Production Supervisor (2nd Shift)
About The Position
This is a first-level supervisory role at a large site of approximately 800 employees, supervising about 25–50 employees. The position provides direct supervision to semi-skilled employees within a single function or work group and typically reports to a second-level manager. The supervisor assigns tasks, checks work, directs employees using established guidelines and procedures, and executes budgets, schedules, policies, and procedures. The role contributes to policy development and annual plans and objectives. It participates in hiring, reviews performance, recommends compensation, coaches employees, recommends disciplinary action, and approves overtime schedules and working hours. The Production Supervisor contributes to monthly forecasts and owns daily and weekly output and quality targets. The role manages team performance, motivation, satisfaction, training, skill development, and multi-skilled capability, while managing controllable operating expenses such as scrap and consumables. It oversees more than one production line and/or customer. Work takes place in a manufacturing environment and may include occasional travel.
Requirements
- Four to six years of relevant experience.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- In-depth knowledge of the production process and the tools and equipment used in it.
- Knowledge of the business unit and how decisions affect customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery, and profitability.
- Ability to coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
- Ability to lead, manage, train, and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight deadlines in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Ability to use some or all of the following PC applications: Word, Lotus Notes, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to monthly forecasts and own daily and weekly output and quality targets.
- Manage team and process performance, motivation, and satisfaction to meet quality, output, and efficiency targets.
- Manage staff training, skill development, and growth to ensure multi-skilled capability.
- Conduct return-to-work interviews and first-level disciplinary hearings in a timely, consistent, and professional manner.
- Manage controllable operating expenditures, including scrap and consumables.
- Assign tasks, check work, and direct employees using established guidelines, procedures, and policies.
- Execute budgets, develop schedules, and enforce policies and procedures.
- Participate in interviewing and hiring employees.
- Review employee performance, recommend compensation, coach for improved performance, and recommend disciplinary action as needed.
- Approve overtime schedules and working hours.
- Coordinate resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
- Control more than one production line and/or customer.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
