Production Supervisor III - Military Veterans

Job Purpose

Provide quality products to meet customer demand, production and scrap standards by communicating and directing/supervising production employees in completing company goals/objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned or requested.
1.    Communication with team members (e.g. verbal communications of quality standards, safety standards, safe working environment, state of the business, policy and procedures, production goals. Objectives, floor specifications, etc.)
2.    Supervision of production Team Members (e.g. interviewing, hiring, performance appraisals, discipline, training, documentation, counseling, coaching, promoting team work, motivating, supporting, implementing total productive maintenance (TPM), etc. )
3.    Establishing work schedules (e.g. planned and unplanned absences, work on line as needed to cover, provide supplies, request materials, request support, input production information into MRP system, communicate with managers daily, etc.)
4.     Prepare report summaries
5.     Vendor and customer contact
6.     Machine modifications (e.g. new product process, design, and development)
7.     Coach, counsel and monitor employees work habits, personal habits and use of proper PPE to insure that employee’s blood lead levels are maintained below the action levels.
8.     Completes other duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises from 5 to 35 direct reports on one or more shifts.
 

COMPETENCIES: Through prior work assignments possess some leadership skills such as
effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to analyze processes as well as
situations to determine if alterations are required to improve product flow and meet customer demands.
deadlines. Have a well defined since of setting priorities in line with over all business needs as if affects the immediate group being supervised as well as the facility as a whole.
 

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below 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.
Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or GED equivalent, plus two years college coursework completed with one year of work experience in a lead or supervisory role (or equivalent combination of education and experience). Effective interpersonal skills, highly motivated, and efficient organizational and planning skills are required.
Language Skills: Fluent verbal and written skills in English
Mathematical Skills: High level of accuracy in basic math and use of 10 key calculator.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to associate cause and effect relationships and determine patterns of activity in anticipation of change to the operation or personnel.
Computer Skills: Ability to utilize as well as create effective Excel spreadsheets. Use Word, Express Outlook, PowerPoint, FIS and Fourth Shift.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None
Other Skills and Abilities: Some prior experience in presenting manufacturing data for managerial review.
Other Qualifications: None
TRAVEL REQUIRED: Limited if any
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.
Office to manufacturing floor environment-requiring attention to hearing and lead exposure. Lifting of products weighing 15 lbs. to 85 lbs. on occasion. Semi-annual or more frequent if necessary, blood draws for required blood lead monitoring.
 

General Job Requirements