Production Supervisor

American Woodmark•Riverside, CA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor coordinates the production process for an assigned department, optimizing the use of resources to meet or exceed plant goals and customer expectations. The role provides leadership to hourly employees and is responsible for the direction, coordination, and evaluation of direct reports in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. The supervisor plans and coordinates departmental activities to support SQDC targets; maintains production equipment; ensures work follows job instruction breakdowns, quality specifications, and standard operating practices; and promotes a safe, productive workplace. The role contributes to hiring, selection, training, performance reviews, employee guidance and discipline, and continuous improvement. It also represents and supports the company as a union-free environment and models the company’s CITE and teamwork principles. The position is based in a typical indoor manufacturing environment. Noise is usually moderate to high, and hearing protection may be required on the production floor; safety glasses are required there. Some out-of-town travel and occasional weekend work are required. Physical duties include regularly standing and walking, frequent hand use and reaching, and occasionally lifting up to 20 pounds.

Requirements

At least 5 years of manufacturing experience; wood-related experience preferred.
At least 5 years of supervision experience, including multiple departments.
Experience with material flows and inventory management, continuous improvement practices, and process analysis.
Undergraduate degree in Engineering or a related discipline; extensive work experience may be considered instead of education.
Excellent personal computer skills in a network environment.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business and technical journals and financial reports.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients, regulatory agencies, business-community members, and the public.
Ability to develop presentations for production teams, plant-level teams, or public groups.
Ability to apply basic arithmetic to manufacturing or financial performance recording.
Ability to read and use a tape measure.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to stand, walk, talk, and hear regularly; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach frequently; and occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
Some out-of-town travel and occasional weekend work are required.

Nice To Haves

Wood-related manufacturing experience.
Six Sigma training.
Microsoft products experience, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Track record of successful project management.
Experience working in a team environment.
Management style consistent with CITE Principles.
Strong planning, organization, and time-management skills.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
Extensive work experience may substitute for the undergraduate degree requirement.

Responsibilities

Coordinate production processes and department resources to meet or exceed plant goals and customer expectations.
Provide feedback to providers on whether expectations are being met or exceeded.
Ensure maintenance of production equipment.
Plan and coordinate departmental activities to support SQDC targets and customer expectations.
Participate on assigned teams and projects.
Ensure departmental work follows Job Instruction Breakdowns, Quality Specifications, and Standard Operating Practices.
Participate in identifying hiring needs and in employee selection and training.
Communicate departmental expectations, motivate team members, and identify improvement opportunities.
Provide team leadership consistent with the company vision, mission, and CITE principles.
Ensure policies are followed and provide guidance and discipline.
Use resources effectively to achieve SQDC goals.
Establish individual team-member goals aligned with organizational goals and conduct periodic performance reviews.
Support and represent the company as a union-free environment.
Provide a safe, productive work environment, including housekeeping.
Participate in identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
Model CITE and Working in Teams principles.
Perform other tasks as directed by the direct supervisor.
Direct, coordinate, and evaluate hourly employees; interview, hire, train, plan and assign work, appraise performance, reward and discipline employees, address complaints, and resolve problems.