Production Supervisor

Role summary / purpose

The main function of a production supervisor is to supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers. As a production supervisor, you will lead safe, stable production and coach Team Leaders in a manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a paint production group to safely meet schedule while hitting quality, cost, and people targets through standardized work and GMS
• Review the previous shift and run pre-shift meetings to align on safety, quality, and the build plan
• Stay on the floor, enforcing safety standards, responding to quality alarms, coordinating maintenance for equipment issues, and monitoring scrap, downtime, and output against plan
• Coach Team Leaders on standardized work, audits, problem solving, and people issues
• Recommend measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency
• Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems
• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, and maintenance to detect production problems
• Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personal grievances
• Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records
• Complete End-of-Shift reports and hand off critical issues and priorities to the next shift

Requirements - education & experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• At least an associate degree or equivalent experience/training
• 1-3 years of closely related technical/production experience
• 10+ years experience required

Required skills

• Front-line leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (leading a small team, coaching, giving feedback, handling performance and attendance)
• Strong safety mindset and ability to implement/enforce safety policies and standards (PPE, lockout, ergonomics, walking/working surfaces, incident response)
• Working knowledge of GMS tools and systems: standardized work (STS/JES/SOS/TIS), BPD, layered audits, JIT, PQS/BIQ, problem solving, TIP/PM&C, basic SAP/indirect material flow
• Verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and manage one's time
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models
• Ability to use common plant IT systems (Socrates, Outlook, SharePoint, Maximo, etc.)

Nice-to-have / preferred skills

• Associate's degree in business or related field
• Bachelor's degree

Employment details - type, location, hours

• Preferred Work Schedule: Rotating schedule 1st and 2nd shift
• 1st shift: 6AM-4:30PM
• 2nd shift: 4PM-12:30 AM
• Supervisors are expected to arrive 30 minutes before the shift and up to 30 minutes after the shift
• Overtime: Yes, there are some weekends that may be scheduled to work

Impellam Group and its brands are equal-opportunity employers committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, interview process, pre-employment activity, and the performance of crucial job functions.

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