Production Supervisor - O'Neal Manufacturing Services

O'Neal Manufacturing Services•Cedar Falls, IA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor may supervise one or more areas of the shop floor to support the manufacturing of all orders to meet and exceed the customers' quality and delivery expectations, while maintaining established safety and cost standards. The Production Supervisor must understand and support all plant safety procedures and ensure all operators follow Standard Operating Procedures.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in a steel or manufacturing environment, strongly preferred.
Two or four-year college degree, or equivalent experience.
Leadership experience required; Supervisory experience strongly preferred.
Self-motivation, desire to succeed.
Strong interpersonal skills, judgement and decision making, developing group cooperation and teamwork, coping with difficulties and emergencies, high degree of organization skills.
Speak conversational English.
Ability to lift 20 lbs. as needed.
Ability to bend, stand, climb, twist and stoop for extended periods of time.
Ability to perform sedentary work including sitting for extended periods of time.
Ability to operate standard office equipment.
Have good vision of 20/30 with corrective lenses.
Ability to maintain coordination of hand and finger movements to grasp and manipulate objects with precision.
Travel as needed to accomplish desired results. Overnight travel may be required occasionally.

Nice To Haves

ISO 9001:2015 experience, preferred
Formal safety training (OSHA 30, NSC, etc.), preferred.
Understanding of manufacturing methodologies, like Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma, preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise shop employees: plan work schedules (overtime, etc.), conduct performance and salary reviews, provide feedback and overall guidance, administer discipline, develop strategies for performance and productivity improvement, and review and maintain timesheets and time off requests.
Know, understand, implement and enforce safety procedures and guidelines, including the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Consistently demonstrate the importance of safety and ensure assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction and tools to be successful. Report safety violations and administer appropriate discipline.
Understand and implement quality practices and procedures, including customer specific requirements. Audit operator level inspections and assist the Quality team in identifying and preventing internal and external errors.
Interview and evaluate prospective employees; plan and coordinate training for new and existing employees for development and cross-training.
Coordinate with Planning/Scheduling to set daily machine schedules; execute the work schedule with effective utilization of manpower and equipment. Troubleshoot workmanship problems and supervise shop floor activities to meet or exceed all quality standards and delivery dates.
Utilize appropriate manufacturing methodologies to drive continuous improvement.
Support preventive maintenance schedules with the Maintenance Department.
Understand and administer employee policies, practices, procedures and work rules, monitoring individual and department performance.
Assist in the resolution of internal and external customer problems/complaints.
Promote high employee morale and maintain high employee retention; demonstrate the importance of teamwork and collaboration.
Specialized areas (welding, machining, shipping/receiving, etc.) may require additional tasks and duties to keep the area highly productive.
Understand and accurately maintain/utilize Epicor and MES, including report generation, time entry, job completion, issue errors, identifying direct/indirect labor, and monitoring jobs with idle activity.