Production Supervisor

Major Job Responsibilities:

Provide support in driving the process of continuous improvement from procurement to product delivery. This position takes a lead role in meeting targets for safety, quality, productivity, costs, on time delivery and employee satisfaction/development. The Production Supervisor coaches, trains, supports, and develops a team of flexible, multi-skilled employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Included, but not limited to):

• Maintain high level of visibility with team members. Use collaborative approach to communicate daily and involve employees in problem solving;
• Meet and maintain internal and external on time delivery goals;
• Promote safety and ensure a safe work environment and safe employee work habits;
• Act as an agent of change;
• Develop a high-performance work team with high levels of employee engagement, morale, satisfaction, and performance;
• Work with leaders from other areas to back fill any labor issues of business needs;
• Review status of production schedules regularly to identify and resolve problems;
• Ensure the desired product quality levels are achieved through use of standard work and training to those standards, training in operation and inspection techniques, and use of tools/data;
• Support and implement customer-focused processes;
• Provide training and coaching to improve standard work, work center organization (5S), and housekeeping;
• Support and foster an environment of continuous improvement by encouraging employees to challenge existing processes and implement solutions that enhance the overall effectiveness of the operation;
• Support team members in understanding company policies and practices;
• Maintain time and production records;
• Identify process related problems and actively work with leaders and employees to determine and implement corrective action(s);
• Communicate with other supervisors and appropriate personnel regarding equipment, safety, work center schedules, company policies and practices, performance improvement plans, etc.;
• Participate in and/or lead continuous improvement events;
• Participate in audits to promote 5S, safety, quality, productivity, etc.
• Communicate with and listen to employees daily regarding team performance, strategic initiatives, policy changes, safety, quality, etc.
• Help employees succeed through performance management. Provide coaching and performance feedback to support development

Qualification and Skill Requirements:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint);
• Four (4) plus years of experience in manufacturing leadership roles with demonstrated ability to acquire and apply manufacturing principles; Supervision experience preferred
• Prefer a two (2) year degree;
• Previous experience in work centers managing a team in a lean environment;
• Ability to work flexible work hours;