Manufacturing Supervisor

About This Role

Oversee team leads and members to achieve production schedules, ensuring improvements in safety, quality, and efficiency within a manufacturing environment. Supervise and motivate a manufacturing team towards personal responsibility, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee team leads, team members, and other resources in achieving the production schedule while improving Safety, Quality, and Efficiency
• Supervise and motivate a manufacturing team to create a culture of personal responsibility, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Create, document, and sustain Standardized Work practices
• Develop and implement production scalability, workflow plans
• Implement new assembly process and operations
• Initiate and facilitate problem solving groups to resolve issues to meet company needs
• Achieve quality and productivity metrics
• Manage team members work schedule, time off, and department allocation
• Develop employee versatility plans
• Lead Performance Management Process and provide recommendations for compensation changes
• Manage any disciplinary actions required
• Initiate, coordinate, and manage inventory cost control programs
• Prepare and maintain production reports
• Utilize data to pin-point root cause of defects and production challenges
• Enforce all safety policies to promote a safe and inclusive work group
• Develop and implement 5S and housekeeping programs
• Achieve technical training and versatility required to obtain domain expertise

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing/operations environment
• Experience working with production systems; scale up manufacturing, volume production, linear production, using continuous improvement/TPS/Lean manufacturing methods
• Proficient with interviewing, training, developing, and handling disciplinary matters
• Computer systems knowledge including proficiency with MS Office programs
• Strong data analysis and data driven decision making skills
• Resourceful problem solver with proven ability to bring quick resolution to 1st level floor issues with regards to equipment, process, or manpower
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and tact
• Organized with good planning and time management skills

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate or Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• 3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing/operations environment

Nice to Have

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree

Skills

* Required skills