Government Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

This position is responsible for overseeing production in the Government manufacturing department which produces high quantity/low variation parts. This includes mentoring, coaching, counseling, and training employees. This position is responsible for promoting and adhering to a safe environment, production efficiencies, scrap reduction, equipment and labor utilization. The Production Supervisor is responsible for implementing annual plans to achieve target business goals; output, productivity, scrap and yield, lead-time and on-time delivery, safety, quality, operating budget.

Use and advocate Lean tools to continuously improve manufacturing performance.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Ensure that production standards are being met and improved where possible.
• Supervise the production area to ensure timely-delivery of high-volume low variation production.
• Implement corrective actions.
• Communicate work schedules and overtime needs to meet production demand.
• Conduct periodic training meetings with both hourly and salaried personnel to maintain and improve departmental efficiencies.
• Ensure that work instructions and procedures are current and observed.
• Oversee thorough and effective tool damage investigations to develop solutions and issue corrective action as required.
• Communicate needs and status of tools and equipment.
• Enforce all company rules and policies, have a working knowledge of the current Union Contract.
• Fill in for absent supervision as required.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in technical discipline or equivalent experience preferred
• High Volume/Low Variation production management experience that includes tight tolerances achieved by precision CNC grinding or precision CNC machining
• Experience working and operating in a certified quality system environment such as AS-9100, IATF-16949 or ISO-9001
• Experience in 5S concepts in keeping a work area Clean and Organized through setting expectations with Team Members
• Proficient in reading and understanding basic Geometric Tolerancing designations on product prints
• Experience with operating and interpreting results from precision measuring equipment such as Coordinate Measuring Machines, Optical Comparator, or Optical Non-contact dimensional inspection equipment
• Ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance for future projects and assignments.