Production Supervisor II

Are you ready for what’s next?  

Come explore opportunities within Brunswick, a global marine leader committed to challenging conventions and innovating next-generation technologies that transform experiences on the water and beyond.  Brunswick believes “Next Never Rests™,” and we offer a variety of exciting careers and growth opportunities within united teams defining the future of marine recreation. 

Innovation is the heart of Brunswick.  See how your contributions will help transform vision into reality:

Position Overview:

At Brunswick Fort Wayne Operations, we continue to build the finest pontoons, steeped in a rich history of quality and innovation. With a career at Brunswick, you will experience a legacy of quality craftsmanship that brings exceptional durability, performance, and comfort to a new generation of boaters. You will be part of a growing company with a truly inspired vision for each of our brands, Harris Boats, Lund, Crestliner, and Cypress Cay pontoons. If you have a passion for life on the water, we encourage you to apply for a position with us. Here at Brunswick Fort Wayne, it's more than just a pontoon boat; it's a way of life! 

At Brunswick, we have passion for our work and a distinct ability to deliver. 

Essential Functions:

• Proactively removes unsafe conditions/actions to ensure the health and safety of all employees remains our number one priority.
• Routinely drives root-cause analysis and corresponding containment and corrective actions to problems identified throughout the day. 
• Lead and drive a culture of continuous improvement.
• Develop plans for boat shipments based on the best available routing while maximizing load efficiency and balancing driver capacity constraints. 
• Motivate, supervise and train team members to effectively execute all load shed activities
• Sets goals, coaches and completes performance reviews and corrective actions for load shed
  • team members.
• Develop reports tied to key load shed KPI’s.
• Establishes professional working relationships with internal and external customers to ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Take a proactive role with internal and external groups to initiate and execute process improvements in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and operational efficiency.
• Other duties as assigned are based on business needs.
• Manage Tier 1 GEMBA for load shed.

Diversity of thought and experiences is fundamental when imagining the unimaginable. Certain skillsets/experiences are necessary; however, others can be developed along the way.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of related experience managing a team including scheduling, supervising, training, mentoring and directing staff preferred.  
• Understanding of and proficiency in lean, change management and business process management methodologies.
• Proven ability to drive results through leadership influence.
• Lean six sigma Green Belt preferred.
• Must possess excellent communication/presentation skills, both oral and written to communicate to all levels of employees.
• Logistics background strongly preferred.
• Must demonstrate effective leadership and influence skills as well as proven experience requiring inter-departmental communication and coordination to effectively achieve the company’s objectives and targets within budget.
• Must be able to work effectively across disciplines in a rapidly growing and continuously evolving atmosphere.
• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate discipline strongly preferred.
• Must demonstrate a positive attitude at all times.  
• Must be flexible to work all scheduled shifts.
• Proven ability to lead a large group of people towards accomplishing a common goal.
• Exceptional skills in MS Office and proficiency with standard software packages required.
• Exceptional interpersonal communication & negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic organization.
• Strong writing skills.
• Demonstrated active listening skills. 
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight required.
• Ability to resolve conflicts in a professional manner.
• Prioritize and handle multiple duties/projects at one time.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with a passion to improve required.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Must be capable of working in an office environment.

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