Supervisor II, Production, Line 4 - 700 Series, Arka
About The Position
This role involves supervising, coaching, and developing a production team responsible for assembly, harness building, and inspection. The supervisor will ensure the team meets daily production goals and quality standards, manage resources and schedules, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Key responsibilities include monitoring production metrics, ensuring compliance with work instructions and quality plans, leading problem-solving efforts, and coordinating with other departments like Engineering, Materials, and Maintenance. The position also requires overseeing operator training, enforcing safety policies, and maintaining production documentation.
Requirements
- Proven supervisory experience.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing of motorhomes or similar products.
- Ability to read and enforce work instructions, BOMs and assembly drawings.
- Competence with lean manufacturing tools: Kaizen, 5S, standard work, visual management.
- Strong problem-solving skills (5 Whys, Fishbone), data-driven decision making, and experience reducing defects/downtime.
- Effective leadership, coaching, and conflict resolution skills; ability to drive team performance.
- Basic computer skills (MES, MRP/ERP, spreadsheets, email) and familiarity with production reporting.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; works cross-functionally with Quality, Engineering, Materials, and Maintenance.
- Ability to work a production shift schedule; flexible to support overtime and shift rotations as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Supervisory training or certification (e.g., supervisory leadership, safety, or lean certification).
- Forklift or ability to obtain certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, coach, and develop a production team (assembly, harness builders, inspectors) to meet daily/shift production goals and quality standards.
- Schedule and allocate resources, coordinate shift assignments, and manage attendance/timekeeping.
- Monitor production metrics (throughput, yield, downtime) and take corrective actions to meet KPIs.
- Ensure compliance and help with work instructions, poka-yoke fixtures, process controls, and quality plans.
- Lead root-cause problem solving for defects, rework, and process inefficiencies; implement corrective/preventive actions.
- Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives (5S, Kaizen, SMED, standard work) to reduce cost and cycle time.
- Coordinate with Engineering/Design on ECNs, production transitions, and prototype builds.
- Ensure proper material flow and communicate shortages or inventory variances to Materials/Planners.
- Oversee training and certification of operators on wiring harness assembly, crimping, cutting, welding, connector seating, and test procedures.
- Maintain and enforce safety policies, PPE use, and housekeeping standards.
- Maintain production documentation, time studies, and shift turnover reports; complete required HR paperwork.
- Support equipment maintenance planning and coordinate with Maintenance for repairs and preventive maintenance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
