CA PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Job Description

Job Description

• Manage and provide daily leadership to a production team of approximately 15–40 employees.

• Update production schedules and review employee timecards on a weekly basis.

• Participate in identifying staffing needs, employee selection, onboarding, and training processes.

• Mentor, coach, and develop team members to support individual and team performance.

• Conduct employee performance reviews and administer verbal and written warnings as needed.

• Effectively manage daily production challenges in a custom, make-to-order manufacturing environment where priorities and requirements may vary from day to day.

• Spend approximately 70% of the workday on the production floor. The work environment may be hot, cold, noisy, and dirty. Proper PPE is required while working in production areas.

• Provide team leadership consistent with the company's core values, mission, and purpose.

• Schedule and coordinate production operations to meet customer demand, from receiving and handling raw materials through processing, packaging, and finished-product handling.

• Oversee the packaging, handling, and transportation of finished products to ensure timely delivery and compliance with customer and company requirements.

• Plan and coordinate production activities based on available resources, operational constraints, customer demand, and company objectives.

• Develop production plans based on required output, quality standards, quantity, cost, available time, and labor requirements.

• Prepare work programs and direct production-control activities to achieve planned production goals.

• Coordinate and enforce quality-control procedures and ensure compliance with company safety requirements.

• Identify opportunities for new and improved production methods, processes, and products.

• Provide management and supervisory personnel with timely updates and recommendations regarding production activities, challenges, and opportunities.

• Recommend and implement operational improvements, including new techniques and processes, equipment and machinery purchases, and adjustments to staffing levels.

• Ensure the production of high-quality products that are delivered on time and within established budgets while maintaining strong employee relations and a safe working environment.

• Plan and coordinate departmental activities to support SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost) targets and meet or exceed customer expectations.

• Drive continuous-improvement initiatives using LEAN, 5S, Visual Management, Total Quality Management (TQM), Hour-by-Hour Boards, Kaizen, Standard Work, and other continuous-improvement methodologies.

• Work effectively and respond quickly in a fast-paced production environment.

• Manage staffing levels in response to changing business needs, including adding or reducing headcount as necessary.

KSA's

• · Experience in working in a team environment.
• · Ability to effectively lead and motivate staff
• · Excellent communication and writing skills from production employees to executive level.
• · Must be able to prioritize, manage deadlines and make decisions
• · Excellent problem-solving skills
• · Must be bilingual Spanish/English
• · Management and supervisory principles and practices
• · LEAN Manufacturing Experience
• · Must be able to travel from time to time which includes outside of California
• · Will work weekends and occasionally 3:00am to support leads
• · Proficient with Microsoft tools like Outlooks, Excel and Word

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance