Supervisor Production

Terex Corporation•Grove City, OH

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees the daily activities of the metal fabrication department and its employees, ensuring safety, quality, and production standards are met. The role directly supervises the Quality Department, including team leaders and direct labor employees, and may work with sales, materials, quality, and engineering functions to meet company goals and objectives. The supervisor assigns and prioritizes work, manages customer workflow, and supports timely completion of production commitments. The role is responsible for employee selection, onboarding, training, coaching, performance feedback, attendance records, employee relations, and enforcement of company policies. It also helps maintain departmental qualifications and training records and may contribute to staffing and budget planning. The position ensures compliance with quality, regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements, and may stop production when appropriate. It reviews work for technical accuracy and workmanship, supports problem resolution and corrective actions, coordinates with other departments, and helps maintain equipment and tooling. The role participates in daily management meetings and walk-throughs and documents process changes using company methods.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of metal fabrication, welding, and manufacturing equipment processes.
Knowledge of planning, organizing, controlling, coordinating, and directing manufacturing personnel.
Supervisory capability to lead and motivate employees to achieve high standards of quality and productivity.
Ability to respond to change in a timely and organized manner.
Familiarity with the safe operation of tools such as drills, screw guns, sanders, and jig saws.
Strong verbal and written communication, team-building, conflict-resolution, employee-relations, and human-relations skills.
Ability to communicate at all levels and present information to individuals and small groups.
Advanced problem-solving and project-management skills.
Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to work under pressure with limited or no supervision.
Ability to read, write, comprehend, and verbally communicate simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to read and use linear and other measuring devices.
Understanding of OSHA and EPA standards and ability to implement and direct environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures.
Detailed knowledge and experience with manufacturing processes.
Experience using computer terminals and personal computers to perform job duties.
Fundamental ability to use pneumatic and power tools.
Associate degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and lift up to 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Four-year college degree preferred.
Five or more years of experience supervising or leading teams in a manufacturing operation in metal fabrication and/or a machine shop preferred.
Five or more years of experience in vehicle production, metal fabrication, or a custom manufacturing environment preferred.
Understanding and application of lean principles and continuous-improvement methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

Assign hourly personnel to meet schedule commitments and cycle-time requirements.
Select new employees and ensure successful onboarding and training.
Maintain departmental compliance and employee attendance records, and enforce company policies and procedures.
Support effective employee relations, recommend recognition, and initiate disciplinary actions as required.
Provide ongoing performance feedback and coaching to assigned hourly production personnel.
Develop departmental training plans, define job-function requirements, and maintain qualification and training skill matrices.
Provide input on staffing requirements and assist with developing area budget goals for personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Prioritize and manage customer workflow to ensure timely and efficient task completion.
Ensure quality, regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements are met, including stopping production when appropriate.
Review departmental work for technical accuracy against customer requirements, engineering designs, shop orders, prints, bills of material, work instructions, quality documentation, and workmanship standards.
Provide technical expertise for problem resolution and coordinate root-cause analysis and corrective actions with relevant departments.
Ensure equipment and tooling are maintained, working with Maintenance as needed.
Participate in daily management meetings and walk-throughs.
Document process changes using company methods and processes.
Prioritize workload and communicate tasks and deadlines.
Perform other duties as assigned.