Production Supervisor (Fabrication)

Gibraltar Industries•Dallas, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role collaborates with the production team and is responsible for all production activities of a given department. These activities include direct supervision of departmental personnel, maintaining on-time production schedules, and enforcing all quality and safety programs daily. The Production Supervisor will manage the fabrication production area to meet production schedules, quality, safety, and cost objectives. This includes directing activities related to producing WIP component parts to supply assembly lines with parts on time to meet OTIF goals, with good quality, and maintaining excellent inventory accuracy. The role involves planning and administering the production schedule for presses within the department, adhering to SOP procedures, and upholding production and quality control standards in the Fabrication Department. The supervisor will oversee the production process to ensure the delivery of high-quality products that meet customer needs while maintaining a cost-effective operation. A key aspect of this role is to drive, improve, and monitor production Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), ensure appropriate production rates to reduce delivery delays, and identify any bottlenecks or delays in production, ensuring necessary resources are available to resolve them. The position also involves using production planning and scheduling to limit material shortages, collaborating with other departments, scheduling maintenance and repair of machines, and ensuring production machinery complies with professional and safety standards. The supervisor will also be responsible for recognizing and addressing safety hazards, managing safety programs, conducting new hire safety orientations, and leading safety and production meetings. Analyzing data and creating reports using Microsoft Suite proficiency is also a requirement. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

At least three years of relevant manufacturing experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, PRMS, RF Scanners
Proficient with SAP or an equivalent ERP system

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred.
Knowledge of metal stamping process strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the management of the fabrication production area to meet production schedules, quality, safety and cost objectives.
Directs activities related to producing WIP component parts to supply assembly lines with parts on time to meet OTIF goals, with good quality, and maintaining excellent inventory accuracy.
Plan and administer production schedule for presses within department, SOP procedures, and production and quality control standards in the Fabrication Department.
Oversee the production process to ensure delivery of high-quality products that meet customers’ needs while maintaining a cost-effective operation.
Drive, improve, and monitor production Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
Ensures appropriate production rate to reduce delivery delays.
Identifies any bottlenecks or delays in production; ensures necessary labor, materials, and other resources are available to relieve production bottlenecks and delays.
Use production planning and scheduling to limit materials shortages.
Collaborate with other departments to identify and resolve concerns.
Schedule maintenance and repair of machines used in production processes to avoid downtime or delays.
Ensures production machinery complies with professional and safety standards.
Recognizes safety hazards and unsafe acts and takes immediate action to implement effective means of preventing re-occurrences.
Handles safety programs and activities such as First Aid/CPR/Bloodborne Pathogens and hearing tests.
Conducts new hire safety orientation.
Conducts safety and production meetings with production staff as required.
Analyzes data and takes appropriate action based on reports and ability to create reports using current proficiency abilities with computer programs such as Microsoft Suite.
Oversees the day-to-day workflow of production staff.
Follows timekeeping requirements for production staff.
Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
Manages disciplinary action process of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.