Production Supervisor - 1st shift

Amentum•Lakeville, MN

8d•$70,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Production Supervisor for the 1st shift to lead by example in modeling safety behaviors and ensuring employee compliance with EHS policies. This role involves direct supervision of processing personnel, including material handling laborers, warehouse specialists, shipping packers, and clamp truck operators. The supervisor will assign duties, ensure production schedules are met, and promote a team environment through cross-training. Responsibilities include verifying product identification, troubleshooting potential problems, assisting with equipment operation and maintenance, and communicating safety guidelines and company policies to employees. The role also involves initiating and assisting with personnel issues such as disciplinary actions, promotions, evaluations, and interviews, while monitoring performance and ensuring product is processed according to contractual requirements. The supervisor will work to maximize customer satisfaction by implementing departmental goals and objectives and generating reports for management. Collaboration with other supervisors to coordinate departmental activities for overall flow and productivity is also a key aspect of this position. Maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work environment is essential.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
Four years supervisory experience or four years’ experience in a production or warehouse environment.
Computer proficiency required (MS Office preferred).

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience in a production or warehouse environment.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Organizational and personal leadership skills.
OSHA 30-Hour certificate is preferred upon hire but will be required within 3 months.
Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) certification preferred upon hire but will be required within 12 months.

Responsibilities

Lead by example in modeling safety behaviors and attitude.
Ensure employees comply with EHS policies and requirements by frequently visually verifying compliance.
Immediately engage employees not in compliance.
Participate in injury management, incident investigation, cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
Recognize employees for their work contributions regularly through informal and formal recognition.
Provide direct supervision for processing personnel (material handling laborers, warehouse specialists, shipping packers, and clamp truck operators).
Assign duties for personnel in each processing function and ensure fulfillment of production schedules.
Ensure all employees can perform efficiently in all processing functions through cross-training and promoting a team environment.
Ensure the flow of products into the various departments on a continual basis.
Verify that all products are identified correctly by type, quantity, and lot number.
Troubleshoot and forward any potential problems within the plant to the Plant Manager.
Assist with proper operation and maintenance of all production equipment in the plant.
Review all safety guidelines, workplace safety policies, and OSHA requirements with personnel.
Initiate and assist with personnel issues, including disciplinary actions, promotions, evaluations and interviews.
Evaluate and monitor the performance of processing personnel.
Ensure product is processed in accordance with contractual requirements.
Understand and implement established departmental goals and objectives to maximize customer satisfaction.
Generate and prepare prescribed reports for management that detail department goals and objectives.
Communicate customer requirements, company policies and procedures, ethics philosophy, EEO/AA, safety guidelines and OSHA requirements to employees, and require compliance.
Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments to maximize overall flow and increase productivity.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.