Operations Supervisor (7pm-3am)

Tenneco•Manitowoc, WI

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Supervisor oversees all aspects of day-to-day production, manufacturing, and distribution of personnel activities, leads team meetings, and facilitates continuous improvements in the process with emphasis on quality and reduction of cost and waste. Responsible for ensuring the production of a quality product and meeting production/customer specifications while achieving plant productivity objectives.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED required.
Strong decision-making skills and proven ability to prioritize department needs.
Excellent verbal & written communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)
Must be able to hold employees accountable to ensure rules within the Company handbook are being followed and address employee issues and concerns.
Individual must be able to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Engineering, Business, Management) preferred.
Minimum of 2+ years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
Experience with WorkForce “Time Keeping and Attendance” is a plus.
Experience with SuccessFactors is a plus.

Responsibilities

Identify and correct unsafe situations and/or behaviors and model safety in all you do.
Report, evaluate, and when necessary investigate all work-related accidents by identifying the factors contributing to the accident and implement corrective action.
Communicate thoroughly all needed information with the other shifts.
Work with management, maintenance, quality, and engineering to solve production challenges.
Enforce company policies and rules.
Ensure safe working conditions and rectify any issues.
Responsible for the training, motivation, discipline, and measuring of employees’ performance as necessary to complete written evaluations of full-time, direct reports under the guidance of the Value Stream Manager.
Supervise overall operations by planning, prioritizing, organizing, and delegating work effectively.
Troubleshoot production and prep lines and coach line operators.
Ensure general operating procedures and guidelines are followed in production by all personnel.
Participate as required in continuous improvement teams and provide leadership and support to teams in their efforts to meet and exceed targeted capital costs.
Employ the principles of lean manufacturing for elimination of waste and optimization of labor efficiencies.
Correct improper and unsafe work activities to minimize risk.
Ensure safety documents for direct reports are up-to-date and easy to understand.
Any other duties as assigned.