Production Supervisor

Trojan Battery Company•Lithonia, GA

27d

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Position Overview Supervisor of Production plans, directs, coordinates, and controls manufacturing activities in assigned work center to achieve established management goals. Supervision of shifts or multiple departments to maintain production schedules with quality product and on time delivery. Responsibilities include but are not limited to direction and training of employees, maintenance of equipment, monitoring inventory levels and enforcement of health, safety, and environmental policies.

Requirements

High School diploma
Minimum 5 years production experience
Knowledge of EEOC, OSHA, and EPA rules and regulations
Computer literacy
Training and coaching skills
Communication skills
Some knowledge or experience in one or all the following: manufacturing, mechanical aptitude, battery or electrical knowledge, SPC training, problem solving

Nice To Haves

2-year degree or equivalent
Bilingual in Spanish

Responsibilities

Schedules production to assure a minimum of problems and delays, material shortages or equipment delays
Anticipates problems and delays for production schedules and corrects through problem solving and trouble shooting
Assigns work to meet manufacturing requirements
Controls labor and materials usage to meet or improve standard costs
Accurately reports events regarding production schedules and employees by monitoring individual production reports and correlating them to group reports
Arranges for proper maintenance of machines and equipment
Continuously improves processes
Understands principles of continuous improvement
Has functional use of various methods of continuous improvement
Knows the objectives being pursued within his/her area of responsibility in continuous improvement
Applies tools of continuous improvement within area of responsibility
Communicates daily with subordinate employees; coaches and counsel employees as necessary
Orients new employees to department, shift, etc.
Familiarizes personnel with Company rules and regulations
Instructs and trains employees and motivates them to be quality oriented, safety conscious, efficient and to strive for continuous improvement and ISO 9000
Informs General Production Supervisor and Human Resources when permanent transfer occurs
Has a working understanding of the plants rules and Corporate policies dealing employee behavior and respond appropriately to matters governed by these policies
Provides training to subordinates in work practices, quality, etc
Maintains good employee relations through counseling and proper application of employee relation policies
Handles disciplinary matters through written warning step; Seeks counsel/advice for higher level disciplinary matters
Administers the health environmental and safety program in the work center; enforces health environmental and safety standards, work practices and housekeeping
Meets all ethical, regulatory, etc., standards for position
Understands blood lead program for areas of responsibility
Ensures that Quality Systems and Protocols are followed
Handles all administrative duties/paperwork
Prepares all required reports
May do one or more of the following; check time cards for accuracy; fill out production reports; corrective action for quality problems, etc
Communicate delay reports to management
Performs other work as assigned by management
Scheduling work and equipment changes
Actions taken on safety and quality
Temporary movement of personnel to meet production requirements