Job Description

Overview

As a Production Supervisor, you will be the first line leader to support team members within your area/zone. You will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day activities in order to maintain scheduled production requirements and to ensure your team is successful. 

This position will be on 2nd Shift, Monday through Thursday, 3:00pm to 1:00am. There maybe occasional overtime required on Fridays from 1:00pm to 9:00pm. 

Responsibilities

*Primary duties:

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• Demonstrate a core value of respectful treatment of all team members in every discussion, interaction, and decision.

• Create an environment that empowers team members and drives continuous improvement in a team environment focused on safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency.

• Lead continuous improvement efforts to eliminate waste and develop team member skills to improve lean operations.

• Provide support, coaching, and training to the team leaders under your supervision.

• Ensure team leaders are properly trained within 12 months.

• Ensure that team members are properly trained by their team leader or other designated trainer in their areas of responsibility, including safety, quality, equipment operation, and 5S.

• Ensure team members are tracked on the team member training matrix.

• Establish annual goals and objectives that support the attainment of operating metrics.

• Serve as the first point of contact for employees regarding employee relations issues.

• Interface with union stewards on contract and discipline issues.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

**Knowledge/Experience/Education:

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• A minimum of 1 to 3 years of supervisory experience in a medium/high volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment is preferred.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Manufacturing Engineering or Operations is preferred.

• Proven history of ability to lead with a servant leadership mindset.

• Previous professional, internship or co-op experience will be taken into consideration as relevant experience.

• Previous experience working in Facbrication and/or Welding preferred. 

**Skills and Abilities:

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• Must be self-driven and ambitious with proven leadership capabilities, including providing coaching, mentoring and supervision within a team environment.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel).

• Strong problem solving skills, including encouraging others on your team to think proactively and create solutions.

• Basic understanding of process control, production scheduling, Kaizen, Kanban and Lean manufacturing is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Stooping, bending, standing for long periods of time, manual dexterity and able to lift up to 50 lbs without assistance