Production Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute operational plans that meet departmental and plant goals in Safety, Quality, On-Time delivery, productivity, and cost efficiency.
• Manage production scheduling to include order accuracy, staffing to demand levels, ensure departments are adequately staffed.
• Identify, analyze and act to eliminate process bottlenecks, product defect rates, safety hazards, unsafe behavior and maintenance problems.
• Monitor inventory levels to eliminate stock outs, ensure inventory accuracy and monitor scrap rates.
• Counsel, motivate and instruct departmental personnel in machine operation and owner-operator procedures. Address employee concerns and morale problems.
• Give feedback to department personnel through one on one coaching and team meetings.
• Administer company policy fairly and consistently. Discipline employees when required as per company policy. Resolve employee conflicts fairly as they arise.
• Proactively present ideas and information concisely, accurately and clearly in both oral and written form.
• Work effectively with other peers, subordinates and all levels of management to achieve divisional objectives and promote teamwork.
• Establish base data for departmental budgets, reforecasts. Manage assets and control expenses per budgetary guidelines and divisional objectives. Keep and maintain files and documentation to support activities in the areas of planning, problem solving, leadership, communication, training, and carrying out company policy.
• Uses or may come in contact with Personal Health Information (PHI) or Individually Identifiable Health Information (IIHI) in duties performed. Follows all established procedures to maintain confidentiality of PHI and IIHI.
• Supports and promotes a culture of continuous improvement in which all employees are involved. Actively participates or facilitates Tier Meetings, follows Leader Standard Work, spends time resolving production issues and ensuring plant sustains a robust 5’s program.
• Enforce all safety policies to include Quanex Cardinal Safety Rules.
• Provides day to day direction and supervision to Team Leads.
• The incumbent will be responsible for managing a team of 2 or more employees at all times. The supervisory responsibilities will include:
  • Interviewing, selecting, and training employees in the appropriate job responsibilities. This will include, coaching employees in proper job performance techniques and procedures.
  • Directing the work of employees to including setting/adjusting their rates of pay and working hours/schedules.
  • Maintaining records on employee productivity for use in supervision or control and appraising employee’s productivity and efficiency to recommend promotions, raises or changes in status.
  • Resolve and manage any employee complaints and grievances and disciplinary issues when necessary.
  • Plan and appropriate the work among subordinate employees and determine the techniques used in work.
  • Determine the types of materials, supplies or tools to be used by other employees and controlling the flow and distribution of materials and supplies.
  • Provide for the Safety of employees and the property of the employer.
• Working in conjunction with the respective HR Department the incumbent will make appropriate recommendations for hiring, termination, advancement and demotion of directly supervised employees.

  
  We are Looking for a Candidate that Has:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Results oriented
  • Ability to read and interpret customer orders, prints, and specifications on all parts
  • Strong leadership ability
  • Good decision-making skills
  • Good with math and calculations; understand metric system and use of measuring devices
  • 2 years of post secondary education
  • 3 years of related experience

  
  NOTE: For individuals with nut allergies, please be advised that there is the potential to be exposed to nut products when working in our facilities.