Production Supervisor

Luxfer Gas Cylinders • Riverside, CA

35d • $70,500 - $80,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Luxfer Gas Cylinders is the world’s largest manufacturer of high-pressure composite and aluminum cylinders. More than 70 million Luxfer cylinders in service around the world have an exemplary record for dependability and safety in a variety of industry applications including protecting the lives of firefighters and first responders!

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Production Supervisor is responsible for coaching and supporting a production team of 15-20 employees in safety, work allocation, standard operating procedures, equipment control, CI, and quality control, to achieve production goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology or related field desired; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience acceptable.
• 3+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be very well organized and multi-task oriented.
• Must be able to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• The ability to work well with all types and levels of team members is a must.
• Must have excellent communication skills – verbal, written and presentations.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safe working environment for the employees, following safety program requirements and procedures. Ensure work area is in compliance with all environmental laws.
• Must take on ownership and be accountable for department’s performance and results
• Carries out Team Leader responsibilities in accordance with the Luxfer Production System requirements (CI, Lean), company policies, and applicable laws.
• Improve individual and team skills, work flow, processes, procedures, and equipment utilizing CI and TQM methods. Facilitate local improvement and KPI targets. Facilitation/execution of local improvement ideas. Utilization of TQM tools to continually decrease quality errors.
• Develop & maintain 5S program, SOP’s, skills matrix, skills improvement activities, and 1-3-1 cross-training.
• Develop and maintain KPIs that promote the internal customer/supplier relationship within the manufacturing operations. Utilize the total quality management tools to consistently identify and reduce operational defects.
• Counsel team members as necessary regarding work-related or personal (as requested) issues.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training team members.
• Determine work procedures, prepare work schedules and expedite workflow utilizing the team concept.
• Issue written and oral instructions to team members.
• Assign duties and examine work for exactness, neatness and conformance to policies and procedures.
• Maintain necessary supplies to ensure continuous uninterrupted operations.
• Study and standardize procedures to improve overall efficiency of work cell.
• Responsible for knowing and controlling costs in assigned areas, i.e. equipment costs, labor costs, material costs, etc.
• Maintain harmony among employees and resolve problems as they arise.
• Prepare composite reports from individual reports of subordinates as required.
• Monitor team performance versus key performance measures and facilitate actions to correct any deficiencies.
• Identify training requirements for each team member, utilizing team development plan.
• Interface with other Team Leaders as necessary to coordinate workflow of assigned areas.
• Communicate at least daily with Director of Operations as to problems, concerns and achievements within area of responsibility.
• As required, assist employees in performing duties.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental Start on the 1st day of the following month after being hired
• 401k with Company match of up to 6%
• 11 Company Paid Holidays for eligible employee's
• An Operating company of Luxfer Group (NYSE: LXFR)
• Much More

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager