Production Supervisor

Flex•Northfield, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Production Supervisor located in Northfield, MN. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Production Supervisor will be responsible for directing the manufacturing operations performed in a shift or group of production lines, ensuring they reach volume, quality, and cost goals. Shift: 1st 6:00am – 3:00pm Mon-Fri

Requirements

5+ years in Management skills and relationship skills.
5+ years Experience working in a union manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of multiple functional technologies and processes, industries or functions and understanding of interdependencies of such processes at the site.
MS Office, Oracle ERP / Oracle Agile, Workday, Kronos and database software.
Ability to supervise and discipline department employees.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to define and solve practical problems.
Ability to collect data, establish facts, interpret a variety of instructions.
Familiar with Lean practices.

Responsibilities

Responsible to produce several processes/lines in a highly technical environment.
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.