Supervisor - Production

Stoughton Trailers, LLC•Town of Decatur, WI

36d•Onsite

About The Position

This role manages all aspects of the production process within a manufacturing area, ensuring proper coordination between company departments and the manufacturing line. The Supervisor will understand the organization's support functions (engineering, sales, accounting, supply chain, human resources, and manufacturing) to effectively communicate, plan, and resolve issues with their production team. Key responsibilities include recommending improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures, and working conditions. The role is responsible for ensuring that contributions from each department result in a high-quality, safe product for the customer. Additionally, the Supervisor will manage employees to ensure effective employee relations, adherence to health and safety management systems, consistent productivity, minimized turnover, proper inventory levels, and consistent high-quality standards. The position also involves providing employee coaching and development, partnering with HR to resolve employee issues, issuing discipline, and making employment decisions. Continuous improvement is a focus, utilizing the Good to Go process to monitor daily activities. The Supervisor is also responsible for performing accident investigations and making recommendations to EHS, tracking absenteeism, approving vacation, and managing timesheets for direct reports. Compliance with company and department policies and procedures is required. Employees must be able to perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in business management or 5-10 years’ experience in a manufacturing supervision role.
3+ years in a manufacturing environment.
1-3+ years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with a health and safety management system
Demonstrated ability to prepare/plan for what is coming (30 days, 60 days, etc)
Experience using ERP/MRP and timekeeping software in a manufacturing environment.
Experience in training and development
Machining/ assembly background

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of the production process in a manufacturing area to ensure proper coordination between all company departments and the manufacturing line.
Understand the organization’s support functions (i.e., engineering, sales, accounting, supply chain, human resources, and manufacturing functions) to effectively communicate, plan, and resolve issues with their production team.
Recommend improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.
Ensure that all contributions made from each department properly make it to our products to provide a high quality, safe product to our customer.
Manage employees to ensure effective employee relations are developed, health and safety management systems are adhered to, productivity levels are consistently met, turnover is minimized, proper inventory levels are maintained, and the importance of consistent high-quality standards are communicated and met.
Provide employee coaching and development.
Partner with Human Resources to timely resolve employee issues, issue discipline and make employment decisions, as necessary.
Work to continuously improve in all areas and utilize the Good to Go process to monitor daily activities in each department.
Perform accident investigations and make recommendations to EHS about potential solutions to prevent the accident from happening again.
Track absenteeism, approval of vacation, management of timesheets on a weekly basis for all direct reports.
Comply with and manage company and department policies and procedures.