
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior Production Supervisor, the 1st Shift Production Supervisor provides daily supervision and operational management for a production department/shift, comprised of approximately 15 to 18 hourly workers and a Production Lead. The hours for this position are 5:00 am to 5:00 pm shifts rotating with weekends. Responsibilities include:
- coaching, training, staffing, and performance management for direct subordinates.
- creation and management of the production processing schedule and workflow for an assigned area, as well as the preparation of individual schedules.
- workforce planning and assistance in the recruitment process.
- assurance of quality specifications and guidelines.
- customer contact.
- production updates regarding shift performance, equipment status, and maintenance issues.
- identification of efficiency and performance gaps; presenting and implementing a remediation plan.
- creating a cross training strategy/schedule to accommodate fluctuating labor shortages.
- completing furnace checks as is required.
- monitoring and enforcing all appropriate safety guidelines, creating a culture of continuous awareness and compliance.
- plannig and generating recipes/production documentation required for customer product.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
- High School education or equivalent.
- Five years experience in a production/manufacturing environment.
- Minimum of three years experience supervising production and staff in an industrial environment.
- Microsoft Office Product competency.
In exchange for your talents, we offer a competitive salary and a benefits program second to none with a zero deductible health care plan, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, AD&D, accident coverage, identity theft and a 401(k) with employer match. As part of our staffing process, all candidates, post offer, are required to complete a successful background screening and drug test. If you are looking for an established organization with opportunity for a solid career path, please do consider us. We have an awesome team at Dowa!
