Job Details
Job Description:
- The Production Supervisor will be responsible for managing small work teams in a fast paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment.
- The Production Supervisor is responsible for ensuring team safety; building teams and training / allocating manpower; driving and implementing continuous improvement solutions to improve product quality and reach throughput and cost targets; and ensuring team morale.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Coordination of all activities to achieve business metrics and implement our Client Production Way processes and initiatives.
- Ensure the production plan is met; analyze issues with other roles, drive and implement continuous improvement activities and sustainability of solutions inside the zone.
- Ensure a safe workplace, by leading the Team to improve safety in the area and enforce the use of mandated safety tools and procedures.
- Ability to understand losses during the Shift, use the C-Matrix to coordinate SPW activities and improve Zone performances.
- Proactively analyzes quality KPIs related to the Zone, prioritizes quality issues and properly guides Team Leaders.
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 all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required.
- Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
- Ability to coach/mentor/develop team members.
- Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field
- 2 or more 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.
- Working knowledge of Google Suite software programs