Boston Whaler Production Supervisor III

About the role

Supervise production employees and assign work meeting safety, quality, delivery and cost goals. Recommend and execute improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions through listening, engaging employees and problem solving. Act as the company conduit for employee communications to keep employees abreast of news and information.

Essential Functions

• Own the four (4) main metrics (safety, quality, delivery, productivity/people) - understand results & implement action plans to close gaps & meet targets
• Typically spends 75% of time on the floor in direct supervision of daily production / 25% of time on administrative and project tasks
• Successfully adheres to and models Brunswick’s Employee Value Proposition and Values (Innovative, Driven, Exceptional, Authentic and United)
• Communication: Display professionalism and represent the Company as a leader of the organization in all communications and interactions with employees at all levels of the organization
• Utilize tools such as MS Office applications, Shop Floor Manager, OBMS etc. to execute daily responsibilities and project work
• Oversees a line or area within a department including responsibility for front line employees and Leads
• Understand staffing needs; review nominal headcount and execute to plan; interview for open roles and make candidate selection decisions
• Responsible for safety of team and safety compliance to include PPE adherence, safety policy adherence, conducting safety audits, correcting unsafe behaviors & conditions
• Conducts incident investigation reports in partnership with EH&S
• Conducts root cause analysis in partnership with Quality on defects, drives resolution; addresses repeat warranty issues; drives corrective actions around compliance findings
• Drives Continuous Improvement efforts by using tools such as Andon, Spaghetti Diagrams Line Balancing; 5S, DMIAC, Root Cause Analysis etc.
• Identifies road blocks and barriers encountered by work teams; pulls together and leads cross functional teams to address issues and execute actions needed
• Drive accountability to policies and procedures; makes discretionary decisions that are guided by policies, procedures, and business plan
• Manages performance issues; administers disciplinary actions and corrective actions, conducts performance evaluations for all employees
• Solves conflict within team and across teams; investigates routine personnel issues in partnership with HRCreates action plans from Employee Opinion Survey results and drives execution of plans for area of responsibility
• Manages timekeeping & absenteeism; update UKG; sign off on timecards; ensure compliance to start/stop times, breaktimes & mealtimes
• Understands and manages the production schedule and understands impact on other areas; communicates to internal customers any changes or deviations to schedule / plan and make action plans with support functions where needed
• Works with leaders in upstream and downstream processes to achieve metrics - Partner with peers to resolve production and quality issues
• Manages cost, expense, and inventory control of material and supplies

Required Qualifications

• Communicate safety expectations and hold employees/leaders accountable to those standards
• Lead meetings with Supervisor Group as assigned by Manager
• Lead day to day coordination between supervisors (people movement outside of dept)
• Mentor and grow other supervisors
• May have direct responsibility over other supervisors
• Has direct leadership over special projects or programs
• Leads cross functional teams for major changes or improvements
• Participate in quality non-conformance communication and problem solving
• Lead others to model the behavioral values of the company
• Utilize Emotional Intelligence to influence peer group’s behaviors and views
• Exhibit a sense of urgency with tasks
• Clear, accurate and concise communication
• Set clear expectations for each employee and help them achieve their goals
• Be involved and/or lead continuous improvement projects based on production performance data
• Provide performance feedback to operators (good and bad)
• Be a continuous learner

Pay

$70,600 - $101,800 annually

Schedule

Ability to work a 10+ hour shift standing, bending, reaching

Moderate lifting ability up to 50 lbs.

Ability to work in a non-climate controlled environment (may be above 100 ambient degrees or below 10 ambient degrees in areas of production)

Ability to work in a fiberglass dust environment and a fast paced, noisy environment

Ability to work overtime (planned and unplanned)