Production Supervisor

Overview

Assists in the orientation, training, development and assignment of employees within their department; provides leadership direction for the assigned team.

• Enforce safety regulations.
• Determine daily department requirements using input from planning tools and the production manager to ensure that daily goals are met.
• Provide training as needed to meet department needs.
• Identify daily work tasks for the team members utilizing the work orders.
• Accountable for daily/weekly metrics with respect to cost, schedule, quality and safety.
• Coordinate activities and communicate with Planning, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality Control and Human Resources Departments as needed.
• Participate and cultivate team engagement in 6S and process improvement programs; e.g., CITI program, 6S audits, etc.
• Track daily performance using charts, graphs or other metric programs.
• Direct and perform duties as needed to meet department needs and use correct procedures in a teamwork environment.
• Inspect components for fit and finish or interpret departmental trends for anomalies and inform the Department Manager of any issues.
• Conform with the organization’s ISO 9001 & 14001 requirements.
• Assist the Production Manager with various tasks as requested.
• Assist in the creation and development of systems, processes and metrics to drive and maintain improvement across the entire factory.
• Generate and coordinate the execution of measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of products.
• Assist production personnel in solving work‑related problems.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• Supervise assemblers, machinists and/or shipping personnel.
• Train employees, plan, assign and direct work, appraise performance, reward and discipline employees, and address complaints and resolve problems.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or GED and one to three years of related experience in a factory or manufacturing environment and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Ability:
  Write reports and business correspondence in English and effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, technicians and assemblers in English.
• Quality Commitment:
  Assist the organization with establishing practices that align with ISO requirements.
• Reasoning Ability:
  Apply principles of logic or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems; deal with non‑verbal symbolism and handle a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency in MS Office.
• Other
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to use basic hand tools.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. The noise level in the work and shop environment is moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this position the employee may occasionally be required to work near fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee may also be required to work near moving mechanical parts.