Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Department: Manufacturing & Distribution – General Labor
Location: Henderson, TN

About the role

The Production Supervisor will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our manufacturing processes. We are looking for someone with exceptional management skills, a strong focus on safety, and a passion for driving operational excellence through continuous improvement methodologies like Kaizen.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safety, production, quality, and schedule performance of the Foundry finishing area during your shift through direct supervision of union production personnel.
• Prepare and monitor daily and weekly shift work plans, including staffing in conjunction with production planning.
• Ensure we are meeting production targets for the assigned Finishing area; immediately appraise the Foundry Manager of any significant quality or productivity problems to assure immediate corrective action.
• Achieve maximum production and “up-time” consistent with trained manpower and equipment availability.
• Ensure proper staffing and training plans are in place for all key operational areas of the Finishing area.
• Participate in quality and safety reviews and audits to maintain and improve the ISO-9001:2015 implementation of work procedures and policies.
• Advise the Manager of challenges, problems, improvements, ideas, and opportunities.
• Work with Human Resources personnel, under the direction of the Operations Manager, to understand and effectively relate to the Union contract so as to maximize productivity and minimize disruptions to production while fulfilling all Company commitments contained in the Union contract in a fair and professional manner.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required; BS in a technical discipline preferred.
• Professional certifications would be beneficial.
• Minimum of 2+ years of heavy industrial production experience in a high-volume setting.
• Experience with a union preferred.
• Strong work ethic and excellent team-building skills with subordinates as well as peers.
• Professional PC literacy skills in MS Word and Excel are required.

Schedule

Third shift: Sunday through Thursday, 10:30 PM – 7:00 AM.

Pay

$60,000 – $70,000 per year.