Production Supervisor

Job Title: Production Supervisor – 2nd shift

Location: Harlan, Iowa

Salary: $70-80K plus bonus

Job Summary: The Production Supervisor will supervise and coordinate the activities of manufacturing workers to safely and efficiently build and ship quality products to satisfy all customers. Perform responsibilities and duties as assigned by the General/Plant Manager.

• Manage/supervise 0-20 employees on the 2nd shift.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of assigned areas of responsibility.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Supervise, manage, and support quality procedures and practices, including but not limited to: quality production inspection documentation, entry and approval of engineering deviations, and training and leading associates’ ISO programs.
• Determine work procedures, prepare work schedules and expedites workflow.
• Has/develops a strong understanding of SAP.
• Create an environment of continuous improvement of processes, controls, production, and labor that satisfy the customer.
• Works with MRP Controllers to create schedule timelines and departmental workloads to ensure sales order shipment dates are met.
• Plan flow of materials through the plant, including the development of the physical layout of the plant, to assure that work is completed efficiently, profitably, and per schedule.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Initiates, implements, and sustains 5S, Lean Manufacturing, and other organizational, continuous improvement, and efficiency programs within the plant.

• AA. Degree or equivalent preferred but not required, or 6 months related experience and/or training.
• Experience working in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Worked in an ISO certified quality environment.
• Supervision experience is a must.
• Safety compliance and knowledge of OSHA 10 or 30 a plus.
• Must have experience creating written procedures, instructions.
• Can actively resolve customer product issues.
• Production and inventory scheduling SAP a plus.
• Working knowledge of MS-Office (Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook) required.

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