Production Supervisor

Westlake • Okeechobee, FL

7h

About The Position

Under general guidance from the Operations and/or Production Manager, the Production Supervisor will effectively lead production teams to ensure safety, quality & productivity are maintained at the highest levels, while serving as a role model in the areas of leadership, teamwork, continuous improvement and safety. The Supervisor will employ lean manufacturing methodologies to maximize production through-put and minimize cost. This is a nightshift position ( 5:30pm to 5:30am)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent of 3 - 5 years' experience in functional role
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Manufacturing Experience (Automated/manual production lines)
• Lean Manufacturing (5S, Kaizen)
• Continuous Improvement Experience
• Demonstrated experience in process improvement utilizing lean manufacturing concepts

Responsibilities

• Comply with Company Safety Policies and Procedures
• Effectively provides and promotes a "Safety First" culture in the workplace
• Ensures all machinery and safety devices and equipment are operable condition.
• Supervises and leads team to meet the goals and objectives of the business.
• Communicates plant performance measurements relevant to schedule conformance, machine downtime & scrap levels.
• Provides a safe environment through ensuring that proper housekeeping and organization is the culture that is promoted.
• Coordinates production personnel and plant activities to effectively attain the timely completion of plant production schedules as needed to effectively meet customer orders.
• Assist with training employees with regards to safety, quality and job-related functions.
• Maintains quality by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
• Maintain effective intra/inter-departmental communications as required (team meetings, shift meetings, production meetings)
• Assist in post- accident investigations, including recording of event, root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Daily Production Review with manager at end of shift
• Daily Report of Quality issues
• Daily Reports submitted utilizing Daily Score Card
• Conduct daily shift-to-shift pass down of information
• Assign / maintain housekeeping throughout the department
• Review production schedule for needed WIP to meet schedule goals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees