Production Supervisor

Faurecia•Fort Wayne, IN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is responsible for managing a team of 15 to 25 operators within a specific shift, ensuring that quality, cost, and delivery indicators meet customer expectations. This role involves defining QCDP targets, monitoring performance, managing resources, and implementing corrective actions to address any issues. The supervisor is expected to drive continuous improvement by fostering teamwork, leading problem-solving activities, and encouraging the generation and implementation of improvement ideas. A significant portion of the supervisor's time (70%) should be dedicated to improvement actions. They are also responsible for daily management, maintaining a presence on the shop floor, managing headcount, coaching GAP Leaders and team members, ensuring discipline, and upholding safety instructions and policies. Additionally, the role involves people development, including participation in recruitment, induction, training, performance interviews, and planning for employee development and recognition. The supervisor must also ensure strict adherence to Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) rules and regulations, with the authority to stop a line if safety risks are identified. Teamwork and communication are crucial, requiring transparent communication with management and internal customers, ensuring smooth shift handovers, and actively participating in team meetings and performance reporting.

Requirements

Operational knowledge of production methods (Kanban, 5S, Hoshin, TPM…)
Strong sense of teamwork
Strong communication skills
Proven track record in upholding safety and quality standards
Drive For Results
Customer Focus

Nice To Haves

Preferably a Bachelor’s degree
Preferably 2 years of production and/or supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Line manager of 15 to 25 operators who work in the same time frame (shift)
Make sure quality, cost, and delivery indicators reflect customer expectations
Define, together with the supervisors of the other shifts and the UAP (Production) Manager, QCDP targets for the GAPs (improvement versus actual situation): PPM, PPH, TRS, absenteeism, number of accidents, improvement ideas, etc.
Monitor performance during the shift and report accurate data at the end of the shift
Manage resources to reach results: adapt headcount to volume, etc
React in case of a problem: take care of immediate containment, call support functions, build corrective - action plans
Drive actions for improvement: Know team problems, seek feedback, Define area for performance improvements, Drive teamwork and problem-solving activities, lead Problem Solving Groups and workshops (5S, Hoshin, TPM, SMED, 8 Quality Basics…), Drive improvement ideas generation and implementation
Ensure audits of standardized work are conducted by GAP leaders daily and ensure corrective actions are taking place.
Audits once a week with each GAP Leader the respect of standardized work
Aims to devote 70% of his/her time to improvement actions
Define threshold and escalation of reaction modes to problems within his/her supervisory zone
Assure daily management
Permanent presence on the shop floor: daily contact with all team members, close management of the lines
Manage headcount: plan the day before people allocation for the next day, plan also on a weekly basis
Coach GAP Leaders and team members in how to perform their role
Support and help to fix problems
Ensure discipline and rigor (work wear, break times, working hours…)
Ensure the respect of safety instructions, policies and procedures
Participate in the selection and recruitment of line employees
Ensure proper induction of new operators on the line
Build training plan to increase team autonomy; ensure training and coaching of team members
Manage annual performance interviews for all team members
Plan development of the people (validation and support from UAP manager and Human Resources Manager when appropriate): training, job evolution
Validation of polyvalence
Ensure recognition upon individual performance: take part of the decision process.
Implement a minimum of 2 improvement ideas per month
Ensure full respect of HSE rules and regulations
Responsible for immediate stopping of a line in case of safety risks
Lead HSE core teams and drive implementation to follow
Drive improvement of working conditions and ergonomics
Ensure transparent timely communication with UAP manager and internal customers
Arrive before start of shift in order to ensure transfer of all information from the supervisor of previous shift
Participate with supervisory colleagues to improvement of UAP performance
Participate to UAP Top 5 and report line performance, successes and issues as well as action initiated