Operations Supervisor - The Toro Company

Operations Supervisor At The Toro Company

This employee leads a production team on 1st shift and has overall responsibility for the performance and continuous improvement. This includes planning and assigning work, training, performance management, facilitating problem solving, and administering policies. He/she performs other duties as assigned.

What Will You Do?

• Direct efforts to ensure timely production and shipment of cost-effective, high-quality products.
• Assists with and communicates performance objectives, providing the context and meaningful targets for team members.
• Assists with establishing metrics regarding people, quality, delivery, cost and innovation; manages and encourages discussion pertinent to team members.
• Drives a structured continuous improvement process ensuring employee empowerment by:
• Encouraging the generation of improvement ideas for safety, quality and delivery or cost reduction;
• Assigning responsibility for investigation and implementation of approved ideas;
• Providing feedback concerning idea closure;
• Facilitating the removal of improvement road blocks.
• Conducts daily/weekly stand-up meetings with team members to discuss issues, metrics, and the plan for the day and emphasize continuous improvement.
• Ensures cross-training of team members to increase flexibility and coverage in the work area.
• Utilize and implement Lean/Continuous Improvement elements to identify, evaluate and pursue process improvement opportunities, continuously.
  
  

What Do You Need?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering or related technical field preferred.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience, preferably in Metal Fabrication
• Exhibit enthusiasm for creating a World Class Continuous Improvement Process.
• Results driven and action oriented; good problem solving and issue resolution skills.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, along with the ability to make effective group presentations.
  
  

Scope

• Directly supervise 15 - 35 non-exempt hourly employees.
  
  

Other Job-Related Components

• Ability to work any shift.
• Negligible travel required.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office
  
  

What Can We Give You?

At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits – The Toro Company offers employees at our Shakopee location a variety of perks, including:

• Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, office-plant blended environment.
• Wellness - In addition to physical well-being, TTC offers a variety of mental health, financial health, and other types of resources to every full-time employee.
• Growth Opportunities – TTC prides itself on giving our employees the chance to grow their careers. Tuition reimbursement, opportunities to move into new areas of interest, and promotion opportunities are a few examples.
• Competitive Salary – A reasonable pay range is $80,000 – $90,000 annually. The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the One@Work app, formerly the Even app.
  
  

The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.