Smith-Blair - Manufacturing & Production Supervisor

Xylem • Little Rock, AR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing & Production Supervisor is responsible for managing Saddle departmental production operations and personnel to ensure daily objectives and customer requirements are consistently met. This role involves overseeing all aspects of production activities, maintaining workflow efficiency, and supporting a safe and compliant work environment. Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. Smith-Blair, a Xylem brand, provides reliable repair solutions in the industry that addresses today's infrastructure needs to ensure pipeline integrity into the future.

Requirements

• High School diploma, Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree desired or equivalent applicable work experience.
• Analytical abilities sufficient to handle all issues associated with supervision.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to deal with employee issues and concerns.
• Knowledge of organizational policies, procedures and operations.
• Working knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Must be able to handle confidential information and project assignments.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Must be good and effective with written and verbal communications.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supervising all employees within their area of responsibility to achieve daily production demands in the most efficient manner possible.
• Responsible for evaluating each employee in regard to productivity, attitude and initiative.
• Must assure compliance with all company policies and take disciplinary action when required in a fair and equitable manner.
• Must assure that individual and departmental efficiencies and utilization goals are sustained.
• Must assure that all production schedules are met to maintain a 97% minimum “On Time Delivery” level.
• Must assure that all safety and environmental standards are maintained to the highest level.
• Must communicate with all levels of management and supply production demand data as required by all levels of management.
• Must maintain accurate attendance information for each employee under their responsibility.
• Must assure that each employee receives the proper training with regard to Machine Operation, health and safety.
• Must adhere to all “Articles and Sections” of the collective bargaining agreement with the USW.
• Must maintain a clean and orderly production area.
• Participate in training activities, both on and off site.
• Participation in Xylem Watermark volunteer activities

Benefits

• Paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark
• Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Reasonable accommodations to enable all employees to perform their essential job functions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED