Supervisor, Manufacturing

Overview

What You’ll Do | Key Accountabilities The primary responsibility of this position is to supervise, coordinate, and schedule the daily activities of the section. The production supervisor will be responsible for maintaining garment quality while increasing production efficiency with an eye towards continuous improvement. The production supervisor is also responsible for the safety of the operators within their section as well as being an active participant in the safety programs of the factory.

Production Supervisor

What You’ll Do | Key Accountabilities The primary responsibility of this position is to supervise, coordinate, and schedule the daily activities of the section. The production supervisor will be responsible for maintaining garment quality while increasing production efficiency with an eye towards continuous improvement. The production supervisor is also responsible for the safety of the operators within their section as well as being an active participant in the safety programs of the factory.

Other Responsibilities Include

• Supervise, coordinate and schedule daily activities for staff in the section to meet customer needs and delivery requirements in a safe manner.
• Maintain a safe working environment through good housekeeping and employee training.
• Report on all incidents and accidents and near misses.
• Train staff in duties, safety procedures and company policies.
• Ensure all equipment is maintained for safe and efficient usage by reporting all repair needs in a timely manner.
• Be up to date and trained in current production methods for all jobs within the section.
• Ensure all garments are correctly manufactured to current methods.
• Meet weekly quality, production and efficiency targets.
• Ensure all quality standards are adhered to.
• Identify quality concerns for the quality manager.
• Staff the section to meet current production goals and account for absences.
• Crosstrain employees where necessary to manage through absences.
• Identify staffing concerns and communicate them to the department manager.
• Interview applicants for potential new recruits.
• Responsible for coordinating approvals and denials of planned time off for employees.
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve garment quality and manufacturing productivity.
• Coordinate flow of work with corresponding sections to assure productive flow in the factory.
• Record and report daily progress on manufacturing goals, efficiency, labor hours and current projects.
• Responsible for working with the HR department for the discipline of underperforming employees as necessary.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects.
• Participate in technical problem solving.
• Assist the continuous implementation of 6S.
• Recommend cost cutting ideas.
• Recommend equipment layout improvements within the section.
• Deliver Weekly Section Meetings as needed.
• Required to attend meetings for training in changes in manufacturing processes, process changes, professional growth, and corporate policy.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing or activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Ability to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time
• Ability to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, and reach daily
• Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally
• Must utilize visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment

This role is eligible for healthcare including medical, dental and vision, retirement savings (401k with a company match), income protection programs such as life, accident and disability insurance, paid time off for sick leave, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, and holidays, wellbeing program, commuter, adoption assistance, education assistance, legal services, and employee merchandise discounts. For more detailed information go