2nd Shift Production Supervisor II

Volvo Group•Lower Macungie Township, PA

5d•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. This role is a Front-Line People Leader responsible for overall production safety, delivery, quality, cost, environmental, people, and on-time performance for the department/area. The position involves evaluating and improving current processes, promoting continuous improvement projects, supervising, mentoring, coaching, and coordinating teams, approving time-reporting, meeting Manufacturing Operations goals, and enforcing company policies and regulations. The role also manages staffing needs, including safety, ergonomics, overtime, absenteeism, and discipline, and leads Lean activities to identify waste and promote continuous improvement. The supervisor will also initiate cross-functional feedback for problem-solving.

Requirements

Required 2 years plus of experience in a leadership/supervisory role
Proficiency with MS office suite with emphasis on Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerBi
Strong interpersonal, leadership, time management, planning, organizational, and analytical skills with proven results
Integrity - Ensures both consistency of and compliance with company and departmental policies/procedures and performance standards. Implements operational plans to achieve designated objectives, established performance goals and quality standards.
Ability to analyze procedures, routine reports, and correspondence with a strong attention to detail
Identifies, reports and communicates to the Department Manager trends and/or irregularities. Takes a proactive approach to analyzing deficiencies and develops plans to correct. Recommends and implements solutions by involving team in problem solving to obtain the best results
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong problem solving and driving for Results, Priority setting and decision making. Ability to make good, rapid decisions in a face paced environment.
Foster a sense of teamwork and collaboration with the operational stakeholders.
Leads the team in creating an atmosphere that enables dialog and commitments that promote a continuous improvement mindset and has a favorable impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of the site through accuracy measurements.
Self-awareness: knows personal strengths, weaknesses and limits. Gains insights from mistakes and is open to criticism.
Able to have developmental conversations with direct reports.
Demonstrates emotional intelligence.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Associate Degree or higher
Preferred 3 to 5 years experience in a manufacturing/warehouse environment in a unionized manufacturing environment.
Preferred Lean experience and/or Six Sigma Certification

Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for production safety, delivery, quality, cost, environmental, people and on-time performance for the department/area
Evaluate and improve current processes to deliver positive growth in key performance indicators
Promote continuous improvement projects throughout the area
Supervises, mentors, coaches and coordinates teams (direct staff & support functions)
Approve time-reporting for teams in an accountable manner
Meet Manufacturing Operations goals and objectives, both driving positive environment while promoting employee’s ideas and suggestions
Complies & enforces Company and contractual policies, rules of conduct and regulations including OSHA, safety, environmental, and health and supports team in compliance with the same
Manages staffing needs and concerns including but not limited to safety, ergonomics, overtime, absenteeism, discipline
Leading Lean activities in assigned areas of responsibility, identifying waste and promoting continuous improvement. Advanced ability to apply various Lean Manufacturing tools
Initiates cross functional feedback for problem solving
People leader responsibilities: focus on mentoring, coaching and coordination
Manage staffing needs on a daily basis
Payroll and time keeping
Performance management
Lead and manage safety activities
Daily management of quality checks
Daily team meetings
Process Improvement initiatives and efforts
Game plan development

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance.
401k, With Matching Contributions.
Paid Time Off, including 8 paid community volunteering hours per year.
Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options.
Growth Opportunities.
Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance.
Discounted benefits to local event venues and events, as well as National business partners.
On-site Café with Catering Option for Busy Lifestyles.
24/7/365 On-site Gym and Lockers offered at a reduced, monthly membership fee.
Free health and wellness programs and resources.
Electric vehicle charging stations, bike racks, walking paths and outdoor-dining seating at multiple locations on campus.
Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
Generous paid time off.
Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.