Supervisor II, Production

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, mentor and support a team of associates to safely accomplish production and quality objectives on a shift, while ensuring highest quality team member experience and satisfaction.
• Promote area standards and reinforce expectations for safety, housekeeping, punctuality, attendance, work performance, conducting performance reviews, and administering disciplinary action where appropriate.
• Administer timekeeping and payroll responsibilities with zero-defect mindset.
• Improve area safety and efficiency through regular auditing and continuous improvement.
• Interface with area leadership and engineering teams, and prioritize work based on production schedule and organizational goals.
• Schedule risk identification and mitigation.
• Collaborate with support organization to minimize production interruptions.
• Ensure product quality and conformance to specifications.
• Process non-conforming materials to efficiently return them to conforming state and normal product flow.
• Ensure optimization of product flow through the factory.
• Support issue resolution including root cause investigation & corrective action tracking.
• Identify and eliminate defects within the area value stream.
• Reduce downtime for product and personnel.
• Support efforts to transition product from engineering development to full-rate production.

  Qualifications and Requirements

  • High School Diploma/General Educational Development or higher degree required.
  • Minimum of 3 years' experience in a high-volume production environment and 1 year of managerial/supervisory experience.
  • Must be able to work overnight in support of up to 12-hour production shifts as well as performing start-up preparation before shift and close-out activities after shift.
  • Must be able to work an alternative, compressed week schedule, including standard weekend shifts (Saturdays and/or Sundays) as required by the schedule.
  • Must be able to do perform the following over the course of the night shift:
  • Lift/push/pull up to 35 pounds
  • Stoop, twist, bend
  • Reach overhead
  • Stand for lengthy periods
  • Must be able to properly and regularly utilize the following Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for a period of up to 12 hours:
  • Safety glasses
  • Steel-toed shoes

  Desired Skills

  • Knowledge of 5S, lean manufacturing or 6-Sigma principles.
  • Experience in powder handling, chemical batch processing, mixing, roll winding and conveyance.
  • Able to adapt quickly to changing conditions and requirements and ability to navigate fast-paced work environment.
  • Proficient with MS office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project).