Production Supervisor - Weld

Flex•Usa, SC

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is seeking a Production Supervisor in Orangeburg, SC, to support its manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for directing manufacturing operations within a shift or group of production lines, ensuring the achievement of volume, quality, and cost goals. The Production Supervisor will manage a team of professionals, review plant operating performance, troubleshoot operational problems, and coach team members. The position also involves evaluating and developing plant improvement ideas, providing technical advice, and potentially acting as a liaison between operations and maintenance. Additionally, the role includes training and coaching junior staff, prioritizing production schedules, participating in process development and cost improvement projects, assisting with budget planning, and maintaining a safe and compliant work environment. Ensuring personnel are trained and adhere to safety guidelines and functional standards is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience related to production and manufacturing as well as 6 years of operations experience.
Demonstrates expertise in complex functional/technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas.
Demonstrates advanced people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
Office Skills: telephones, word processing, spreadsheet (PC), presentation and database software.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and customers.
Demonstrates experience in performance development, teaching/leading, mentoring and/or organization development.
Instills appropriate behavior in others in support of Flex values.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Welding, Robotic and Manual, strongly preferred.
Demonstrates knowledge of multiple functional technologies/processes, industries or functions and understanding of interdependencies of such processes at the site.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the production of several processes/lines in a highly technical environment.
Manages a team of professionals (e.g., engineers/officers) to meet quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness requirements.
Reviews daily/regularly plant operating performance, evaluate areas that may be impacting performance, and advise on changes in operating conditions that will improve efficiencies/quality.
Troubleshoots/analyses operational problems and advises on their resolution.
Holds regular discussions with operators to coach performance and improve operational understanding/capability.
Evaluate ideas for plant improvements and work with qualified engineers to develop project proposals to encourage improvements and changes.
Provides technical/operational advice to project teams.
May act as principal interface between the operation team and the maintenance function.
May train and coach junior operators and junior team supervisors.
Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply to meet customer requirements.
Initiates and participates in process development and cost improvement projects.
Assists in department budget planning and manage department expenses.
Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
Ensures compliance of standards.
Ensure that all manufacturing area personnel are trained and certified in their specific functions.
Ensure that all manufacturing personnel adhere to all safety guidelines.