What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at Reliable Source Talent?
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The Production Supervisor will supervise production employees on assigned shifts to ensure production guidelines are being met within established timing, quality, and cost standards. Trains, directs, coaches, and leads the production team in the day-to-day operations to meet production, safety, and quality requirements. Drives the communication of production goals and objectives, as well as results in order to effectively motivate the team to maintain a high standard of product quality while maximizing plant efficiencies. Directs the routine maintenance and set up of machines, equipment, and facilities.
Responsibilities:
- Performs daily walks and visual inspections of the Production floor in observation of unsafe acts or conditions; takes immediate corrective action where necessary.
- Maintains safety/environmental self-audits & visual checks, champions all safety or ergonomic activities for the department, and helps to develop and meet plant safety goals.
- Trains employees to ensure safe operating procedures are followed, including lock-out and tag-out.
- Adheres to product specification requirements throughout the manufacturing process to maintain the desired product quality results.
- Maintains adequate knowledge of products and equipment to ensure the ability to direct employees to perform the job properly.
- Walks the production floor daily and holds monthly line meetings to address questions and concerns.
- Maintain or exceed goals on yields and efficiencies.
- Works with the Operations Managers and/or Superintendents/Supervisors to maintain knowledge of yields and variances, methods of calculations, typical problem areas, and methods for corrections and improvement.
- Suggests changes in workflow processes and use of equipment to increase the efficiency of the department and/or production crew to maintain the lowest level of downtime and product costs possible.
- Traces and analyzes key product result measures for improvement opportunities.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 2 years of related experience, required.
- In lieu of a High School Diploma or GED, the candidate must have 4 years of manufacturing industry experience in a production environment and a minimum of 2 years related experience leading or supervising others.
- Bachelor's degree and previous leadership experience; preferred.
- Knowledge of SAP, Internet, Spreadsheet, Word and Order processing, and Inventory software, preferred.
- Bilingual a plus
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Able to lead problem-solving and troubleshooting efforts associated with high-level process issues.
- Strong problem-solving, math, and analytical skills.
- Ability motivates, trains, and coaches employees to encourage optimum performance and engagement.
- Good planning and priority-setting skills.
- Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to be respectful, approachable, and team-oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
- Ability to work in varying production environments (heat and cold).
- May be required to work long hours and weekends.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus pay
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Manufacturing Supervising: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: One location