Sharpening Shift Supervisor-AM

Job Type


Full-time

Description

Summary: Responsible for the overall shift supervision and performance of directing the daily activities of the sharpening operation including throughput targets, safety, training and good housekeeping practices. Responsible for assigning resources to achieve the overall management and performance of the sharpening operations including sharpening, staffing, safety, training, throughput, quality and security.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all employees are trained, engaged, and managed effectively throughout the sharpening operation
• Deliver facility goals by supervising staff; organizing and monitoring work flow to ensure efficient and effective operation/utilization of the facility. Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries
• Facilitate the direction of all sharpening operations including, but not limited to knife sharpness quality, knife box integrity, safety, equipment basic maintenance and calibration, shift throughput, sanitation/cleanliness as well as personnel training to ensure plant and customer requirements are met.
• Facilitate the improvement initiatives and implementation, company objectives, productivity standards and cost control goals.
• Assist in planning short and long-range labor needs based on production requirements and input from senior management.
• Ensure the security of the facility, its environs, employees and contents. Conduct regular instruction in good security practices.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• A comprehensive knowledge of sharpening operations is necessary. A working knowledge of lean/improvement processes/systems is a plus.
• A broad range of management skills is required with particular emphasis on leadership, supervision, motivation, communication, and planning.
• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be a strong team player with a firm, personal commitment toward Cozzini and its customers.
• Ability to scale an operation, without sacrificing efficiency and reliability, during periods of rapid growth.

Education and/or Experience:

• 3-5 or more years of Sharpening, and/or Operations experience
• High School or Associates degree required

Note: Cozzini Bros., Inc. reserves the right to change, add to, modify, the above job duties and responsibilities. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties at any time.


Salary Description


$70,000.00