Night Shift Production Supervisor

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 Assume full responsibility for all manufacturing activity and the resulting performance during your shift.

• Enforce all Health & Safety policies and regulations, ensuring a safe work environment.

• Work with team to determine root cause and corrective action to internal and external complaints.  Implement and sustain corrective actions. 
• Understand delivery requirements and work within departments to assure maximum on-time delivery performance. 
• Understand sources of scrap and work within each department to minimize. 
• Generate and issue a daily performance report using SAP data at the end of each shift.   In the report, explain the reasons for both good and bad performance.  
• Work with management to define safety, delivery, quality, cost, scrap, and productivity KPIs. Update performance on KPI boards every month.
• • Create content for, schedule, conduct, and document toolbox meetings to maintain open communication between hourly employees and leadership. This meeting should include the review of department KPIs.
  • Work with department leaders to determine daily work assignments. 
  • Issue discipline to production employees and communicate issues with HR as needed.
  • Facilitate the Cell Lead team and hold team members accountable for agreed action items.
  • Authority to recommend hiring, termination, and promotions of employees with the direction of HR to ensure compliance measures are followed.
  • Assure good housekeeping practices.
  • Analyze and correct production variances and work with the team to address causes. 
  • Prepare and conduct performance reviews. 
  • Cross-train employees for flexibility within and across departments.
  • Lead or participate in all continuous improvement activities, including 5S.
  • Provide continuous feedback and coaching to all your employees. 
  • Enforce company policy.  When required, document and provide disciplinary action. 
  • Work with operators and support staff to ensure accuracy of bookings and line clearance.   
  • Perform the proper shutdown of equipment and facility at weekend or before a holiday.
  • Assure a clear transfer of information between shifts.
  • Perform all other assignments as requested by management.

• Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Minimum of 5 years of working in a manufacturing environment
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a supervisory role
  • Proven "hands-on" leadership ability
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
  • Strong mechanical aptitude

• Desirable Skills/Experience/Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO13485
  • Knowledge of ERP (SAP) systems is considered an advantage