07 - CRT Warehouse Supervisor (1st Shift) 1

1st Shift working hours: 6:00am to 2:30pm (or similar early shift).

About the role

This is a first-level supervisory position overseeing approximately 10–25 non-exempt employees within a single function or work group. The role reports to a second-level manager and involves enforcing policies, contributing to policy development, and executing budgets and schedules. Decisions made in this role directly impact departmental operations, schedules, and performance goals.

Responsibilities

• Receive daily production schedules from planning and materials from logistics to manufacture, modify, or repair products.
• Coordinate resources (materials, personnel, equipment) to achieve on-time production of quality products within budget guidelines.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the production process.
• Manage controllable operating expenditures such as scrap and consumables.
• Guide teams to continuously improve processes and production limits.
• Oversee team performance, motivation, and satisfaction to meet key quality, output, and efficiency targets.
• Conduct return-to-work interviews and first-level disciplinary hearings in a timely, consistent, and professional manner.
• Approve overtime schedules and working hours.
• Participate in the interviewing and hiring process.
• Review employee performance, recommend compensation adjustments, and address disciplinary actions as needed.

Requirements

• Knowledge of production processes and the tools/equipment used.
• Understanding of the business unit and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery, and profitability.
• Ability to coordinate diverse resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
• Strong communication skills for interacting with internal and external customers.
• Leadership skills to manage, train, and motivate a diverse team in a dynamic manufacturing environment with tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in PC applications such as Word, Lotus Notes, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Four to six years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Physical Demands

• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, and temperature extremes.
• Periodic sustained visual concentration on computer monitors or detailed data.
• May require occasional travel.
• All duties are carried out within local health and safety guidelines.