Production Supervisor- 3rd Shift

Cooper Standard•Bellefontaine, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor ensures the unit achieves its safety, production, quality, and continuous improvement goals through planning, organization, coordination, and control of human and technical resources and materials. The position is responsible for meeting the manufacturing plan and customer specifications, maintaining quality and safety standards, supporting employee training and development, and coordinating work to meet production requirements. The supervisor fosters a respectful, welcoming, and safe work environment; communicates work rules and conduct standards; assesses performance and provides coaching or discipline as needed; and identifies and manages operational risks. The role also maintains production reporting, supports incident investigations and corrective actions, promotes employee improvement ideas, and collaborates with Continuous Improvement teams. The supervisor coordinates communication between shifts and participates in team, management, and critical-parts meetings as needed. The role is based on-site and includes work in a professional office environment as well as on the manufacturing floor, where proper personal protective equipment must be worn. Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations may be required. Equipment used requires appropriate training to understand and avoid injury risks.

Requirements

Four-year degree, or a two-year degree while pursuing a four-year degree, with two to four years in supervision; alternatively, more than three years of practical experience in supervision or management.
Ability to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems.
Analytical skills to gather and interpret production information.
Computer competency, including spreadsheets, charting, and word documentation.
Tact and diplomacy when exchanging information and handling sensitive issues.
Willingness and ability to travel as necessary.

Responsibilities

Create a work environment in which each employee is respected, feels welcome and safe, and is empowered to do their best.
Ensure all parts are built according to the manufacturing plan and customer specifications.
Ensure employees and team leaders are properly trained and empowered to execute job requirements.
Communicate work rules and required standards of conduct.
Assess employee performance and initiate coaching and discipline as necessary.
Identify, control, and communicate operational risks.
Ensure employees are trained to perform their jobs safely and model safe behaviors.
Initiate and participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Ensure production reports are accurately maintained.
Organize and schedule work, including breaks, overtime, vacation, and absence coverage, to achieve production requirements.
Ensure conformance to quality procedures and proper application of quality and process controls.
Encourage, support, and communicate improvement ideas from operators, and assist with implementation after approval.
Collaborate with Continuous Improvement teams to identify and propose solutions and support effective implementation.
Ensure communication between shifts and that team meetings occur.
Participate in meetings with managers to evaluate performance results and planned actions.
Participate in critical parts meetings as needed and in the daily walkabout.
Participate in or lead safety-related processes, including hazard assessment, work instruction development, incident investigations, LPA, 6S, and safety walks.
Ensure HSE legal and management system requirements are met in work areas.
Perform other duties beyond those specified in the description when required.