Supervisor Production

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For over 45 years, Capacity/Laymor has been the trusted yard truck manufacturer for ports and railway hubs around the world. Though heavy and lighter hauling needs are different, Capacity/Laymor trucks are designed and built to be relentless performers.

Capacity/Laymor trucks is part of the larger REV Group (NYSE: REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for the fire & emergency and recreation markets. REV Group’s extensive vehicle line‑up includes models such as ambulances, fire trucks, terminal trucks, RV’s and much more. Our 5,000+ employees continuously demonstrate their commitment to building innovative and reliable vehicles that our customers can depend on whether for a family trip across the U.S. or when responding to an emergency.

Rev Group is a veteran friendly employer and hires over 200 veterans and or those transferring out of the military each year.

The Production Supervisor is primarily responsible for overseeing and leading a team of direct labor associates in the manufacture and assembly of products, components and parts for custom ambulance emergency vehicles. This position has great emphasis on highly skilled processes, complex assemblies and testing. The Production Supervisor, under the direction of the Director of Operations, is responsible for establishing required staffing levels, training and developing personnel, managing employees’ schedules, completing annual employee performance reviews, setting departmental and individual performance objectives, and driving continuous improvement.

Supervisor works closely with supporting departments – Engineering, Human Resources, Maintenance, Purchasing, Quality, Safety, and Sales to meet overall performance objectives. The Supervisor must also lead the team in safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Daily assignments of hourly production personnel in order to meet schedule commitments and cycle time requirements. Prioritizes and manages the customer workflow within the department to ensure timely and efficient task completion in accordance with the customer schedule.
• Accountability for ensuring all quality, regulatory, responsible to make sure appropriate actions are taken to meet all requirements, including stopping production if appropriate.
• Reviews all work within the department to assure technical accuracy of the work meets customer requirements, engineering design expectations as documented in shop orders, engineering prints, bills of material, work instructions and quality documentation. Assures all workmanship standards are met.
• Responsible for safety and environmental compliance of the department. Holds departmental employees accountable for following all OSHA and company policies and regulations. Actively participates in safety improvement activities.
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining accurate and timely attendance records of employees in the department.
• Provides technical expertise for problem resolution. Liaisons with appropriate departments such as Materials, Engineering, Sales Administration, Product Management to determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Provides input and recommendation on staffing requirements and selection of departmental personnel.
• Actively leads continuous improvement activities within the departments. Leads the implementation of OPX foundational blocks of Identification of Waste, 5S, Standard Work, and Visual Management. Participates in value stream map creation and goal setting for the department product lines.
• Actively encourage employees to suggest improvements and facilitate the adoption of their ideas.
• Ensure Safety, Quality, On-time Delivery and Cost objectives are visible, understood by department employees, and proactively managed.
• Daily interface with Engineering department; changes, proto‑types, verification of new material requirements, introduction of new process from engineering to production.
• Weekly interface with Purchasing department and vendors; changes, modifications as required.
• Ensure that equipment and tooling is well…