Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Location: Houston,Texas,United States

IMI plc

We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems, partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. We embrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business, everyday life and making a better world – creating lasting impact for everyone.

We design, build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Climate Control, Life Science and Fluid Control, and Transport.

Our partnership approach breaks through problems and reduces complexity. We don’t invent in isolation – we collaborate with our customers. We listen closely and we think differently, creating space for diverse minds to innovate. We are working together to make businesses safer, more sustainable and more productive.

Role Overview:

The Production Supervisor oversees staff to product manufactured products, while organizing and monitoring workflows. This role has supervisory responsiblities. 

Work Environment: Houston, TX, Onsite

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and building winning teams in a positive work environment through effective leadership practices.
• Manage operational resources to optimize performance to achieve departmental, functional, and organizational goals.
• Initiate and support process improvement activities in support of department goals and objectives.
• Drive lean implementation and employee involvement.
• Champion high-quality production standards and drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct daily work group safety/work group updates (i.e. toolbox talks)
• Analyze/supervise assemblies, fabrication, oversee new job set ups, analyze machine/equipment malfunctions, and make necessary adjustments where needed.
• Report results of the shift in a specific and complete manner (i.e. time and reporting employee hours, machine malfunctions, material shortages etc.) to promote shift to shift communication.
• Ensure employees are properly charging time to tasks worked in ERP system.
• Support employee training on safety and ensure all PPE compliance and safety precautions are in place and being followed.
• Ensure all new hires/contractors coming onto the floor receive proper job induction before beginning formal role.
• Partner with Planning and Purchasing to coordinate manufacturing schedule.
• Meet daily with employees and other supervisors to ensure good communication is maintained on all issues in the department and the plant.
• Evaluate employee's job performance in relation to established production standards.
• Check and verify employee's time in the ADP Timekeeping system for accuracy prior to approving for weekly payroll processing. Enter employee's schedules and changes for tracking.
• Responsible for harboring the proper attitude toward health and safety through demonstrated behavior, active involvement in Safety.
• This is a working supervisor role and will be required to clock into jobs worked as appropriate.
• Collaborate and provide feedback to Manager during employee performance review.
• Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned. 

Critical Competencies for Success:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Associates Degree preferred (in mechanical or technical field) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum Two years supervisory experience in a production manufacturing environment.
• Lean training and 1-2 years related experience preferred.
• Overhead Crane and Forklift will be required.
• Rigging heavy parts experience required.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, far vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lens.

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