Production & Warehouse Supervisor

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference?  If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career. 

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do.  We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world.  We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day. 

Now hiring a Production & Warehouse Supervisor at our Auburn, Maine manufacturing plant. 

1st Shift - 5:00 AM - 3:30 PM Monday through Thursday with overtime on Friday/Saturdays as needed

For more than 100 years, our passionate mission of safety empowers us to protect lives.  Globe invented Fire Fighter Protective Clothing / Turn Out Gear / Fire Suits over 137 years ago and we are proud to protect those on the front line today! 

This Supervisor has full responsibility for the safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance for their assigned value streams.  

• General

  • Building and nurturing the team through excellent two-way communication and engaging associates to meet or exceed key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Managing expectations and communication channels both up and down reporting structure.
  • Ensuring all employees are trained to perform the required job functions. Driving cross-training to minimize the impact of vacation and absence. 
  • Addressing employees’ personal and work-related issues, including issuing progressive disciplinary action, if appropriate. 
  • Enforcing company policies and procedures. 
  • Ensuring all equipment is in safe operating condition and all safety concerns are immediately addressed.
  • Fostering growth by having performance plans set, maintained, and continuously improved.
  • Driving improvements through process innovation, teamwork and operator engagement.
  • Participating in various meetings as necessary and value added.
  • Utilizing a structured problem-solving methodology to ensure preventive\corrective actions are focused on the true root cause – not a symptom.

  Production

  • Developing Coordinators to be future leaders through mentoring. Empowering them to own all material movement and be a first responder to operator production needs. 
  • Meeting schedule delivery commitments through adjusting staffing to balance work-flow to maximize throughput. 
  • Working closely with other Supervisors to share resources as needed to ensure production outputs are maximized.
  • Monitoring chronic bottleneck operations\jobs and upcoming product mix to ensure controls are in place to respond to work-flow issues.
  • Ensuring compliance to ISO 9001 procedures and production work instructions.
  • Monitoring value stream and operator productivity and quality performance and driving actions toward improvement.

  Warehouse

  • Accountable for shipping on time and in full as it relates to invoicing.
  • Managing warehouse, shipping, and receiving metrics.
  • Assisting operators with preparation for same day domestic, international, and hazardous material shipments.
  • Overseeing inventory management, record retention, and return and I&O processing.
  • Adjusting schedules/expedite operations to meet unplanned changes in production schedules.
  • Recommending and assist in the implementation of unit goals and objectives.
  • Overseeing delivery performance and inventory accuracy through the cycle count program.

  Special knowledge, skills and abilities required:

  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
  • Ability to coach, develop, cross train and mentor staff
  • Ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate work and organize daily activities
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SAP
  • Familiar with ISO 9001 quality standards

   

Education and experienced required:

• Level One
• Associate’s degree in related field or educational academic equivalent
• Two years supervisory or leadership experience, and three years working experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.

• • • Two years of proven supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing, warehouse or military setting may be substituted for an associate’s degree and/or associates degree.

• Ability and expectation to obtain HazMat certification.

• Level Two
  • Five years of experience in warehouse or inventory management.
  • Two years previous supervisory or leadership experience.
  • Related military experience may be considered for supervisor and / or work experience.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or other related discipline.
  • Ability and expectation to obtain HazMat certification.

Education and experience preferred:

• Stitching background and/or experience with garment, textile or industrial sewing manufacturing operations.
• 5 years of experience in a manufacturing leadership position directing people and workflow in value stream setting
• Experience managing up to 25 employees
• Experience working in a manufacturing setting and managing via KPI's
• Experience working with SAP or other ERP
• Associate’s degree or higher

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