Production Supervisor

Strattec Security Corp.•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees the daily operation of STRATTEC Security Corporation’s manufacturing departments, including safety, quality, personnel, assets, inventory, KPIs, and production. The role leads and develops employees, coordinates resources to meet production schedules and goals, and drives improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, employee engagement, and cost reduction. The supervisor also supports customer tours and audits, ensures manufacturing processes and documentation are followed, and manages employees in accordance with legal and union contract requirements.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience leading Kaizen and 5S implementations.
Previous responsibility for identifying and maintaining Key Performance Indicators.
Familiarity with adhering to and maintaining quality systems.
Ability to use Microsoft Office products and STRATTEC-specific software programs.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Nice To Haves

Post-secondary education.
TS quality-system experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain a strong 5S culture, support 5S training, and keep the department prepared for tours and audits.
Enforce safety requirements, identify needed corrective actions, implement improvements, and report safety and 5S KPIs to upper management weekly and monthly.
Communicate department goals and objectives to team members.
Manage personnel and assets to support efficient operations and meet production schedules and goals.
Address production variances through corrective actions and meet or exceed KPI expectations.
Build engagement and communication between management and hourly employees, including providing feedback and recognition.
Develop and coach employees and provide the tools and training they need to succeed.
Follow established production processes and quality certification procedures, involving engineering and relevant personnel when a deviation is required.
Manage resources to reduce inefficiencies, unnecessary overtime, and cost overruns.
Ensure manufacturing equipment is maintained, clean, and operated to specification.
Ensure employees follow work instructions and process documentation; identify processes for improvement.
Participate in customer and quality audits and customer tours, and ensure products meet customer acceptance criteria.
Establish a quality-first culture and prevent the manufacture of non-conforming goods.
Ensure tools receive preventative maintenance to support quality and uptime.
Use Lean tools, including Kaizen and 5S, to achieve cost-reduction goals; participate in Kaizen events and identify and implement cost-saving projects.
Use 5-Why and other problem-solving tools.
Manage employees, including interviewing, hiring, training, planning and assigning work, directing and appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, resolving problems, and making selection, discipline, and termination decisions in accordance with legal and union contract requirements.