Production Supervisor

Job Description:

Position Title:                       Production Supervisor

Location:                               Watertown, SD

Reporting to:                        Production Manager 

Open to Relocation:            No

On-Site/Hybrid/Remote:    Onsite

Travel Required:                   0%

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform daily safety audits to ensure team member safety. Complete problem-solving activities to eliminate safety hazards. Escalate immediate safety concerns and incidents to Safety team. Actively support 5S actions within the plant.

• Document internal and external quality issues. Discuss internal quality issues with team and complete problem-solving activities to prevent recurring internal quality issues. Escalate external quality issues to Quality team with a sense of urgency.

• Monitor pace of the line ensuring takt times are met. Escalate production stoppage and develop short term countermeasures. Review daily schedule and sequence to ensure daily goals will be achieved. Plan for team member absences to ensure production goals will be met.

• Review daily staffing requirements to ensure productivity goals are maintained. Perform problem solving activities to eliminate waste and increase efficiency.

• Track team member morale and discuss potential opportunities with team.

• Effectively communicate change to team members.

• Work with team to complete rapid daily problem solving.

• Attend improvement events and communicate results and action items with team.

• Participate in interview and selection process of new team members.

• Develop cross training plans for team members to learn all tasks within a manufacturing line.

• Participate in and complete performance evaluations.

• Coach and help team members understand KPI metrics and behaviors.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills; at least 2 years of Production Team Leader experience

• Effectively communicate with all team members, both written and verbal

• Organizational skills

• Must be knowledgeable and demonstrate proficiency with MS Word and Excel

• Maintain the integrity of confidential business and product information

• Take initiative to recognize areas of opportunity and resolve with appropriate action

• Identify problems, works towards root cause elimination utilizing appropriate problem-solving methods

• Continuously search for new and better ways of doing things; challenges the status quo and sets stretch goals; works across boundaries to achieve common goals; strives to continuously improve oneself

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• AS or BS degree in Engineering (Manufacturing), Industrial Management, Business, or comparable degrees; or equivalent experience

• 5 years of production leadership experience

• Formal Lean Training and supervision experience a plus

Physical Requirements of the Job

• Ability to stand/sit for a full 10-hour shift

• Physical Requirements include the ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds and/or awkward items

The compensation range for this position is $65k - $78k annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.

If you are interested in an open position but feel you may not meet all the listed qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.

Terex Overview:

At Terex, we fully embrace the increasingly diverse world around us and strive to create an empowering and welcoming workplace culture. We are a $5 billion publicly traded global industrial equipment manufacturer of materials processing machinery, waste and recycling solutions, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), and equipment for the electric utility industry. We are passionate about producing equipment that helps improve the lives of people around the world and providing our team members with a rewarding career and the opportunity to make an impact.   

While our operations are global, each office or factor