Production Supervisor

EaglePicher Technologies•Joplin C Street, MO

About The Position

The Supervisor – Production will assist Operations leadership in an assigned production area in ensuring operations meets production schedules in accordance within quality, cost, delivery, technical and safety standards. Position is responsible for the day to day management of employees, organizing, prioritizing and monitoring work flow within the assigned production area. Directly supervises front line employees as well as team leads and/or group leaders.

Requirements

U.S. Persons.
High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Experience in operations/manufacturing management within a high volume manufacturing organization.
Able to read and interpret technical documents and specifications.
Effective at training others and presenting information through written and verbal communication.
Proficient computer skills in a PC windows environment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of ITAR and ISO standards preferred.
Working knowledge of continuous improvement methodology such as DMAIC, Lean and Six Sigma preferred.
Experience with implementation of automated equipment from start-up to full-scale production preferred.
Familiarity with current versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Experienced at using an MOS, ERP or the like preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish “best practices” procedures for achieving company objectives within Manufacturing and for maintaining high standards and effective systems of control in the areas of manufacturing efficiency and productivity, resource and capacity utilization, forecasting and capacity planning, inventory control, process improvement, new product and process introduction, and manufactured product quality
Communicate job expectations, plans, monitors, and appraises job results through effective motivational techniques, coaching, counseling and disciplining of employees.
Must initiate, coordinate and enforce systems, policies and procedures including visual management systems and attendance tracking.
Ensures employees in production area are provided specific direction and empowered to meet daily operational goals.
May perform duties of Group Leader as necessary.
Ensures employees in production area maintain compliance with training requirements and are properly on-boarded.
Document processes, standard work instructions and ensure staff are cross-trained to provided adequate coverage.
Gather, monitor and provide reports on critical business metrics; utilize management operating system, enterprise resource planning and other software and systems to measure success and coordinate efforts.
Continuously improve effectiveness and efficiency within area through the implementation and promotion of Lean Manufacturing, DMAIC and Six Sigma methodologies.
Responsible for creating a safe work environment, training individuals on proper safeguards including PPE, monitoring the work environment for safety risks and ergonomic issues; participates in and conducts safety audits including recommendation and implementation of corrective actions.
Establish effective working relationships with all departments and external parties to provide customer-focused improvement activity.
Communicate to the leadership team on performance objectives and issues affecting plant performance.