Production Supervisor jobs in Benton Harbor, MI

Production Supervisor

• Ensure legal and internal policy compliance for environmental, health and safety programs; and identify and implement improvements in these areas.
• Directly manage operative associates for performance against established metrics, including pay and development decisions.
• Coordinate training and development of operative associates, ensuring required staffing and cross-training exists.
• Help build the production schedule and manage production precisely to that schedule, providing proactive signals if schedule attainment is in jeopardy.
• Ensure in-process and outgoing product quality meets customer requirements and specifications.
• Communicate well with all associates to ensure that work schedule and requirements are understood and clearly pursued and that all associates are engaged and motivated.
• Evaluate and continuously improve productivity by developing and applying rigorous lean management principles.
• Monitor in-process orders and intervene as necessary to achieve schedule accomplishment and on-time delivery.
• Continuously drive positive change and improvement in all facets of operations and customer service.
• Establish operating budget and manage all costs and expenses to that budget.
• Maintain and comply with all standard operating procedures and processes.
• Work with management team to achieve all business plan targets for safety, shipments, gross margin, on-time delivery, quality, and cost control
• Embrace and support all Timken Core Values: Ethics and Integrity, Quality, Teamwork, and Excellence

• Experience in manufacturing leadership, including talent and performance management
• Knowledge of CNC Manufacturing, Shipping, Receiving, and Purchasing
• Strong mechanical skills and problem-solving capability
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Concepts
• OSHA and Safety experience
• Knowledege of Quality Control
• Strong computer skills, including Excel, Word, Access, Powerpoint
• Strong communication and team building skills
• 5S implementation experience
• SAP experience preferred

• Associates degree or equivalent experience required, Bachelor's preferred
• 7 years of supervisory/management experience preferred
• Six Sigma certification preferred