Production Supervisor

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Ensure a safe working environment for all employees and ensure employees are following safety protocols at all times
• Active role and permanent position on the safety committee, complete corrective actions and conduct monthly trainings on time
• Keep JHA documents up to date with identified risks and required PPE
• Daily communication touching on any open safety topics including recordables and near misses.
• Track part rejections
• Perform investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence
• Review and analyze processes and procedures to identify risks of poor quality
• Develop new written procedures where a current procedure doesn't exist or is ineffective at reducing poor quality
• Develop quality gates to prevent poor quality from making it to the internal or external customer
• Understand internal and external customer expectations and develop a process and procedures to meet expectations
• Keep clear and open communication with customers
• Set daily/ weekly/ monthly targets for production lines
• Is responsible for all other duties as assigned
• Monitor/Track/Report progress of KPIs for all employees to the individuals and management, identify gaps and soluttions
• Create growth plans for employees where applicable
• Enforce process and procedures
• Document when employees fail to follow process and procedures
• Work directly with Sup and HR to ensure employee development and discipline is consistent with company standards
• Provide a 30/60/90 day evaluation for all new hires
• Full understanding of inventory transactions and how their department affects accuracy. Implement written procedures to insure their departments advance inventory accuracy
• Full understanding of revenue and gross margin targets and how their department contributes
• Implement and document 5S within the department
• Hold department to company standard for cleaning
• Stepping into production and supporting to eliminate bottlenecks
• Meet customer deadlines
• Meet department efficiency targets
• Other duties as assigned

Reporting to this position are:

• Leads
• Hourly employees within the department

Education/Experience:

• Four or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Extremely versed in SAP
• Knowledgeable in Excel
• Versed in Microsoft Office programs such as Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to operate any other software required within the department
• Strong communication skills and comfortable talking in small and large groups

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Licenses, Certifications, etc.:

• Leadership: a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Planning: an ability to think ahead and plan over a 30-day time span and prepare action plans to achieve results.
• Supervision, including employee hiring and retention, performance review and discipline.
• Proven track record in employee management and conflict management
• Employee training and development.
• Measurement of performance to goals and standards.
• Ability to present effectively in front of small groups.
• Ability to justify investments by detailing a return on investment.
• An ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations.
• Computer literacy.
• Attention to detail.
• Problem analysis and resolution.
• Inventory management.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• An ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong team player.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Safety Glasses and steel/safety toed work boots are required.
• Other PPE equipment as required.
• Ear plugs in the clean up area

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing plant shop environment
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Exposure to elements such as odor, hydraulic fluids, noise, dust, heat, cold, or chemicals.