Supervisor, Production

RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety

• Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Informs Operations Manager of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately.
• Follows plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMP’s, SQF Requirement, and general quality activities for First Run Quality efforts.

Tasks

• Monitors and maintains scheduled production and leads team to achieve planned schedule attainment goals

• Monitors/directs troubleshooting efforts so that machine efficiency can be maximized

• Manages labor costs by maximizing employee productivity
• Ability to clearly define roles, responsibilities, and expectations for all Team Members

• Verifies and validates that work areas are cleaned and organized at end of shift
• Provides leadership for employee engagement with all departmental needs
• Ability to set clear expectations to create a culture of accountability
• Communicates effectively with team members to meet expectations
• Guides the leads to meet established goals for safety, quality, and efficiency
• Establish working relationships with Team Members for a positive work culture
• Coach, direct, guide team members training, effectiveness, and engagement
• Responsible for following all company Safety, Environmental, and GMP policies and help ensure that all D&W employees follow established policies and procedures.
• Assumes responsibility for shift’s output, ensuring excellent quality, safety and housekeeping at all times including scheduled weekends.
• Assists in the creation/administration of detailed employee work schedules to maximize production.
• Revises production schedules and priorities as business needs dictate.
• Writes, Implements and trains employees on standard work practices
• Leads Company Initiatives such as 5S, Root Cause Analysis, KPI’s etc.
• Motivates/supports shift personnel keeping clear/accurate records of performance, attendance, and safety.
• Delivers yearly employee performance appraisals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Strong People Skills is a Must
• Ability to listen, communicate, and maintain strong working relationships
• Two(2) plus years related experience in manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of production and manufacturing processes.
• Lean Manufacturing experience; Lead Kaizen events.
• Root cause analysis and problem solving experience.
• Detail, Safety, and Quality oriented and can multi-task.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Strong People Skills is a Must
• Ability to listen, communicate, and maintain strong working relationships
• Two(2) plus years related experience in manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of production and manufacturing processes.
• Lean Manufacturing experience; Lead Kaizen events.
• Root cause analysis and problem solving experience.
• Detail, Safety, and Quality oriented and can multi-task.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook.

BENEFITS
We offer a competitive salary & comprehensive benefit package which includes:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness program
• 401K with company match
• STD/LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• FSA (Medical & Dependent care)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Plus more!