Job Description

Overview

As a 1st Shift Production Supervisor, you will be the first line leader to support team members within your area/zone. You willbe responsible forcoordinating day-to-day activitiesin order tomaintainscheduled production requirements and to ensure your team is successfull.

This is an onsite position. The schedule is first shift, Monday–Thursday, 5:00 AM–3:00 PM, with additional hours on Fridays as needed.

Responsibilities

**Position Responsibilities:

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*Primary duties:

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• Creates an environment of continuous improvement

• Empowers and expects every team member to contribute to continuous improvement

• Demonstrates a core value of respectful treatment of all team members in every discussion,interactionand decision

• Desires toeliminatewaste and to develop team member skill to improve lean operations

• Ensure that employees areproperly trainedby their Team Leader or other designated trainer in the areas of safety, quality, equipment operation and 6S

• Interface with technical staff to ensure proper support

• Establish annual goals andobjectivesthat support the attainment of operating metrics

• Work to continuously improve processes and reduce inventories and work in progress

• Serve as the first point of contact for employeesregardingemployee relations issues

• Interface with Union Stewards in contract and discipline issues

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

**Position Qualifications:

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**Knowledge/Experience/Education: 

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

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

• Previousmanufacturing supervision experience would be preferred.

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

• Previousprofessional,internshipor co-op experience will be taken into consideration as relevant experience.

**Skills and Abilities:

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

• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Outlook,Wordand Excel).

• Strongproblem solvingskills, including encouraging others on your team to think proactively and create solutions.

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

**Physical Requirements:

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• Stooping, bending, standing forlong periodsof time, manual dexterity and able tolift upto 50lbswithoutassistance