Production Supervisor

Kymera International•Detroit, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees the daily workflow of the department. This role involves maintaining workflow by monitoring process steps, setting processing variables, observing control points and equipment, and managing personnel resources. The supervisor is responsible for implementing cost reductions, developing reporting procedures, facilitating corrections to malfunctions, and fostering cooperation between departments. They also complete production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, and reporting results on shift production summaries. The role includes managing and directing hourly employees, including timekeeping, authorizing pay, handling corrective action, dispute resolution, and approving paid time off. The supervisor analyzes, troubleshoots, and revises systems, procedures, and operational practices while maintaining budgetary and personnel requirements. They maintain staffing by orienting and developing employees, promoting personal growth, and communicating job expectations. Providing coaching, counseling, and discipline are key aspects, as is initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures. Maintaining quality service by establishing and enforcing organizational standards, ensuring equipment operation by calling for repairs, and evaluating new equipment and techniques are also crucial. The supervisor provides manufacturing information by compiling, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data. They maintain a clean and safe work environment by educating personnel on the use of control points, equipment, and resources, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. A working relationship with the Union is maintained by following the collective bargaining agreement. Personnel problems are resolved by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, and recommending action. The supervisor plans and organizes work, checks procedures and equipment for conformance to instructions, and complies with priorities and schedules. Training is provided to employees, including safety talks, job instruction, and policy updates, with efficient and accurate evaluation of probationary employees. Work-related problems such as safety incidents, production delays, quality matters, and operational/equipment inefficiencies are investigated to find root causes and recommend improvements. Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

A high school diploma or its equivalent is required.
Two to Five years of supervisor experience.
The ability to work 8-12-hour shifts is required.
Proven skills in supervision, coaching, managing processes, process improvement, production planning, controls, and instrumentation.
Strong supervisory, leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Excellent written and organizational skills.
Excellent attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or comparable work experience, preferred.
Melt shop or foundry experience, preferred.
Prior union work experience preferred.
5S and lean methodology experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee the daily workflow of the department.
Maintain workflow by monitoring steps of the process, setting processing variables, observing control points and equipment.
Monitor personnel resources by studying methods, implementing cost reductions, developing reporting procedures and systems, facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points, and initiating and fostering cooperation within and between departments.
Complete production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, and reporting results of the process flow on shift production summaries.
Manage and direct hourly employees including timekeeping and authorizing pay of employees, corrective action, dispute and conflict resolution, authorizing and approving paid time off requested in advance.
Analyze, troubleshoot, and revise systems procedures and operational practices while maintaining budgetary and personnel requirements.
Maintain staffing by orienting and developing employees while promoting personal growth.
Accomplish manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
Provide coaching, counseling, and discipline to employees.
Initiate, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, and procedures.
Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organizational standards.
Ensure operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Provide manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions, and responding to requests.
Maintain a clean and safe work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment and resources while maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
Maintain a working relationship with the Union by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Resolve personnel problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, recommending action and contributing to the learning efforts by accomplishing related results as needed.
Plan and organize work, check procedures and equipment to ensure conformance to operation instruction sheets and comply with established priorities and schedules.
Provide training to employees including safety talks, job instruction and policy and procedure updates.
Efficiently and accurately evaluate probationary employees.
Investigate work related problems such as safety incidents, production delays, quality matters, operational and/or equipment inefficiencies, etc.
Seek root cause of problems and recommend improvements.
Perform other related duties as assigned.