Production Supervisor (1st shift)

Job Duties

• Provide direct supervision to hourly employees in a manufacturing environment (union Milwaukee only) and manage the workflow and productivity ensuring guidance and coaching for the employees.
• Communicate daily with appropriate managers and peer group on overall operating conditions and make recommendations to improve procedures, methods, and techniques.
• Communicate regularly with direct reports to provide goals and objectives of the operations.
• Audit labor and machine reporting regularly for accuracy and efficiency to standard production methods, rates and schedules.
• Utilize manufacturing software programs and systems for materials management, shop floor scheduling, packaging, and equipment operation.
• Help develop and implement operational solutions utilizing lean manufacturing methods in a team environment.
• Able to identify, investigate, and analyze problems related to materials, quality, equipment, methods, tools, etc., and initiate corrective action to resolve such problems in a timely and efficient method.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations, Company policies, and labor contract provisions and administers disciplinary action when necessary.
• Ensure the adherence to all applicable safety procedures, proper utilization of safety equipment, housekeeping methods, and is on alert for the development of hazardous conditions.
• Conduct appraisal of employee performance, attendance, and recommend wage adjustments, promotions, etc.
• Develop and implement training programs for new and existing employees to ensure a flexible workforce.

Qualifications

• Must be familiar with Material Safety Data Sheets.
• Ability to use critical thinking to make important decisions for team and business operation required.
• Ability to think and react quickly should production challenges arise required.
• Ability to demonstrate time management skills/manage many projects or tasks at once required.
• Ability to demonstrate conflict resolution required.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft office desired.

Competencies

• Delegation and Empowerment: Identifying and leveraging opportunities to accelerate results and build capability by assigning tasks and decision-making responsibilities to individuals or teams with clear boundaries, expectations, support, and follow-up.
• Coaching: Engaging an individual in developing and committing to an action plan that targets specific behaviors, skills or knowledge needed to ensure performance improvement or prepare for success in new responsibilities.
• Decision Making: Identify and understand problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choose the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating, and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; take action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.
• Aligning Performance for Success: Focusing and managing individual performance by helping others set performance goals, and then tracking results and evaluating performance effectiveness.
• Execution: Ensuring others contribute to organization strategies by focusing them on the most critical priorities; measuring progress and ensuring accountability against those metrics.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be able to walk or stand for prolonged periods of time.

Competitive Total Rewards

• Competitive Pay
• Annual Bonus
• Eligible for Annual Pay Increases
• Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• 15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation. In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis.
• Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost!
• Employer Paid benefits including: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more
• Education Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250
• Voluntary benefits including: Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

• This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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