Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

About the role

Since 1934, Stabilus has offered components for diverse applications. We started out as a manufacturer of retrofittable stabilizers for the American automotive industry in 1962 and were the first company in the world to produce gas springs as standard equipment. Since then, we have continued to establish our pioneering role: With a wide range of applications, our unique product range and decades of experience, we are the world's leading manufacturer of solutions based on gas springs, dampers and electromechanical drives. The Production Supervisor position is located at our U.S. Corporate Headquarters in Gastonia, NC. The person in this role ensures production of the required products on time, to the exact quality and quantity levels in the most efficient manner possible while maintaining a safe work environment. In the absence of the Assistant Focus Area Manager (AFAM), the position holder will represent the department fulfilling all aspects of the position toward accomplishing the goals of the company. The position allows for management to view the team member’s performance in accordance with succession planning guidelines developed by Human Resources. The position holder commits to “never ending improvement” and is responsible for the quality and the work of coworkers. The position carries the responsibility for the quality of the company and its products.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate completion of procedural forms, i.e. change of status, job award process, payroll processing, and vacation.
• Equitable assignment of overtime based on business needs.
• Provide corrective counseling as appropriate.
• Manage time and attendance functions for associate hours worked.
• Provide weekly vacation planning schedule and respond to all requests within 48 hours.
• Ensure timely and accurate investigation reporting.
• Perform daily production and downtime reporting per department standard.
• Routine review of production boards.
• Effective communication with all levels of management.
• Provide required written documentation as required.
• Follow downtime notification system, to include but not limited to the submission of open work orders.
• Adherence to ISO 14001 and 45001 standards.
• Responsible for production of products to design specification.
• Adherence to QAP guidelines.
• Attain internal and external PPM targets.
• Fulfill the requirements of internal and external product containments.
• Attain department spending targets.
• Attain department productivity and efficiency targets.
• Attain department overtime targets.
• Attain department change