Production Night Shift Supervisor

Job Summary:

Implements polices and guidelines in operating processes to prevent losses resulting from error or information systems breakdowns. Ensure that employees abide senior management's directives when performing duties and oversees staff work to ensure that employees meet weekly or monthly sales and production commitments.

Fundamental Duties:

• Provides a safe work environment and ensures all safety and environmental policies are being followed.
• Establishment, implementation and adherence of all departmental policies and procedures and addresses any non-compliance issues immediately.
• Oversees the implementation and adherence of procedures, goals and objectives within the department.
• Establishes daily, weekly, monthly production targets production planning provides via SIOP.
• Collects and maintains data and metrics on daily management boards and provides manufacturing manager with corrective actions needed when production targets are not being met.
• Leads rework and scrap reduction teams and collaborates with other departments for overall systemic corrective actions to reduce the cost of non-conforming product.
• Leads Kaizen and TPM events to improve OEE and cost reductions through DI implementation.
• Reviews and distributes production orders to meet productions schedule, quantities, and specifications of products for delivery.
• Ensures production priorities are staged in work centers with flow coordination and adherence of dispatch reports and critical priority lists.
• Collaborates with sales department to ensure we are meeting OTIF expectations with the customers.
• Manages labor, assets and material to ensure absorption targets are met.
• Uses operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Assists manufacturing manager to resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Collaborates with project team leaders, engineering and maintenance to ensure project completion by deadlines.
• Provides critical support as needed in other departments throughout the organization.
• Inspects machines and equipment for safety and ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.
• Audits workers and processes to ensure compliance with standards and provides feedback to employees and manufacturing manager.
• Directly supervises production employees. Responsibilities include; new employee orientation, training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; issuing discipline in accordance with Company policy and escalating performance, code of conduct or safety infractions to manufacturing manager.
• Participates in interview process for open manufacturing positions.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skill & Competency Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years of supervision in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of Lean Manufacturing practices.
• Strong leadership and team building skills.
• Ability to learn how to read blueprints and use measuring tools
• Ability to read and interpret production orders, safety, operating, maintenance and procedure manuals
• Must work a full-time schedule and overtime as required
• Must have problem solving skills, good communication skills, and the ability to work with others
• Advanced computer skills