Production Supervisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must be fluent in the English language, both written and spoken.
• Must be able to learn and understand the manufacturing processes, quality standards, equipment operations, safety requirements, and departmental procedures necessary to lead and troubleshoot assigned production areas.
• Ability to deal effectively with changes in production scheduling and ensure production processing/paperwork accuracy.
• Ability to communicate clearly (both orally and written) to personnel from a variety of functional areas.
• Advanced math skills (Able to do statistical analysis, budgeting and forecasting).
• Computer skills (Word, Excel, Email, PowerPoint, PeopleSoft, ADP).
• Able to analyze costs, benefits, risk and success of a decision.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a manufacturing / industrial environment preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience preferred.
• Prior scheduling experience preferred.
• Prior warehouse experience preferred.
• Two year or 4-year college degree in related field preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise production personnel to ensure that orders are produced in a timely fashion and adhere to safety and quality standards in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
• Develop production schedules for all areas of production to maximize available machine time, labor, and material with a demonstrated understanding of work center capacity.
• Communicate abnormalities such as spikes in demand or lack of work clearly and with maximum advance notice to the production leadership team.
• Utilize ERP system, including reports, to more effectively schedule and dispatch; fully utilize and understand all modules including Scheduling Dashboard, Production Calendar, Shipping Dashboard, Load Summary, PID Maintenance, BOM/Routings.
• Enter scheduling information into ERP system, and other data tracking programs as necessary.
• Coordinate Production Scheduling with freight/dispatching to ensure loads are complete and ready to be shipped based on customer needs.
• Negotiate with third party carriers for value rates (pricing as well as service).
• Must be able to learn and understand the manufacturing processes, quality standards, equipment operations, safety requirements, and departmental procedures necessary to lead and troubleshoot assigned production areas.
• Analyze discrepancies to devise and implement a corrective plan of action.
• Train and provide support to new and current employees to ensure complete understanding of roles and responsibilities.
• Provide feedback in employment decisions such as performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, and the hiring and termination of production personnel.
• May perform various functions in PeopleSoft including creating jobs, printing job travelers, issuing materials, and reporting quantities.
• May be required to report plant metrics such as LF/HR, Blocks/HR, and scrap rates.
• Must help drive the culture for Best-in-Class Safety.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• Life/AD&D/LTD insurance
• 401k
• Medical & Dependent Care Spending Accounts