Production Utility Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Production Supervisor leads a team, manages and meets daily production goals and looks for ways to continually improve our processes. Duties include safety, quality, customer service, housekeeping, training, performance management, plant productivity, labor utilization, warehousing, and control of raw materials.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain employee training standards giving employees direction to build homes and their components in a safe and efficient manner
• Responsible for departmental workplace safety and maintaining safe working conditions at all times
• Interpret and clarify rules, regulations, and policies. Maintain plant compliance
• Manage personnel in a professional manner, treat all employees with honesty, respect and dignity 
• Responsible for keeping the line balanced and line rolled on schedule by moving utility personnel or moving help from other areas 
• Walking the line throughout the day checking code and cosmetic items to ensure houses are being built correctly and of great quality
• Fill in for Supervisors in Departments when they are on vacation/sick
• Responsible for managing projects/new or specialty items/major problems (line stopping)
• Monitor material usage to reduce scrap and improve material usage
• Maintain proper records, reports and correspondence as required by the company
• Ensure that employees have proper tools and equipment to perform their duties
• Demonstrate a good work ethic based on personal integrity
• Ensure and enforce expected product workmanship quality
• Follow direction form Production Manager

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working as a supervisor or department lead in manufacturing, construction or similar setting
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Proven experience as a hands on manager with strong mechanical aptitude
• Ability to communicate effectively with all employees and management
• Time management skills to ensure we stay on task to meet production goals •
• Strong leadership skills and teamwork orientation
• Excellent problem solving skills
• The ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment