Production Supervisor

About the role

The Production Supervisor will manage small work teams in a fast-paced, high-volume, unionized manufacturing environment. Key responsibilities include ensuring the production plan is met, analyzing issues, driving continuous improvement, improving safety, and managing team performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the production plan is met, analyze issues, drive and implement continuous improvement activities, and sustain solutions within the Zone.
• Ensure a safe workplace, lead the team to improve safety in the area, enforce the use of mandated safety tools and procedures.
• Proactively analyze quality KPIs related to the Zone, prioritize quality issues, and guide Team Leaders.
• Ensure the right allocation of people on the line, manage absenteeism, train, and build teams.
• Possess knowledge of the broader manufacturing organization and mobilize support groups and resources to lead and assist in problem-solving activities.
• Participate and lead kaizen project activities focused on Safety, Cost, Quality, and Throughput improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
• Excellent organization, written, and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within the Plant
• Goal-oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams
• Ability to coach/mentor/develop team members
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: High school diploma or GED, ability to work any shift and overtime, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, goal-oriented self-starter, ability to coach/mentor/develop team members, good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, 2+ years’ experience in supervision in a high-volume environment, demonstrated ability to coach/mentor/develop team members, previous experience working in a union environment, experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing.

Skills

• Knowledge of the broader manufacturing organization
• Ability to mobilize support groups and resources
• Proactive analysis of quality KPIs
• Effective coordination of World Class Manufacturing activities
• Ability to build effective business relationships
• Leadership in kaizen project activities

Benefits

• Salaried Employee Benefits (US, Non-Represented)
• Health & Wellbeing
• Compensation, Savings, and Retirement
• Time Away from Work
• Family Benefits
• Professional Growth
• Company Car & More

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