Manufacturing Production Supervisor

• Oversees daily production operations, ensuring efficiency, quality standard, and safety compliance while managing floor staff
• Scheduling workflows, training employees, troubleshooting machinery, and achieving production goals
• Works with all functions within the organization to drive continuous improvement and establish a culture of excellence in execution, and communication
• Recognizes and solves problems affecting operations in order to improve the performance and quality of services
• Responsible for planning and maintaining schedules, directing the work of employees and training
• Provides direction, coaching, counseling, and leadership to all direct reports to motivate employees
• Improves performance, enhances service quality and heightens employee effectiveness
• Performs a variety of tasks and must rely on experience to plan and accomplish goals
• Responsible for possessing a general understanding of all areas within the organization and the ability to work with the experts within those areas
• Leads a production team to meet and exceed targets related to People, Safety, Environment, Quality, Delivery, and Cost
• Coordinates production activities with purchasing, maintenance/facilities, engineering, and quality control to optimize team members, schedules, and production equipment
• Engages with engineering team to utilize capacity models and assess constraints as projected demand changes
• Performs administrative duties such as regular employee meetings, timekeeping/attendance/vacation requests, performance appraisals (input with manager), disciplinary actions, interviewing, rewards & recognition, training and development
• Manages Production and Deliveries to target levels
• Establish a culture of excellence in execution, continuous improvement, and communication
• Assists Production Manager by providing data and analysis on production, quality control, maintenance, and operational issues to determine causes of non-conformities
• Ensures compliance to the training plans, procedures, and industry regulations
• Supports and drive lean principles throughout the manufacturing floor
• Maintain safe operating environment

• Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school
• Minimum of 2 -3 years of experience in a supervisory or leadership role within a manufacturing or fabrication environment
• Previous management / supervisory experience preferred
• Must have good communication skills
• Must be able to anticipate potential problems, both internal and external, to the specific department(s) being supervised
• This is an ITAR facility and applicant must be a US Citizen or a lawful permanent resident

Previous management / supervisory experience