Supervisor, Production

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a leader and ambassador of safety by promoting a strong safety culture through meetings, safety contacts, hazard recognition, and accountability for safety rules and policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing personnel, engineering, and quality control to ensure production of high-quality products.
• Conduct regular evaluations of personnel. Document performance per the employee review schedule, identify strengths and improvement areas, and coordinate action plans for development. Recommend pay increases based on evaluations and within the established pay scale, with management approval required for exceptions.
• Enforce company policies and administer discipline as necessary in accordance with the Personnel Manual and with appropriate management oversight.
• Facilitate daily communication with all employees.
• Monitor and understand the status of the product 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; managing the time off policy requirements.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality or efficiency.
• Promote employee’s 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.
• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by their immediate supervisor and other management.  Staffing of position to be determined by the Company, as requirements warrant. 

POSITIONS SUPERVISED:

• Manufacturing employees assigned to them by management.
• Assisting other supervisors when vacation or time-off is being utilized.

EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE:

• Basic understanding of manufacturing is preferred.
• Strong computer literacy attributes, including MS Office and exposure to an MRP system.
• Forklift certification is a plus.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS: 

• Ability to work will in a fast paced environment to meet team expectations.
• Understanding and support of Company policies and procedures. 
• Ability to understand and abide by all safety rules and regulations to perform the job.
• Basic understanding of computers.
• Reading, writing and basic math skills.
• Read and understand blue prints.
• 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. 
• Two years of college and 5-7 years’ experience or a high school diploma and 10-15 years’ experience. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully preform the essential functions of this job. 

• Frequent – Standing, walking, verbal communication, and computer usage
• Occasional – Bending, squatting, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Work 100% of the time in a manufacturing setting; standing, sitting, kneeling, walking, bending, lifting, and reaching.
• Majority of work activities performed indoors in an area with temperature variations, noise, dust, and fumes.
• Occasionally working in a wet environment.
• Occasional work activity is performed outdoors.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management, as required. Staffing of positions to be determined by the company.

As an employee, you are required to understand the ISO system and the elements that affect your job. 

Must prove that employee can meet the essential duties of the job within 90 days by completing employee training checklist (form number).