Production Supervisor

• Employee Type Full Time
• Required Degree High school

The production supervisor will supervise production employees in a manufacturing environment, plan and assign work, enforce policies and procedures, and recommend improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures, and working conditions. The supervisor has a hands-on leadership approach in the company and the company’s product-making activities.

• Balances quality, productivity, cost, safety, and morale to achieve results in all areas
• Works to continuously improve in all areas
• Provides regular progress reports to the manager
• Ensures effective employee relations.
• Provides employee coaching and development
• Resolves employee issues through problem resolution
• Tracks absenteeism and timekeeping
• Accomplish manufacturing staff results by planning, monitoring, communicating job expectations, and appraising job results; counseling, disciplining, and coaching employees; coordinating, initiating, and enforcing systems, procedures, and policies
• Maintain staff by recruiting, orienting, selecting, and training employees; and developing personal growth opportunities for them
• Maintain workflow by setting process variables, monitoring steps of the process; observing equipment and control points; monitoring resources and personnel; developing reporting systems and procedures, studying methods; facilitating corrections to malfunctions, implementing cost reductions; initiating and developing a spirit of cooperation between and within departments
• Ensure the operation of equipment by evaluating new equipment and calling for repairs of old equipment
• Provide manufacturing information by sorting, initiating, compiling, and analyzing production performance data and records
• Educate and direct employees on the use of equipment, all control points, and resource
• Handle additional duties as assigned by Plant General Manager

• Provide support and guidance to direct reports
• Performs monthly training with the team
• Leads all safety initiatives in the area

• Minimum three years of leadership experience is highly preferred
• Minimum three years in manufacturing environments is highly preferred
• At least one year of managing others in a production environment
• Leadership – the ability to command and maintain the attention of those you are overseeing
• Effective communication – the ability to convincingly convey instructions, directions, and details to others
• Experience – knowledge of OSHA and other governmental regulations; incident and accident prevention
• Attention to detail – the ability to manage all duties, rules, documentation, and other components of the job with focus and accuracy
• Confidentiality – the ability to protect data, information, and employee privacy
• Compassion – the ability to be concerned for another person’s well‑being
• Organization – an ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Collaborative – an ability to work with diverse personalities for a tangible and beneficial outcome
• Bilingual strongly preferred (Spanish)

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to read, write and comprehend the English language
• Supervisory experience

• This role operates in a wet and cold/refrigerated environment (around 35 degrees
  
  F) located within a manufacturing, warehousing, and production type facility. Must be able to withstand cold temperatures for extended periods of time.
• This is largely a static role with standing; however, the ability to perform repetitive bending and standing up is also required. This would require the ability to lift 10-35 lbs. repetitively and up to 45 lbs. occasionally. Depending on the area,…