Production - Virginia - Production Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Supervise operations within a facility to achieve higher output.
• Coordinate and evaluate production activities between stations to ensure optimum efficiency and attainment of production and quality goals.
• Maintain daily production and adjust based on inventory.
• Identify opportunities for improvements in manufacturing quality, optimization, and process standardization.
• Create a culture of empowerment and accountability.
• Ensure the flow of production materials, machinery, and other resources.
• Develop talent and recognize Production Associates’ contributions and accomplishments.
• Prepare the production floor for daily production.
• Support manufacturing including investigation into root cause of manufacturing defects and/or failures and recommendation and implementation of appropriate corrective actions.
• Work with management and employees to drive process improvements.
• Confirm final documentation accuracy of production/engineering work orders.
• Drive the continuous improvement culture with a “Plan, Do, Check, Act” management style.
• Document and respond to production and quality statistics related to output and lot traceability performance issues.
• Perform and document product testing to confirm and maintain quality requirements.
• Support 5S to maintain established housekeeping standards.
• Actively contribute to ongoing continuous improvement activities.
• Evaluate employee’s overall performance, establishing goals and objectives for proper manufacturing techniques.
• Observe, enforce, and conduct audits of quality, safety, and compliance standards to ensure Production Associates abide by TSS policies, procedures, and departmental expectations.
• Ensure all products, material, parts, and documentation follow Company specifications and quality standards.
• Report defective materials or questionable conditions to the department supervisor.
• Identifies units that fail tests or tolerance levels and repairs as necessary according to process.
• Lead and support day-to-day production activities within assigned area of responsibility to ensure 99.9% On-time delivery (OTD), Quality errors >1% in an accident-free environment.
• Ensure workers acquire necessary knowledge of methods, procedures, and standards required for performance of departmental duties as well as holding them accountable to meet efficiency standards.
• Work with team members to suggest and implement process improvements and actively champions safety programs.
• Document and improve standard work to improve training of employees and facilitate cross-training.
• Visually inspect parts to quality standards as described in the quality system.
• Assist in the recruitment and onboarding of new hires.
• Communicate any problems which arise to the Department Manager.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Demonstrated experience in project management.
• Comfortable on the manufacturing floor working hand-in-hand with teams.
• Experience developing employees and a team-based work environment.
• Two plus years of experience as a leader in process-oriented environment required.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• English preferred, Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
• Familiar with Six-Sigma, SPC, and/or Lean methodologies (certification in either is a plus).
• Excellent problem-solving skills, and a strong work ethic.
• Must be proficient in PC usage and MS Office.
• Data Analysis experience a plus.
• Ability to create and adhere to production processes.
• Ability to write reports legibly and accurately.
• Flexible, self-starter, able to manage multiple ongoing projects without close supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have the ability to train personnel on all aspects of the production.
• Able to lift up to 25 pounds. May team-lift up 50+ lbs.
• Work in a safe manner especially when lifting.
• Requires 5+ years of general work experience.