Area Supervisor Nights
Michael Foods · Gaylord, MN · 4 days ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
Responsibilities
- Create, develop, and execute strategic plans to hit plant goals and objectives.
- Audit performance against plan; prioritize top losses for the year and create plans to deliver plant goals and objectives.
- Conduct loss analysis, glidepaths, and 90-day improvement plans for the area.
- Create and maintain a visual CAPD board for their area to visualize plan and performance.
- Lead team meetings to drive strategy forward.
- Own the budget and deliver year-over-year improvement for their area.
- Understand and improve team capability.
- Ensure the right skills and crewing to be flexible across the area as business requires.
- Ensure the team is trained, qualified, and capable of doing their jobs.
- Train and coach team members to continuously improve their performance and business results.
- Provide feedback to the site leadership team to ensure relevant support or reward to recognize key contributors in area results.
- Regularly communicate with the team about their performance in 1:1 meetings.
- Identify skill gaps in front-line team members.
- Train, discipline (with advice of HR), and give timely performance appraisals to current shift leads and front-line production teams.
- Document notable items in personnel files.
- Coach the use of Standard Daily Processes (SDP) to eliminate non-value-added work.
- Own and lead Operator Care work processes and step execution.
- Coach team members on the importance of adhering to standards.
- CIL Owner - Execute and coach process as a part of Operator Care to support/maintain base condition of equipment.
- Lead/facilitate/participate in continuous improvement events.
- Solve process instability problems.
- Drive the improvement in daily execution by setting a personal example and providing daily feedback, coaching, and calibration of their team on what is on track and what needs improvement.
- Develop Shift Leaders and relevant team to ensure the area is maintained at base condition and results are on track to deliver the plant goals.
- Possess an in-depth understanding of issues in the area using data analysis and benchmarking within and outside the site to systematically resolve issues and improve results.
- Own and lead Operator Care work processes and step execution.
- Coaches the use of Standard Daily Processes (SDP) to eliminate non-value-added work.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with leading teams in a high-paced manufacturing environment.
- Experience with continuous improvement processes (RCA, 5S, SMED, CAPD, Centerlines).
- Collaboration with all levels of employees.
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Data comprehension and evaluation concerning process improvements, shrink reduction, budgetary shortfall/surplus, etc.
- MES training.
- Strong organizational and technical skills.
- Strong communication, training skills, and priority setting.
- Technical and practical equipment and tool skills.
- Knowledge of OC Visual Standards.
- Ability to climb stairs/ladders, lift to 50 lbs., exposure to hot and cold, and extensive walking.
- Ability to be on call and work extended or after-hours as needed.