Production Supervisor

About the Role

The main function of a production supervisor is to supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers.

Responsibilities

• Recommend measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, and maintenance to detect production problems.
• Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personal grievances.
• Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.

Skills

• Verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage one's time.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required. Associate's degree or higher preferred.
• Previous knowledge of supply chain / material movement would give an edge.
• Managerial experience is a plus within UAW space.
• At least 1-2 years of experience mandatory.

Top 3 Must-Have Hard Skills

• Managerial experience, specifically working in a union environment.
• Ability to adapt quickly. In the GSC, everything is constantly changing, and the candidate needs to be able to make changes on the fly.
• Understanding of supply chain/logistics.

About FastTek Global

At FastTek Global, our purpose is our people and our planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve, and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication, and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years! FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative, and honest.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program).
• Vision.
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program.
• Long Term Disability (100% paid).
• Life Insurance (100% paid).
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match.
• Lucrative employee referral program.
• Employee recognition culture.

FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press from 2013 to 2023.