About This Role
This manufacturing supervisor position involves overseeing, organizing, and coordinating daily production efforts to achieve manufacturing objectives. The role focuses on ensuring safe equipment and process operation, as well as employee safety, within a rotating 12-hour shift environment.
Responsibilities
- Plan, supervise, and direct daily production operations
- Anticipate and alleviate production problems such as material shortages, equipment malfunctions, and employee-related situations to minimize loss of work hours and achieve production and quality goals for the shift
- Utilize skills, work hours, materials, and workflow to achieve production and quality objectives
- Exchange timely information with other supervisors, internal and external to the designated department, on product flow and workforce needs
- Coach, instruct, train, orient, and motivate employees to achieve production and quality objectives in a safe and effective manner
- Initiate and manage departmental teams to achieve desired goals
- Primarily responsible for coaching and developing hourly employees utilizing the hourly certification system for production departments
- Participate in the selection and interview processes to fill hourly employee positions
- Appraise employee performance, including recommending promotions, transfers, and work assignments
- Initiate efforts to introduce cost reductions, work simplifications, and continuous improvements in methods or equipment
- Supervise and lead departmental safety and housekeeping practices and maintain a constant alert for hazardous conditions, including responding to emergency situations on an as-needed basis
- Educate employees and enforce company rules and regulations, including but not limited to, safety rules and regulations, policies and procedures, production, and quality expectations
- Assist Human Resources in disciplinary procedures where necessary
- Lead and participate in company-sponsored activities such as training, site projects, and safety programs
- Primarily responsible for production-related administrative tasks such as payroll hours approval, reporting, and associated tasks
- Perform related tasks as requested by supervisor
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or equivalent work experience
- At least 2 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment
- Previous leadership experience in a role such as Team Lead or supervisor strongly preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional motivator, skilled in leading teams and conflict resolution skills