Production Supervisor - Canvas Department

PlanetArt • Woodridge, IL

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor’s role is to assist the Area Supervisor/Operations Manager with the day-to-day activities of an assigned department within the operation during peak and non-peak periods. He/she will be responsible for the planning, organizing, and directing of all regular, seasonal and temporary personnel. Incumbent will be “hands-on” and possess structured problem-solving skills. Candidates must be local to or willing to relocate to the Woodridge, IL area. Due to the seasonality of our business, extended hours including mandatory 10 to 12-hour shifts and weekend hours are needed during all peak periods. Flexibility to change shifts for short periods of time may be needed.

Requirements

• Experience in manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated leadership of large, small and effective work teams
• Demonstrated ability to train others
• Good organizational and oral/written communication skills
• A demonstrated willingness for continual learning and skill development
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task
• Ability to deal with and resolve conflict and discrepancies as they arise
• Ability to work with a variety of internal departments including, but not limited to: IT, Finance, Quality, Human Resources, Merchandising and Marketing
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one as well as larger group scenarios
• Understanding of MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook.
• Enthusiastic self-starter and team player a must
• Must have ability to work weekends, holidays, extended hours and 2nd shift
• Experience supervising daily activities of seasonal, temporary and full-time personnel required.
• Minimum High School diploma and five years of previous supervisory experience in any industry preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using warehouse management systems to manage inventory preferred
• Bi-lingual Spanish/English preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Area Supervisor/Operations Manager with the management of all production, quality personnel and departmental issues as they arise.
• Working with Ops. Manager and other department supervisors to plan production capacity and staffing levels; help schedule personnel and other resources appropriately to efficiently execute the production plan.
• Coordinating with Ops Manager to ensure the department has sufficient personnel based on peak and non-peak needs.
• Supporting the development of a fully functional cross-trained team for those departments under his/her supervision.
• Ensuring departmental goals in productivity, Safety, Quality, Cost, Inventory accuracy and people development are tracked and met.
• Maintaining a Safety First and continuous improvement-based culture.
• Coordinating with Maintenance and Engineering team to identify areas needing improvement and on-going preventive maintenance of machinery and equipment.
• Ensuring employees have necessary tools to perform essential functions of their jobs.
• Analyzing department operations and recommending improvement to maximize the efficiency of the operation.
• Performing all other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Excellent Work/Life Balance – Paid Time Off, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, and Floating Holidays
• Employee Product Discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees