Production Supervisor

Description

Summary:  Supervises all facets of production operations including processes and people. Continuously improves operations and ensures a clean, safe workplace.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Accountable for production operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.

• Maintains standards of health and safety, hygiene, housekeeping and security in the work environment.
• Motivates, organizes, and encourages at the individual and team levels to ensure set productivity targets are met.
• Makes sound decisions using facts and data that are in the best interest of the business.
• Holds all individuals, including him/herself, accountable for delivering results and satisfying internal and external customers.
• Plans and executes changes in support of model changes, capacity and/or schedule modifications.
• Assists in developing and maintaining departmental work instructions for all tasks and utilizes them appropriately.
• Maintains/improves productivity, efficiency, and performance by reviewing reports and statistics and making appropriate adjustments.
• Recommends measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department including performance of personnel and equipment.
• Continuously improves production operations using lean enterprise practices.
• Understands hazardous materials and the proper and safe handling of such ensuring all proper policies and procedures are followed.
• Shows initiative, courage, integrity, and bases decisions on what is best for the company, not the individual.
• Identifies and develops team members to be future leaders.
• Leads by example.

• Identifies areas for personal growth and seeks opportunities for ongoing education.
• Completes production requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; monitors work results and executes corrective actions when required.
• Maintains production staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training new employees.

• Monitors staff performance and progress.
• Explores options for internal and external activities having impacts on the department and/or business.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Supervisory skills and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret business documents and data.
• Knowledge of general business computer software and aptitude to learn new software applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Education and/or Experience:  

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or five years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:  

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations in English. 
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, electronic mail, procedures and performance documents, as examples, in English.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to effectively conduct meetings in person and with technology assistance.

Mathematical Skills:  

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 
• Ability to utilize data to make business decisions. 

Reasoning Ability: 

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Use the drop-down boxes to select the appropriate response to each area.

Continuous/C = 67-100%, Frequent/F = 33-66%, Occasional/O = 33%, None/N

a.       Sits                 2 hours

b.       Stands            3 hours

c.       Walks             5 hours

d.       Drives            0 hours

Employee Lifts and/or Carries:  type amount of weight in each area

Maximum: 50 (lbs)                          Frequently: 20 (lbs)                         Occasionally: 35 (lbs)

Employee uses Hands for repetitive activities: 

a.       Simple Grasping:      Right,    Frequent                             Left, Frequent

b.       Pushing/Pulling:       Right,   Occasional                          Left, Occasional

c.        Fine Manipulation:  Right,   Frequent                              Left, Frequent

Employee uses Feet for repetitive activities: 

a.       Right: Occasional                      Left: Occasional

Employee is required to perform these activities: 

a.       Bending At Waist:                   Occasional

b.       Squatting:                                 Occasional

c.       Climbing Ladders, Stairs:       Occasional

d.       Kneeling On Ground:             Occasional

e.       Reaching Above Shoulder:     Occasional

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job (i.e., heat/cold, dust/dampness, height; chemical; noise) PPE requirements are included. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Typical 10-hour workdays based upon facility.
• Typical 4- or 5-day work week schedule based upon facility and schedule loading.
• Overtime is occasional to frequent based on several factors.
• Required to work indoors and outdoors, year-round and in all weather conditions.
• May be required to work during production shutdowns or other “off-schedule” periods to conduct special activities.
• Safety glasses required while in production areas.
• Other PPE may be required based on specific projects.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Accountability, dependability, adaptability, and flexibility
• Coaching, mentoring
• Creative, innovative thinker
• Good decision making and judgment
• Leadership
• Ethics, integrity, honesty
• Willingness to learn

Teamwork:  Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Motivation:  Measures self against standard of excellence.

Quality:  Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Attendance/Punctuality:  Is consistently at work and on time.

Dependability:  Takes responsibility for own actions.