Lab Production Supervisor

Mentor, lead, coach and develop employees to achieve safety, cost, quality and delivery goals for assigned designated functional manufacturing area. 

Safety:

• Responsible for preventing incidents to employees and property.

• Ensure compliance with all health and safety rules and regulations.

• Ensure corrective actions are completed in a timely manner, and provide support for continuous improvement to include training of direct reports.

Employee Leadership, Development, and Administration: 

• Directly supervises employees. Oversees accomplishment of assigned work through subordinate manufacturing employees. 

• Interpret applicable laws in relation to employee issues, environmental, Health and Safety and business practices. 

• Provide guidance by continuously assessing individual and team performance and giving feedback. Promote positive department morale. 

• Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.  Develops a process plan including people, resources, equipment, and floor space. Coordinates manpower requirements by increasing or decreasing personnel and approves overtime to meet changing conditions. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. 

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; promoting employees, addressing complaints, resolving problems and recommending terminations.

Delivery:

• Maintain production schedule by coordinating employees, equipment, and customer demand.

• Plan and delegate daily assignment to employees to ensure on-time product delivery. 

• Monitor indicators for gaps to target. Analyze gaps for root cause. Develop countermeasures. 

Quality:

• Train employees to create understanding of assurance of quality standards and processes.

• Monitor systems to assure outgoing product meets quality standards.

• Increase major and key product characteristics / parameters to meet division objectives to reduce variation around target. 

• Measure components of Key Performance Indicators and demonstrate strategies for improvement. 

• Make sure procedures are properly followed.   

Cost: 

• Participate and provide input into the budgeting process.

• Monitor departmental spending. Control department labor and supply expenses. 

Other:

• Performs other tasks as assigned by manager based on business 

Education

• High School Diploma required, Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred                     

Experience

• Experience in the Optical Industry as it relates to ophthalmic lenses 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Candidates must have a proven background in ophthalmic optics, accompanied with excellent customer service, communication and organizational skills
• Supervisory-level experience required
• Management-level experience preferred
• Must demonstrate critical thinking skills in anticipating challenges, problem solving and seeking resources
• Able and willing to work as a team
• Basic Math
• Must be able to work Overtime, Saturdays and Sundays and some holidays when needed