Job Title:  Production Supervisor

Job Purpose

Provide quality products to meet customer demand, production and scrap standards by communicating and directing/supervising production employees in completing company goals/objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.    Communication with team members (e.g. verbal communications of quality standards, safety standards, safe working environment, state of the business, policy and procedures, production goals. Objectives, floor specifications, etc.)

2.    Supervision of production Team Members (e.g. interviewing, hiring, performance appraisals, discipline, training, documentation, counseling, coaching, promoting team work, motivating, supporting, implementing total productive maintenance (TPM), etc. )

3.    Establishing work schedules (e.g. planned and unplanned absences, work on line as needed to cover, provide supplies, request materials, request support, input production information into MRP system, communicate with managers daily, etc.)

4.     Prepare report summaries

5.     Vendor and customer contact

6.     Machine modifications (e.g. new product process, design, and development)

7.     Coach, counsel and monitor employees work habits, personal habits and use of proper PPE to insure that employee’s blood lead levels are maintained below the action levels.

8.     Completes other duties as assigned SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises from 5 to 35 direct reports on one or more

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or GED equivalent, plus two years college coursework completed with one year of work experience in a lead or supervisory role (or equivalent combination of education and experience).

Effective interpersonal skills, highly motivated, and efficient organizational and planning skills are required.

Language Skills: Fluent verbal and written skills in English

Mathematical Skills: High level of accuracy in basic math and use of 10 key calculator.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to associate cause and effect relationships and determine patterns of activity in anticipation of change to the operation or personnel.

Computer Skills: Ability to utilize as well as create effective Excel spreadsheets. Use Word, Express Outlook, PowerPoint, FIS and Fourth Shift.

Other Skills and Abilities: Some prior experience in presenting manufacturing data for managerial review.

General Job Requirements