(USA) Production Supervisor, Manufacturing (M-F, 2nd Shift, Line 8)

Walmart•Olathe, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position promotes a safe work environment by ensuring associates use appropriate safety equipment and follow established safety procedures. It involves maintaining work areas by ensuring floors are free of debris, equipment is operational and clean, and workplace hazards are promptly removed. The role also includes requesting materials, supplies, parts, and repair services as needed to support operational requirements. The Production Supervisor manages the daily operation of the production area by planning work schedules, assigning tasks, and ensuring production objectives are met. They monitor and evaluate operations, programs, processes, and practices to ensure quality, efficiency, and effectiveness, and inspect materials, products, and equipment for defects, damage, or malfunctions. Additionally, this role assists with production sequence planning to meet production goals and provide superior customer service, and ensures the timely resolution of associate performance concerns through coaching, feedback, and corrective action when appropriate. The position requires completing and analyzing departmental reports to support operational decision-making and performance improvement, and promoting a continuous improvement and Lean culture by documenting, implementing, and sustaining process improvements. Participation in new hire onboarding and ongoing associate training and development is also a key aspect, along with providing process improvement guidance related to waste reduction, quality management, productivity, and process effectiveness. The role involves coordinating, completing, and overseeing job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, supporting plans and initiatives that meet customer and business needs, identifying and communicating goals and objectives, building accountability and measuring progress toward achieving results, identifying and addressing opportunities for improvement, and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning. The Production Supervisor provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training them, mentoring and coaching team members, assigning duties and responsibilities, and recognizing performance and contributions. They promote a culture of inclusion and belonging in the workplace and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans, utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy, and providing direction and guidance on applying company policies and standards while executing business processes and practices. The role emphasizes respecting the individual by building high-performing teams and embracing differences, creating a workplace where associates feel valued, supported, and connected, providing opportunities for all associates to thrive, develop, and perform at their highest potential, working collaboratively and building strong, trusting relationships, and communicating with impact, energy, and positivity. Attracting and retaining top talent is achieved by empowering associates, developing their skills, and recognizing their contributions and accomplishments. Acting with integrity involves maintaining and promoting the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling company values, holding self and others accountable, supporting the company's goal of becoming a regenerative company, and acting with humility, self-awareness, honesty, fairness, and transparency. Serving customers and members involves delivering results while putting the customer and member first, considering and adapting to how, where, and when customers shop, applying business models, making informed decisions based on data, and balancing priorities. Striving for excellence includes demonstrating curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning, taking calculated risks, encouraging learning from mistakes, driving continuous improvement, adopting new technologies, and guiding others through change.

Requirements

2 years’ supervisory experience in a related environment (for example, logistics / supply chain, dairy plant, food processing, manufacturing).
2 years’ experience in clerical-related responsibilities (for example, filing, data entry) and computer applications (for example, email, spreadsheets, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Visio).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, food science or related area.
Packaging experience within a related environment (for example, dairy production, food processing, and manufacturing).
Supervisory experience in a dairy plant, food processing or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Promotes a safe work environment by ensuring associates use the appropriate safety equipment and follow established safety procedures.
Maintains work areas by ensuring floors are free of debris, equipment is operational and clean, and workplace hazards are promptly removed.
Requests materials, supplies, parts, and repair services as needed to support operational requirements.
Manages the daily operation of the production area by planning work schedules, assigning tasks, and ensuring production objectives are met.
Monitors and evaluates operations, programs, processes, and practices to ensure quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Inspects materials, products, and equipment for defects, damage, or malfunctions.
Assists with production sequence planning to meet production goals and provide superior customer service.
Ensures the timely resolution of associate performance concerns through coaching, feedback, and corrective action when appropriate.
Completes and analyzes departmental reports to support operational decision-making and performance improvement.
Promotes a continuous improvement and Lean culture by documenting, implementing, and sustaining process improvements.
Participates in new hire onboarding and ongoing associate training and development.
Provides process improvement guidance related to waste reduction, quality management, productivity, and process effectiveness.
Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
Supports plans and initiatives that meet customer and business needs.
Identifies and communicates goals and objectives.
Builds accountability and measures progress toward achieving results.
Identifies and addresses opportunities for improvement.
Demonstrates adaptability and promotes continuous learning.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training associates, mentoring and coaching team members, assigning duties and responsibilities, and recognizing performance and contributions.
Promotes a culture of inclusion and belonging in the workplace.
Ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans, utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy, and providing direction and guidance on applying company policies and standards while executing business processes and practices.
Builds high-performing teams and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences.
Creates a workplace where associates feel valued, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging.
Provides opportunities for all associates to thrive, develop, and perform at their highest potential.
Works collaboratively and builds strong, trusting relationships across teams.
Communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence others.
Attracts and retains top talent by empowering associates, developing their skills, and recognizing their contributions and accomplishments.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
Models company values to support and strengthen the company culture.
Holds self and others accountable for achieving results while maintaining ethical standards.
Supports company's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact on associates, customers, members, and surrounding communities.
Contributes to initiatives that foster belonging, reduce waste, and support community involvement and giving.
Acts with humility, self-awareness, honesty, fairness, and transparency in all interactions and decisions.
Delivers results while putting the customer and member first.
Considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop.
Applies business models when developing and executing plans.
Makes informed decisions based on data, insights, and analysis.
Balances short-term and long-term priorities while considering the needs of customers, associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities.
Demonstrates curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning and personal development.
Takes calculated risks and demonstrates courage and resilience when facing challenges.
Encourages learning from mistakes and promotes a growth mindset.
Drives continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes and performance.
Adopts and encourages the use of new technologies, tools, and skills.
Supports and guides others through change while maintaining focus on operational excellence.