Manufacturing Supervisor

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Interviews, hires, and trains employees; plans, assigns, and directs work; appraises performance; rewards and disciplines employees; addresses complaints and resolves problems.
• Establishes work plan and staffing levels to meet the ever-changing business climate.
• Safeguards a safe workplace environment by identifying and aiding to resolve unsafe practices.
• Ensures staffing is thoroughly trained in the operations they are performing.
• Supports a "Safety Comes First, Then Quality" attitude within their departments.
• Supports 5S, Clean, Safe working environment, and audits for success.
• Grows Production Supervisors and Coordinators in Leadership activities and builds a communication path that is open and honest thru coaching, mentoring, or training.
• Buils open communications with all assigned employees, and acts to resolve issues, or brings forward to Manufacturing Manager.
• Ensures that company policies are practiced, and guidelines are applied in aspects of this position.
• Identifies areas where cost, quality, reduced lead-times can be reduced to aid in machine utilization, lower scrap, labor efficiencies, etc.
• Plays an active role in NCR, CAR, Lean and Safety programs to aid the betterment of the plant.

Minimum Qualifications

• Analytical - Uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
• Project Management - Develops project plans; Coordinates projects.
• Technical Skills - Shares expertise with others.
• Visionary Leadership, Change Management - Builds commitment and overcomes resistance; Monitors transition and evaluates results.
• Delegation - Delegates work assignments; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities.
• Leadership - Effectively influences actions and opinions of others.
• Managing People - Fosters quality focus in others.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Cost Consciousness - Conserves organizational resources.
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Analyzes market and competition; Adapts strategy to changing conditions.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
• Adaptability - Manages competing demands.
• Innovation - Develops innovative approaches and ideas.

Education and/or Experience

• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school, and 4 – 6 years of direct supervisory experience with some within a manufacturing environment.