Production Supervisor

Supervisor for all activities of the manufacturing department. These activities include direct supervision of manufacturing,
help with coordination of scheduling, and logistics to meet customer demands.  Develop Team Leads, programs and processes to ensure safety and employment compliance with all local, state and federal laws. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Drives manufacturing efforts to ensure production goals and KPIs are achieved.
• Coaches and develops leaders on methods and behaviors to achieve business needs in areas of safety, quality and productivity. 
• Train team on all aspects of production to maintain high efficiencies. This includes instructing and training employees on how to properly move between machines and tasks. 

• Estimates material, products, supplies, and staffing required to meet department production fulfillment schedules. Supervise Team Leaders to employees to meet daily operations and order fulfillment schedules.
• Maintain performance reviews/feedback, timekeeping requirements and conflict resolution. 

• Maintain and supervisor cross-training to encompass all aspects of the department. 

• Works closely with cross-department supervision as necessary to meet customer requirements. 

• Accurately report production and report scrap to maintain the system’s integrity. Able to work within system to resolve issues as needed. 

• Able to recognize safety hazards and unsafe acts and take immediate action to correct and implement effective means of preventing re-occurrences. 

• Conduct daily safety start-up meetings.

• Conducts safety audits in compliance with company's programs. 

• Drive culture to reduce recordable injuries and work towards the goal of zero injuries. 

• Leads and implements 80/20 initiatives. 

• Collaborates with other departments to drive safety, growth, and quality. 

• Verify employees' production reporting accuracy, procedural compliance and time and attendance. Plans and directs production activities, establishes production priorities for products while maintaining a cost effective operation.

• Analyze and update product cost in ERP system through analysis of labor cost, material, and process improvement. 

• Analyze data and take appropriate action.  Maintain proficiencies computer programs such as Microsoft Suite and Syspro. 

• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Education and/or Experience:  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or a related field; or a combination of education and experience 

• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing with at least 3 years being in supervisory capacity. 

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written 

• Proficient problem-solving and multitasking skills 

• Team player and thrive in a collaborative team environment. 

• Desire to learn and grow. 

• The ability to promote teamwork among peers is a must. 

• Ability to answer a high volume of calls and/or emails daily. 

• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams) 

• Proficient with SAP or an equivalent ERP system 

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Motivate team. 

• Culture/ Team building. 

• Bring a “can do” mentality. 

• Lead by example 

• Holding Accountability 

• Drive change and continuous improvement 

• Ensure customer service level is met and exceeded. 

• Track and report on operations metrics and results 

Competencies/ Technical Skills:  

• Core Competencies:   Personal Credibility, Analytical Abilities, Active listening, Adaptability, Attentiveness, Problem Solving, Dependability, Decision-making, Effective communication, Digital literacy, Friendliness, Knowledge of your product or service, Open-mindedness, Quick thinking, Responsiveness, and Timeliness, and Builds Collaborative Relationships with peers 

• Organizational Competencies: Continuous Improvement, Superior customer Service, Continuous learning, Active listening and understanding, Attention to detail, Steadfast ethics and integrity, All-in teamwork, Inclusive decision making, Creative problem solving, Growth mindset, Broad Perspective, 

• Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as excel and word.  Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems such as Syteline, Oracle, and SAP.