Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Department: Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Gainesville, FL

Reporting To: Sean Towe

Description

Provide leadership and supervision of all manufacturing employees to facilitate teamwork between the two shifts and enhance departmental productivity and efficiency

Key Responsibilities

• Provide accurate communication across and within production shifts to include setup and daily operation of machining and finishing departments
• Support the team leads to implement training for personnel.
• Document all training for personnel.
• Improve overall first time quality.
• Recommends and directs personnel activities of the department, such as hiring, scheduling, performance evaluation and salary adjustments. 
• Responsible for ensuring team objectives are met and making appropriate adjustments and/or recommendations to meet changes in demand.
• Support the team leads to balance labor availability and volume requirements throughout the department.
• Develop and implement short-range (1-3 months) staffing plans and / or other gap closing actions based on productivity objectives and forecasted volume requirements.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineers in product and process development as needed
• Monitor daily and weekly performance of employees; production and quality using MFG/PRO and/or other methods.
• Plan and issue work orders according to the Master Scheduler or as advised by the Materials Management department. Work with planning to schedule monthly requirements
• Ensure all safety policies and procedures are implemented and observed, and that equipment, and work areas are neat, clean, and well organized.
• Assist in the development, implementation and adherence to all departmental SOP’s and Work Instructions.
• Document and report any process deviations to Machining Operations Manager.  
• Assist with FDA and ISO Audits.
• Assist and support other employees, teams, and sales personnel as necessary
• Know and apply the Quality System and any appropriate Federal and International 
• standards

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required.  Associate and/or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution preferred 

 Experience:

•  3 years related experience 
• 3 years supervisory experience 
• Supervisory experience in machining and finishing, or other equivalent manufacturing experience. 
• Machining or finishing experience with cobalt chrome, titanium, polyethylene product or similar products is a plus.
• Some experience with high polish, blast finishes and burring of metal components desirable 
• Strong leadership abilities demonstrated in current position. 
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills are required. 
• Strong computer skills required.

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to inspect and measure work performance