Production Supervisor - HLBlackjacket| Night Shift

Overview

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. The company was founded in 1984 and today manufactures thousands of products, generates over $3B in revenue, and employs approximately 12,000 associates worldwide. AFL values its employees and supports professional development and growth.

• 8% Shift Premium for Night Shift
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company

The Production Supervisor is a key member of the plant leadership team and is responsible for ensuring that production, quality and safety goals are met. The incumbent will lead a team of manufacturing associates in a 24/7 operation and will use strong communication and leadership skills to achieve plant goals.

• Supervise, monitor, and mentor a team of machine operators on multiple shifts to meet safety, quality, productivity, and delivery goals.
• Consistently apply policies, rules, and the discipline process, and facilitate teamwork within process work cells.
• Lead the operation of the facility, making decisions related to safety, productivity, maintenance, material availability, and schedule compliance to maximize utilization and productivity.
• Meet EHS objectives and drive safety culture by participating in safety processes, conducting safety audits, and guiding shift associates on Safe Work Instructions.
• Ensure schedule compliance in meeting orders processed throughout the plant.
• Define, measure, monitor, and share process performance metrics with operators and identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Meet requirements of operations quality, efficiency, and material utilization.

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong math skills; ability to analyze problems and justify decisions
• Able to support weekend and night shift operations
• Experience supervising in a lean manufacturing environment
• Training in supervisory skills such as leadership, motivation, conflict resolution, time management, and EEOC compliance is preferred
• Able to execute Oracle WIP transactions and resolve basic production issues
• Experienced user of MS Outlook and Office (Excel and Word); ability to create well-formatted documents

• Non-climate controlled manufacturing environment. Some evening and weekend work is required
• Associates degree or equivalent work experience

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