Factory Operations Supervisor - Rifle Weekend Nights – Federal Ammunition

About the role

The Factory Operations Supervisor is responsible for direct supervision of the manufacturing activities and employees in our Rifle Plant. This person is responsible and accountable for department quality, productivity/cost, safety, employee involvement, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervises all department associates with respect to cost and quality of production, and meeting production schedules and delivery dates.
• Manages all safety issues in the department ensuring that goals are met; anticipates and acts on potential safety problems, completes investigations and reports on a timely basis.
• Ensures continuous improvement in utilization of plant equipment and facilities recommending and implementing changes in production methods and material handling procedures when necessary.
• Manages all human resources activities/issues for department in an effective and timely manner, conferring with manufacturing manager and Human Resources as needed; ensures that all actions are within established Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action guidelines and company policies.
• Confers with Master Scheduler in establishment of schedules that balance customer service with plant efficiency.
• Participates in the recommendation and planning process for purchase of new capital equipment; manages improvement projects for assigned production area.
• Collections output data from each operation throughout the shift and takes appropriate action when variances are found.
• Manages all preventive maintenance activities for assigned production areas.
• Manages the WIP levels to ensure plan is met as well as production efficiency requirements.
• Manages staffing levels and activities on an on-going basis in cooperation with other departments.
• Communicates daily with all direct reports as well as peer supervisors to ensure critical information is transferred both ways and to create and maintain an environment of shared commitment and cooperation.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED; Post high school education preferred
• 1+ years' experience in a leadership role (preferably in a manufacturing environment)
• Possesses strong communication skills with the ability to make effective group presentations as well as hold individual feedback sessions
• Experience with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• No disciplinary action at Report of Conference level or above in past 12 months

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related discipline

Skills

• Good reading skills to understand reports, spreadsheets, and technical literature
• Problem-solving, reasoning and attention to detail to plan and assess staffing levels, machine capacities, inventory management, and feasibility of schedule attainment
• Mental Requirements: Math comprehension of basic algebra to understand prints and machine setup
• Verbal communication for employee direction, supervision, and section meeting presentations
• Written communication for memos, progress reports, e-mails, personnel documentation
• Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Benefits

• Medical and dental
• Vision
• Disability and life insurance
• 401K
• PTO
• Tuition reimbursement
• Gear discounts
• The ability to add value to an exciting mission!

Pay

$77,300.00 - $108,100.00