What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at NewCareers?
POSITION SUMMARY:
This person is responsible for leading the day-to-day production activities to achieve performance
goals in the areas or safety, quality, cost, delivery, in a high performing work team environment.
Must be capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams and department leaders to address
concerns and issues that affect safety, part quality, production efficiency, continuous
improvement, etc. The Production Supervisor will also have exceptional interpersonal,
organizational, and management skills, demonstrating the ability to be an innovator and change
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Provides leadership for production areas and the team members.
- Accomplishes production results by communicating job expectations; planning,
monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees;
initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
- Drives operations to ensure production quality and quantity targets are achieved.
- Establishes strong and effective working relationships that are conducive to maintaining a
positive work environment.
- Ensures that team members are trained and understand their roles, responsibilities, and
are given appropriate performance feedback.
- Communicates with team members providing both positive feedback when appropriate
and addressing disciplinary actions when necessary; performance management.
- Ability to resolve personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying
solutions; recommending action.
- Understands and applies policies consistently and fairly to team members.
- Promotes and drives the organizations vision and utilization of Truck Production System
(Lean Manufacturing) methodologies.
- Champions change and facilitates team related functions to improve the business
performance.
- Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing
production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to
requests.
- Maintains and improves employee relations.
- Works closely with team members across departments to establish priorities ensuring on-
time shipments to customers, meeting quality expectations, and other activities as
needed.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops;
reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-
of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
- Supports interview process, team building, and staffing of department of responsibility.
- Understands and adhere to current health, safety, and environmental policies
(ISO14001). Is empowered to identify, stop, and communicate or escalate appropriate
action in regards to safety, health, and environmental concerns.
- Understands current quality policies and procedures (IATF 16949). Is empowered to
identify, stop, and communicate or escalate appropriate action in regards to product
quality.
- Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or other similar field.
At least two years of experience of supervising a team of 20 or more in a manufacturing
environment with Lean Methodologies is required.
Demonstrated experience in motivating and leading people, driving a positive work
environment is required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite is required. Statistical evaluation software familiarity a
plus.
Strong Problem-solving skills required.
Strong Written and Oral communications skills are required.
Ability to handle multiple priorities is required.
Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques with emphasis on Standardized Work,
Continuous Improvement, 5S, and JIT principles is required.
Greenbelt Certification preferred.
Possible weekend work and overtime required.