Production Supervisor

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Taylor Corporation is a dynamic, diversified company with big plans for the future ― and your career. We power our employees’ potential and strive to create opportunity and security for every member of the team. If you’re ready for something bigger ― more challenge, more variety, more pathways for professional growth ― we should talk. We’re passionate about our work, we believe there is always a better way, and we’re looking for people like you. 

Ready to reach your potential? It’s time to look at Taylor. 

Your Opportunity: Taylor Corporation is adding an Operations Manager at The Occasions Group in Sunman, IN to be responsible for the oversight of production scheduling, job planning, and all production areas of the operation.  In all areas, the incumbent is expected to analyze changes and/or new issues to find ways to increase efficiency, improve quality, and reduce costs. 

Your Shift: 

• 9 hour shift, generally 6:00 AM CST - 3:00 PM CST

Your Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with departments and leaders to maximize production capacity and ensure level workload within the business unit; create work schedules to proactively facilitate customer delivery expectations 

• Ensure proper notification and escalation procedures on missed due dates or other internal processes are followed by the production control team

• Review and analyze daily reports for accuracy to ensure customer commitments are met; adjust production schedule based on reports and commitment dates 

• Monitor rework reports; investigate rework coded to Production Control and initiate corrective action plans, as needed 

• Develop and maintain metrics that drive the growth of work, mix, and margin of business, along with win ratios that align with company objectives 

• Ensure best practices and policies/procedures are followed by team and vendors; act as the first line strategic resource to address vendor performance issues and escalate accordingly 

• Build and maintain relationships with corporate sourcing department and/or vendors to gain knowledge of potential resources for outsourced products and production capacities 

• Establish and maintain processes and controls to route work to preferred external and internal vendors 

• Identify specific sourcing projects/initiatives for the year; include expected savings, resource requirements, and associated timeline for completion 

• Establish and maintain a continuous improvement environment to promote learning; incorporate the principles of Lean, 5S, and project management into daily routine

You Must Have:  

• Strong leadership skills and approachability that leads to team building for the production areas 

• Familiar with a variety of production and production processes as well as mechanical understanding of equipment 

• Strong knowledge of materials, layouts, printing techniques and methodology, and product construction 

• Ability to use experience and independent judgement to plan and accomplish goals while handling unique, complex, and sometimes ambiguous situations