Assembly Production Supervisor (M-F 8AM-5:00PM)

SUMMARY : Directly supervises Assembly/Production employees; carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning/scheduling, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, and/or assemblers. Manage the flow of product and inventory to assure quality and inventory accuracy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Enforce safety and sanitation/housekeeping regulations.
• Manage the production process, including production schedule.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in production, to get all orders completed accurately and on time daily.
• Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to production schedule.
• Manage required resources – both personnel and raw materials.
• Confer with other workers to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Observe work to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Manage timekeeping system for all hourly employees.
• Develop processes and procedures for accurate and timely transactions to support production requirements.
• Develop and monitor inventory processes through production transactions for accuracy and timeliness to ensure correct production of inventory and consumption of material.
• Estimate costs and set the quality standards.
• Cycle count all production areas monthly; reconcile the production bins to ensure accuracy and perform annual physical inventory.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Yes

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or GED; 4-6 years’ experience in an assembly manufacturing environment; lean manufacturing experience a plus.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business reading and/or training materials as well as federal/state regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures as needed. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and/or the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, and proportions to practical situations

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Must have strong data entry, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• ERP system a plus.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Excel to manage job schedules to functions.
• Must understand bill of materials and production transactions.
• Strong ability to drive change and implement processes
• Experience in managing kitting processes and production.
• Ability to review and distribute production, work, and shipment schedules; confer with others to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compile reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Time Management; Managing one's own time and the time of others
• Management of Material Resources; Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
• Analyzing needs and product requirements
• Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications
• Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it
• Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes
• Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
• Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
• Using a computer application to record transactions, retrieve specific records, and create reports to communicate the information
• Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures
• Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear; the employee is also required to occasionally lift 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The employee is regularly exposed to working near moving mechanical parts.