Department Supervisor

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• Safety conscious and always looking for preventative safety measures
• Understands the Valence Surface Technologies Code of Conduct policy, leading by example
• Organizes assigned area to ensure ready access to and knowledge of all orders currently in process on a daily work basis
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Drug screening and background check are required
• Effectively communicates with customer service regarding work that is in the area or coming to the area for processing
• Maintains the shop in an orderly 5S and well‑kept manner
• Operates within established safety, quality, and financial guidelines
• Keeps current on project and overall shop performance, understands and monitors department budget, works with manager to resolve problems and plans for improvements
• Works closely with Production Management and supervisors on other shifts/departments to determine daily, weekly, and monthly work schedules
• Maintains schedule and reassigns labor as work load changes
• Knows what needs to be done on a daily basis to keep the work moving through the production process
• Executes schedule with a sense of urgency, and with sincere concern for safety, quality, timeliness, and cost consciousness
• Maintains and monitors appropriate documentation on all orders
• Effectively supervises employees in the department
• Organizes work to be done and assigns accordingly, follows dashboard requirements while working with customer service to exceed customer expectations
• Communicates with employees regularly and seeks their input on issues in regard to problem solving
• Clarifies responsibility and expected results
• Delegates responsibility to employees where appropriate
• Gives adequate direction, counsels employees on performance issues/concerns, provides assistance and/or training where appropriate
• Initiates disciplinary actions where necessary according to established procedures
• Works with manager and human resources to resolve problems as needed
• Trains employees and monitors their performance on Valence Surface Technologies safety procedures and proper Valence techniques for all production processes and movement of materials in/out/around the shop
• Understands and ably performs (and ensures that others understand and can perform) appropriate and safe techniques for lifting and maneuvering materials in various stages of completion
• Understands and institutes the methods needed to get the work done in a timely and efficient manner
• Resolves technical problems and challenges by involving the appropriate people in order to keep production moving, to meet/exceed customer expectations
• Participates in improvement teams, Gemba walks, and meetings as requested
• Participates in continuous process improvement activities always looking for new ways to do the job with eye to reducing cost, streamlining processes, and increasing throughput

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