Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Rockwell Automation•Ladysmith, WI

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Production Supervisor for its Ladysmith, Wisconsin location. The supervisor oversees the Molding department on second shift and leads a team of approximately 15–20 employees, reporting to the Production Manager. The role directs the development and implementation of production goals for safety, quality, customer delivery, and financial improvement. It requires capacity planning and output forecasting based on customer demand trends and variable labor content, as well as resource planning for a high-product-mix, flexible, customized manufacturing process. The supervisor selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to support efficient team operations and administers operating policies, procedures, and practices that promote employee engagement and continuous improvement. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. This position is part of a job family; experience determines position level and compensation. U.S. work authorization is required, and the company will not sponsor employment visas for this opening.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
Legal authorization to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not available.
Ability to develop capacity plans and output forecasts based on complex customer-demand trends and variable labor content.
Ability to plan resources in a high-product-mix, flexible, customized manufacturing process.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
Previous manufacturing supervision experience.
Experience in electromechanical manufacturing and a built-to-order environment.
Customer service or technical support involvement.
Experience with and knowledge of SAP business systems.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Responsibilities

Supervise 15–20 employees across multiple work shifts.
Maintain and enforce safe work practices.
Select and hire employees, monitor performance, and establish employee training and development programs and schedules.
Implement company disciplinary policies and procedures.
Plan resource requirements and schedule work hours and time-off requests.
Communicate daily production requirements and set targets based on capacity.
Plan and coordinate production-order transitions between shifts and manufacturing departments.
Communicate production-order status and results frequently, and communicate and resolve production issues.
Lead continuous-improvement projects, including Kaizen events.
Understand and maintain complex manufacturing-order management systems.
Develop employee motivation through rewards and recognition tied to accomplishments.
Promote mutual respect, integrity, and open, honest communication.
Present operational metrics during regular order-status reviews.
Calculate labor efficiency, utilization, and productivity.
Analyze manufacturing labor times for variance and reduction opportunities.
Analyze daily backlogs and calculate capacity needed to manage order lead times.
Develop resource plans based on individual work-cell order demand rates and understand operating budgetary controls.
Apply procedures in compliance with government laws and company policies, including business conduct, intellectual property, control environment, information protection, ISO 9000 and 14000, and health, safety, quality, and environmental regulations.