Production Supervisor

POSITION OVERVIEW: 

Supervises direct labor staff, reviewing work performance, evaluating, and testing procedures, and reviewing and understanding project specifications and drawings. Coordinates with engineering, purchasing, operations project engineers, quality, and project managers to ensure project requirements are met. Responsible for overall department performance related to cost, quality, schedule, and safety in a project-oriented environment. 

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Supervises work team in the planning and execution of a wide variety of assembly activities.  

• Plans resource requirements based on backlog and forecasted workload.  

• Hires, trains, develops, and appraises staff effectively.   

• Fosters a spirit of teamwork within the department.  

• Addresses employee performance issues in a timely manner and in accordance with company policies, consulting with Human resources as appropriate.  

• Schedules, allots, and monitors work orders.  

• Aligns with engineering, purchasing, operations project engineers, quality control and project managers to ensure project requirements are met.  

• Ensures projects are completed within budgeted cost and schedule while meeting all quality requirements.  

• Ensures redline and as-built drawing processes are strictly adhered to.  

• Establishes work unit objectives and standards.  

• Maintains measurements for quality, schedule, and cost performance.  

• Ensure timeliness, safety, and quality of material movement.  

• Develops and implements standard work procedures to continually improve overall department productivity. Trains and informs employees of new work methods and procedures.  

• Responsible for safe work practices, maintaining a safe work environment and ensuring work crews follow safe practices and HSE programs, including Lock-out Tag-out.  

• In conjunction with the EHS Manager, trains employees on changes in safety regulations, work policies, and standards.  

• Identifies, recommends, and prioritizes the acquisition of tools and other capital equipment to improve overall efficiency of the department.   

• Ensures department budgets are met, prioritizing shop expenditures to stay within budget and assisting in preparation of capital and department expense budgets. 

• Develops skills and abilities of team members.  

• Validates and updates department training curriculum by rev