Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Summary / Objective

Oversees and manages all day‑to‑day production operations in the assigned production section. Contributes to production planning processes, allocates personnel resources, proposes procedure improvements and implements technical infrastructure, ensures adherence to established quality guidelines and production safety requirements, determines manufacturing priorities based on weekly production schedules, makes daily assignments and directs all related personnel actions. Advises staff, executes performance measurements, interprets specifications and makes judgments about the acceptability of production in process.

Leads all Production Operators in the assigned section.

• Provide manpower planning to ensure production schedules are met.
• Lead the training and qualification process of direct reports.
• Facilitate team meetings to communicate departmental KPI measurements, etc.
• Lead and solicit continuous improvement ideas from team members.
• Conduct departmental audits (safety, 5s, etc.).
• Ensure employees are following established procedures and standard work processes.
• Address employee performance issues in a timely manner.
• Manage the time and attendance system to ensure employees are properly compensated.
• Ensure that all HSE policy and procedures are being followed.
• Conduct accident investigations.
• Must be able to comply with quality, product safety, and HSE rules and regulations. Be energy conscious, if applicable.
• Must understand and adhere to all relevant statutory or regulatory compliance obligations.
• Must understand and support the integrated management system policies, procedures and instructions.
• Must understand, support and adhere to relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), as defined in the goal tree.

• Has SAP system knowledge.
• Exhibits accident investigation skills.
• Has Dayforce knowledge.
• Has working knowledge of lean principles.
• Exhibits excellent leadership skills.
• Technical capacity.
• Knowledge/understanding of property descriptions.
• Basic knowledge of quantitative methods, statistical procedures and graphic skills.
• Communication proficiency.
• Organization skills.
• Time management.

This position has more than 10 direct hourly reports.

The employee will be required to perform duties on a computer terminal and will be exposed to shop floor conditions such as noise, heat, cold, dust, and dirt.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

• Associate degree in Process, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or Business.
• 3‑5 years of relevant experience.

• Lean manufacturing, 5S, SAP.

• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform any other job‑related duties requested by their supervisor.
• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing