Supervisor Production

The Production Supervisor position is responsible for providing leadership and direction to team members with a focus on safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement for Spartan’s various product lines including, but not limited to, emergency response bodies and chassis, motorhome chassis, specialty vehicles, and Isuzu N-Gas.

 

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Consistently model a positive attitude and demonstrate a “can do” mindset
• Conduct small and large team meetings to communicate plant performance to the KPI’s
• Train, or facilitate the training of, new associates in all aspects of their job function
• Administer policies and procedures
• Communicate and support strict adherence to quality standards
• Ensure quality goals and objectives are met on a daily basis
• Ensure efficient location of materials
• Monitor scrap for undue waste
• Prepare reject tags, as required, and manage this process per policy
• Monitor and improve the management of inventory
• Passionate about improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Identify root cause and implement corrective action where gaps to the goals exist
• Support new and current team member activities – hiring, performance, management, transfers, promotions and disciplinary processes
• Manage vacation approvals, time card approval, daily and weekly overtime, hiring, and training.
• Motivate, coach, reward, and discipline associates being supervised; resolve personnel issues
• Maintain a high degree of visibility and access to associates on shop floor throughout the shift
• Schedule work assignments to maximize production efficiency
• Develop and monitor staffing plans to execute the schedule on time at the planned MPU or better
• Meet production goals
• Maintain a clean and safe plant
• Initiate process improvements
• Support 5S initiatives
• Communicate with cross-functional teams (engineering, materials, purchasing, sales, etcetera) to resolve issues
• Work in close proximity with customer, as needed
• Solve complex problems with minimal assistance

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in related field preferred
• Minimum of five years manufacturing experience with demonstrated leadership skills required; vehicle assembly line experience in a leadership role preferred
• Possess a CDL, or be willing to obtain
• Clean driving record
• Positive attitude
• Proven ability to plan and handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Creative and innovative team player
• Intermediate computer skills are required
• Demonstrated experience in personnel management
• Versatile, flexible, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities
• Strong:
  • Communication skills, verbal and written
  • Leadership attributes and interpersonal skills