What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisor, Operations position at Samuel, Son & Co. 1855?
Samuel, Son & Co. is growing! If you're looking for a rewarding career opportunity with a family run, industry leading organization, bring your experience and motivated attitude to Samuel, Son & Co. Due to our continued success, we are seeking an Operations Supervisor - 2nd Shift to join one of our team in Lebanon, VA. If you think you have what it takes to become part of our team, contact us today.
SUMMARY & SCOPE: Coordinates with employees to ensure a safe working environment, while maintaining the highest standard of quality and on time delivery, while controlling cost inputs as directed by management.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervise manufacturing employees assigned to them by management.
- Work as an ambassador of safety. Coordinate and communicate safety culture through individual and team meetings/conversations; IE safety contacts, hazard recognitions, safety meetings. Execute accountability of safety rules and policies.
- Coordinate with others, including other manufacturing personnel, engineering, and quality control, to ensure a quality product produced.
- Utilize and recommend equipment and processes to maximize efficiency.
- Evaluate personnel on a regular basis and formally document per their review schedule. Identify areas of strength, and areas of improvement. Coordinate plans of actions for areas of improvement and document on formal reviews. Recommend pay increases based on reviews in accordance with the pay scale. Deviation from the scale shall require management approval.
- Administer discipline within the scope of the Personnel Manuel and with management approval as needed.
- Facilitate daily communication with all employees.
- Understand where products are in the manufacturing process.
- Review and approve time; ensuring that time is properly allocated to the correct operations/work center.
- Coordinate vacation requests and turn them into human resources.
- Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality or efficiency.
- Promote employees involvement through team building & continuous improvement events.
- Work with human resources to resolve any time off discrepancies.
- Other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned
ROLE REQUIREMENTS:
- Two years of college and 5-7 years’ experience or a high school diploma and 10-15 years’ experience.
- Basic understanding of manufacturing is preferred.
- Strong computer literacy attributes, including MS Office and exposure to an MRP system.
- Forklift certification is a plus.
- Ability to work well in a fast paced environment to meet team expectations. - Understanding and support of Company policies and procedures.
- Excellent communication skills. High degree of attention to detail.
- Reasoning skills. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form. Ability to deal with and resolve problems/conflicts with vendors, customers and other employees of the organization.
- Ascertain and maintain CPR and first aid training
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Frequent – Standing, walking, verbal communication, and computer usage - Occasional – Bending, squatting, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling
E-Verify & Equal Opportunity Employer.
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