Production Supervisor

Safety

Safeguards strict safety guidelines and company standards.
Ensures the safe use of equipment and schedules regular maintenance.
Must attend bi-weekly safety walks.
Becomes an active member of the safety committee and attends monthly meetings.
Completes weekly STOP observations.
Ensures work performed is in compliance with written safety policies and procedures.
Conducts JSA’s before implementing new procedures/machines/products.

Production

Sets daily/weekly/monthly objectives and communicates them to team members.
Organizes workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules.
Identifies issues in efficiency and suggests improvements.

Supervision

Conducts self within the interest of the company at all times, including time spent away from work.
Opens and closes facility when required.
Maintains security of the facility.
Oversees and coaches employees.
Enforces fair and equal disciplinary practices to all production team members.
Delivers timely discipline.
Ensures timely performance reviews are given to all production team members.
Sets up reports on performance and progress.
Supports performance improvement plans (PIPs).
Provides timely and accurate time, attendance, vacation, material usage and quantity completed documentation.
Ensures all preventive and emergency repairs to machinery and equipment are completed.
Affirms each area is clean and that 5S principles are used throughout the facility.
Ensures standard operating procedures are established and followed.
Resolves production issues on the floor.
Recognizes when to escalate issues to Human Resources.
Inspects work performed to ensure compliance with quality and technical specifications.
Understands process to stop production and resolves issues going to the next level.

Training

Establishes a comprehensive cross training program to establish that each machine/area is staffed by a qualified team member.
Ensures work performed is in compliance with written ISO procedures.
Creates an atmosphere that promotes constant process improvement.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or three to five years related experience and or training.
• Prefer Bachelor’s degree.
• Must have excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Must be able to work comfortably with other departments.
• Must have a lean manufacturing background.
• Must have experience working and being fully responsible for a 2nd Shift.
• Must be able to make decisive and independent decisions.
• Experience supervising in a union environment a plus.

Reasoning Abilities

• Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Computer Skills

• Intermediate knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and the ability to learn new software as required.

Physical Demands

• Medium work - Lifting up to 50 pounds, and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of constantly to move objects.
• Moving over 50 pounds requires a lifting device or team lift.
• Stand / Sit
  Walk
  Use hands/fingers
  Sstop, kneel, crouch or crawl
  Talk/hear
  See
  Push/pull/reach
  Repetitive motion

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The employee works in the office of a manufacturing plant environment with normal exposure to noise, dust, and hazards associated with working in a high traffic, heavy machinery, manufacturing plant.