Quartz - Mold Line 2 Supervisor Production - Night Shift

Mohawk Industries•Dickson, TN

About The Position

The Supervisor Production is an entry-level leadership role overseeing a team focused on production and manufacturing initiatives to optimize processes, reduce waste, and enhance productivity. The role continuously improves production methods while ensuring compliance with safety procedures and providing guidance, support, and direction to team members. The supervisor oversees department-specific manufacturing functions, reviews production orders and schedules, resolves operational and maintenance problems, assigns work, monitors workflow, quality, productivity, and budget, and maintains records and performance metrics. The role also supports employee training and development, participates in hiring and employee relations, and works with the safety committee to help maintain a safe production environment. The position has direct reports and is based in a high-traffic manufacturing production environment that may be noisy, non-climate-controlled, and involve occasional exposure to hazardous conditions. The employee may need to work a flexible schedule including evening and night shifts, weekends, and holidays, and must be able to wear personal protective gear for most of the day.

Requirements

4–6 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
0–2 years of management experience.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Ability to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
High integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products.
Flexible, adaptable to change, collaborative, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
Professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness when formalized guidelines and procedures are absent.
Ability to walk long distances and stand for long periods.
Ability to bend, crouch, and stoop as required.
Ability to work in non-climate-controlled facilities and wear personal protective gear correctly for most of the day.
Ability to lift 50 pounds regularly.

Responsibilities

Supervise department-specific manufacturing functions across one or more shifts and ensure production requirements are completed according to established schedules.
Resolve operational, process, and maintenance problems to minimize costs and production downtime.
Schedule personnel and assign work efficiently and cost-effectively to meet production requirements.
Ensure adherence to established production workflow priorities.
Assist with planning, developing, and administering departmental procedures, policies, and standards; communicate and reinforce organizational policies and procedures.
Develop performance measures and use them to monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve employees and production.
Maintain shift reports and records, and verify employee hours in the Kronos timekeeping system daily.
Provide constructive feedback; train and develop employees or identify their training and resource needs.
Set priorities and monitor the quality and quantity of work performed by the department and its employees; ensure quality requirements and procedures are communicated, understood, and followed.
Manage departmental resources within budget, productivity, and efficiency standards, and maintain effective working relationships with other departments to address potential production or product-quality issues.
Participate in safety committee activities, including meetings, projects, surveys, and training, and help ensure a safe work environment and appropriate employee behavior.
Participate in hiring for the assigned work group and handle employee counseling and disciplinary actions, including termination recommendations; involve HR in resolving employee relations issues.
Maintain accurate records of improvement initiatives, performance metrics, and outcomes.
Monitor work quality and adherence to standards to ensure products or services meet or exceed established criteria.
Address and resolve operational issues, conflicts, and challenges within the team.
Perform other duties as needed.