Production Supervisor

Company Description

ITW has become one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses. ITW’s products and solutions are at work all over the world, in deep-sea oil rigs, aerospace technology, bridges and wind turbines, healthcare, the spaces in which we live and work, the cars we drive, and the mobile devices we rely on. We are never, whether we know it or not, more than a few steps from an innovative ITW solution.

The foundation of our company is the ITW Business Model, a unique and differentiated set of core capabilities and business practices that comprises three key elements: ITW’s 80/20 Front to Back Process, customer-back innovation and a decentralized entrepreneurial culture. Our strategy is to leverage the full potential of the ITW Business Model to generate solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns. ITW is committed to operational excellence and innovation that helps our customers create the products and services that make our lives better.

Job Description

The shift Supervisor will report to the production manager and is responsible for directly managing and leading the shift to meet the expectations of ITW and its customers. This leadership position will also be responsible for supporting employees to achieve department metrics for safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and sustainability.  The shift supervisor will serve as the primary communication contact between the leadership team and production employees.

Primary Key Responsibilities

• Effectively lead and manage the performance and development of a team of direct reports
• Manage employee relations, complete annual performance evaluations, lead new hire onboarding training initiatives
• Monitor and manage employee schedules and attendance
• Lead and/or support corrective action processes
• Responsible for leading safety initiatives, emergency response and other safety activities as required
• Work closely with peers and other departments to improve safety, quality, and productivity
• Collaborate with group leader to set shift expectations
• Communicate with the production control, customer service, and management team regarding high priority tasks as well as communicate shift performance and current issues to be addressed
• Responsible for ensuring employees’ have resources needed to perform jobs successfully
• Other responsibilities as needed

ITW Culture & Leadership Expectations

• Exemplify and embody the ITW Leadership expectations
• Able to thrive and collaborate in a decentralized and entrepreneurial culture
• Functions with a high level of accountability and ownership to achieve personal and company performance
• Able to communicate with clarity and simplicity using forms of communication
• Nurturing an environment consistent with the ITW values and culture
• Commitment to foster an environment of Diversity and Inclusion
• Is outcome driven and applies the 80/20 principles to prioritize work demands
• This position requires leadership experience and emotional intelligence
• Able to maintain strict confidentiality

Qualifications

• Minimum of High School Education
• 3-5 years of leadership or supervisory experience required 
• BS Degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Management, or related degree preferred
• Experience in manufacturing environment required
• Lean Six Sigma experience preferred
• Strong leadership characteristics
  • Self-motivated
  • Takes initiative to continuously learn
  • Thrives on the success of others and the team
  • Adapts quickly to new situations and circumstances
  • Thrives in ambiguous situations
  • Self-aware, recognizes his/her strengths and development needs
  • Able to build strong relationships with others both internally and externally
• Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment
• Demonstrated planning and organization skills
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Strong computer skills; proficient with MS Office Suites
• Developer of talent
• Strong problem-solving abilities and corrective action understanding.

Physical Demands

• The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel, talk, or hear; and smell. The employee fre