Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

SUMMARY: Supervises and coordinates activities of production workers, maintains all shop floor control methods and analyzes data to guide improvement with various Team Leaders. Communicates and administers company policies and procedures, providing feedback to HR where problems or concerns exist.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

• Inspects products to verify conformance to specifications, directs setup and adjustments of machines, interprets specifications, and blueprints, coordinates with engineers for all product and process changes, and communicates all changes to Team Leaders.

• Studies production schedules, schedules OT, insures daily, weekly, monthly PMs are performed, and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.

• Communicates and administers company policies and procedures, providing feedback to HR where problems or concerns exist.

• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.

• Works to improve Kanban and recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.

• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.

• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems.

• Conducts performance appraisals for Team Leaders and Team Members, handles all disciplinary and morale issues and works with HR on all pay issues. Maintains time and production records, and coordinates training and development for Team Leaders and Members.

• Estimates, requisitions, and inspects materials and coordinates expedited delivery schedules with customer service as required.

• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments, and communicates by total group meeting all takt time changes, policy deployment progress, all key information to the team, and adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.

• Actively participates in interviews for outside Team Member hires and interviews for promotions to Lead positions with the group.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Required knowledge typically acquired through:

• Completion of a four year Bachelors degree from a college or vocational school,

• Two to ten years related experience or training; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to read, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers.

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, talk, hear, stand, sit and walk. The employee may be required to occasionally lift and/or move from 10 to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud and travel is limited to less than 5%.

[Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability/Vet]

This job may require applicant to conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITARhere.