Production Supervisor

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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• Supervisory responsibilities to include, but not limited to: planning, assigning, and directing work; administering and complying with Company policies and procedures.
• Managing attendance and approving timekeeping records in a timely manner for processing payroll.
• Interviewing, onboarding, and training employees.
• Managing performance, writing and conducting performance appraisals, and administering corrective actions.
• Proactively responding to employee concerns to ensure high morale and maximum employee satisfaction.
• Facilitate, promote, support, and implement lean manufacturing initiatives that drive continuous improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost in the Assembly and Machining departments across the facility.
• Following the Regal Rexnord Business system, tools and methods.
• Lead and/or participate in Kaizen events and participate in daily Tier 1,2,3 meetings.
• Assist the Production Manager with executing strategic deployment of RBS objectives.
• Serve as an active member of the Safety Committee by leading a safety team and participating in monthly safety meetings, conducting safety/5S audits, and safety incident reenactments.
• Ensure a safe working environment by enforcing compliance with the plant’s Safety Policy and state and federal OSHA, EPA and NCDEQ regulations. 
• Evaluate production and quality problems, provide guidance and assistance with resolving issues, and facilitate actions to implement corrective actions, including technical support and instruction for new manufacturing procedures.
• Continuously seek out and recommend measures to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality. Coordinate and administer Quality Incident Investigations to problem solve incidents.
• Analyze and plan workforce utilization, workflow, and design of equipment layout and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Fulfill administrative responsibilities as required by the role to include, but not limited to, developing and writing work instructions and job breakdowns, completing production reports and problem-solving / corrective action documents, and maintaining training/skills matrices.
• Actively engage in and support in the implementation of new product launches.
• Assist with maintaining inventory accuracy and supporting ongoing BOM and routing improvements. 
• Other duties as assigned by management.

“Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person,’ which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States.”

• A minimum of a two-year Associate degree in relevant discipline is required. A Bachelor’s degree is strongly desired.
• 2 or more years of progressive work experience in a manufacturing production environment, preferably in mechanical products (metal cutting industry and assembly) required. 
• A solid background in machining techniques in a machining role (including CNC programming) and/or mechanical assembly techniques is strongly desired.
• Prior supervisory experience of hourly production employees is strongly desired.

Critical Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership skills and perform as a self-starter that promotes teamwork, ability to maximize employee engagement, and develop employees to fulfill their highest potential. 
• Strong mechanical aptitude and a demonstrated understanding of common manufacturing, machining and assembly processes, equipment or machinery.
• Demonstrated proficiency with reading and understanding blueprints, technical drawings, schematics.
• Strong analytical ability to recognize the need for modification of procedures or processes, identify root cause with a Go and See mindset, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions where limited standardization or information exists. 
• Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills, including having a continuous improvement mindset and an advocat