Production Supervisor

nVent • Solon, OH

5d

About The Position

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. The position of Production Supervisor oversees daily manufacturing operations to ensure safety, quality, and productivity standards are met. They manage frontline employees, coordinate workflow, and act as the link between production staff and management. This role is essential in safeguarding efficient plant operations by leading the frontline workforce and driving production goals.

Requirements

• Ideally 5-7 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, including 1+ year of direct leadership in a production based environment and additional indirect leadership experience
• Proven 2+ years of experience in Lean manufacturing, with a strong ability to articulate and apply Lean concepts and methodologies
• Abilities to meet the physical and environmental demands: Work in an office and production environment
• Bend, squat down, and reach above your head
• Climb stairs and ladders
• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise production employees in assigned Value Stream, including training, directing, conducting performance reviews, disciplining, and coaching on performance.
• Be a change agent and drive out waste throughout the manufacturing operation through deployment of the Lean methodology
• Drive a continuous improvement culture by involving employees in problem solving and decision making as well as recognizing them for exceptional work
• Leading the day-to-day production activities within the value stream(s) to ensure that current commitments are achieved while improvements are being made
• Track daily performance through the use of process center communication boards on a daily basis
• Assures a clean and safe working environment for all employees, emphasizing prevention of potential problems and hazardous conditions, and supports nVent’s safety programs
• Responsible for requisitioning, placing, training, directing, appraising, disciplining, or other actions relating to the manufacturing operations employees assigned to the Production Area / Value Streams
• Assist with the development of current and future state value stream maps and continuous improvement plans, as well as the implementation of those plans
• Support new process and product development and implementation
• Be highly visible to associates and promote hands-on, high involvement approaches to problem solving
• Develops key improvement projects and performs other related duties as needed
• Ability to move about within the facility in the facilitation of work teams, problem solving, and communication with employees and management
• People management in the areas of performance management, time and attendance, and progressive
• Review and submit payroll hours on a weekly basis, entering exception hours as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees