What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at Midland Manufacturing?
Primary Responsibilities/Essential Responsibilities
- Supervise daily production and warehouse/distribution activities to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery performance
- Assign work, prioritize activities, and adjust staffing/workflow to meet schedule and customer needs
- Monitor performance throughout the shift; remove barriers and escalate issues quickly
- Coach and develop employees by creating a culture of accountability through clear expectations, feedback, and performance management
- Provide input for workforce planning and development, scheduling, and development of annual business plans.
- Ensure accurate production reporting by completing and maintaining appropriate records, documents, and reports
- Enforce safe work practices and support compliance with safety and quality standards
- Reinforce standard work, 5S/housekeeping, and disciplined execution on the floor
- Address quality issues through containment, root cause, and corrective action
- Ensure material availability through inventory accuracy through transaction discipline and resolution of inventory variances
- Develop and use KPIs to track performance (safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity, scrap, labor, inventory accuracy)
- Lead daily huddles and use visual management to drive accountability and follow-through
- Conduct routine Gemba walks to identify problems, engage employees, and drive improvements
- Lead and participate in Lean and continuous improvement activities to reduce waste and improve performance
- Utilize your organizational skills by managing work processes and balancing workloads
- Monitor product quality and ensure activities meet the needs of the Quality Plan
- Monitor safety and productivity and ensure the team is executing at the highest level to meet the needs of the business
- Collaborating with other leaders to coordinate workflow and resources between departments and shifts
- Provide clear communication with all shifts to ensure all production requirements are met
- Ensure compliance with all quality regulations, standards and corporate policies including but not limited to ISO 9001:2015 and AAR M-1003 for assigned department
- Supervises the application of Midland Policies to manufacturing operations
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- Associates degree with five or more years proven success in a supervisory role in a manufacturing environment is required. Will consider equivalent years of experience in lieu of degree.
- Bachelor’s degree with three or more years proven success in a supervisory and/or managerial role in a manufacturing environment using continuous improvement is preferred
- Three or more years’ experience in an organization utilizing lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
- Previous experience in rail industry, or similar regulated manufacturing environment is highly desired
- CNC machining and programming experience is highly desired
- Working knowledge of safety standards, quality expectations, and basic inventory practices
- Proficiency with production/inventory systems, ERP, and Microsoft Office, Oracle preferred
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing principles such as 5S, continuous improvement, structured problem solving and standardized work
- Must be process oriented with a strong mechanical aptitude
- Excellent problem solving and analysis skills with high attention to detail
- Professionalism and reliability. Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to work collaboratively and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers
- Ability to facilitate activities necessary to ensure project completion
- Ability to read and understand drawings and prints
- Hands-on floor leadership style with strong level of personal accountability
- Proven people leadership who is able to hold team accountable
- Data-driven approach with comfort building and using KPIs
- Can adjust to changing conditions, prioritize and manage work processes and workforce flexibility
- Good written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of organization
- This position will have regular exposure to the manufacturing and warehouse environment. May be exposed to loud operating machinery, hot/cold temperatures, chemicals, and vapors
- May require a combination of sitting, standing, and walking
- May require use of personal computer, copy machine, other office equipment,
- Must be able to sit, walk, stand, reach with hand and arms, stoop, kneel, bend and twist, grasp and manipulate with hands and fingers as needed
- Lifting generally less than 10lbs. May occasionally be required to lift up to 25lbs without assistance
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus naturally or with corrective eyewear