production supervisor

Position Responsibilities

• Develops daily work priorities and communicates workflow needs to the assembly team.
• Adjusts workflow and assigns tasks to meet manufacturing priorities and deadlines.
• Interfaces with various resources to ensure successful completion and movement of the products through the assembly process.
• Provides timely and effective communication to the appropriate team members when obstacles are unable to be resolved and are preventing manufacturing operations from continuing and/or are disrupting the manufacturing timelines.
• Utilizes various visual and communication techniques and systems such as visual job board and hold shelf procedures as well as direct verbal and email communication.
• Attends and participates in various production meetings to ensure workflow is aligned with company and customer needs.
• Oversees the first piece process of product moving through the area and ensures that all product built meets quality requirements.
• Provides effective time management of employee scheduling to ensure an equitable distribution of hours so employees are not over worked or underutilized.
• Ensures employees are trained in their functions, crossed-train as required, and ensures that employees have an accurate training record containing objective evidence that employees know applicable processes and procedures of activities occurring within the department.
• Ensures that assigned employees understand the concepts of Lean Manufacturing and their role in the process including the 5S approach to organizing and cleaning the assembly area.
• Trains and mentor assigned employees to ensure each employee has the opportunity to transform into highly skilled operators with the ability to perform their tasks.
• Maintains data and reports as required to be able to status and project manufacturing cycles and staffing, quality metrics, and process improvements.
• Ensures assigned employees are following all processes and procedures in regards to quality, safety, and manufacturing.
• Provides regular feedback and coaching to assigned employees.
• Serves as a role model for values implementation and reinforcement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required, technical or related college degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience required in a manufacturing experience required.
• Mechanical aptitude including ability to read work instructions and engineering drawings.
• Prior experience and/or knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or other continuous improvement methodologies.