First Shift Production Supervisor

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The Production Supervisor would provide oversight and leadership to first shift production employees to ensure compliance with all safety, quality, production, and housekeeping standards. This position would utilize the ITW toolbox to improve delivery, productivity, inventory, and overhead.

• Provide a healthy and safe work environment for all production personnel.
• Learn and evaluate current production and support operations to identify areas for improvement.
• Revise and enhance standards, processes, workflows, and methods to increase productivity.
• Implement, monitor, and report on crucial manufacturing and operational metrics.
• Lead, develop, and motivate operations personnel to provide a safe and productive environment.
• Drive daily Gemba activities and ensure actions are taken to address operational performance issues.
• Lead Safety Committee Meetings and coach the team.
• Follow up with the rest of the team on safety corrective actions to be implemented on the production floor.
• Report any safety incident and work with HR to coordinate the reporting to upper management.
• Coordinate meetings to present safety status to management.
• Ensure proper PPE is being used and enforce safety policies on the floor.
• Interact with department members and colleagues in other departments to provide direction and resolve problems.
• Facilitate communication and scheduling between 1st and 2nd shifts to maintain overall team production goals.
• Support daily production requirements for each cell by maintaining production schedules based on customer-requested delivery.
• Supervise all personnel and operations on the shift.
• Ensure the team understands ITW toolbox practices and implements them within the operating unit.
• Provide direction and training to staff to continuously improve the systems and processes used to fulfill customer orders.
• Promote and support 5S discipline and visual management tools throughout manufacturing.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of all processes and equipment.
• Train, upgrade, and evaluate employees on their specific duties.
• Ensure conformance to the requirements of the Brooks Quality system.
• Assist customers and sales representatives with complaints or problem resolution using the formal customer complaint process when appropriate.
• Organize work for smooth operations.
• Ensure established policies, rules, regulations, and procedures are communicated and followed.
• Accurately follow inventory processes.
• Ensure that appropriately qualified staff are in place within the team for efficient and high‑performance operation to customer requirements.
• Coach, mentor, and develop talent within Brooks.

• BS degree in Engineering, Technology or Business Administration preferred.
• 3+ years of related supervisory experience in a production setting required.
• Demonstrated working knowledge and experience implementing lean manufacturing technologies preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint, is required.
• Bilingual (Spanish & English).

The ideal candidate possesses a high energy level and demonstrates the ability to influence others and drive positive change. Their well‑organized approach aligns with a participative management style, emphasizing teamwork. Additionally, they exhibit strong interpersonal skills, tact, maturity, and flexibility in working with diverse personalities. While decisive, they also recognize and support the organization’s preferences and priorities.

In this position, employees regularly engage in verbal communication or listening. They frequently stand and sit, occasionally walk and use their hands and arms. As needed, they may lift or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Specific visual abilities required include close vision and color perception. The work environment typically features moderate noise levels during essential job functions.

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