Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor (PS) leads and coaches an in-house team and coordinates with external vendors to achieve on-time, quality readiness. This is a fast-paced, construction-oriented environment where safety is critical. The PS ensures our operations are responsive and agile and everyone goes home safely at the end of the day.

Safety/Environment:

• Conducts business in compliance with all WillScot Safety, Transportation, and Environmental Policies.
• Manages employee/vendor health and safety through creating a safer workplace, conducting daily safety meetings, DuPont STOP™, training and observations, and regularly scheduled assessments of the branch.
• Ensures operating standards are conducted; supported by robust training and communication actions.

Operations:

• Ensure all work orders are completed effectively.
• Weekly review/reporting on performance to refine strategies.
• Labor efficiency assessment and capacity planning activities.
• Ensure off-rents inspections are conducted timely; accurate work orders drafted and damage billing issued where appropriate.
• Relocate idle fleet and conduct work order assessments as required.
• Conduct fleet physical inventories counts.
• Manage the Work Order system and the drivers that impact inaccuracies (condition coding), develop strategy to ensure variances are <10% by ensuring work orders for idle fleet are accurate and idle fleet work orders are less than 9 months old.
• Issue and track vendor purchase orders.
• Order, receive and distribute materials/VAPS to work teams/vendors to support unit completion requirements.
• Conduct monthly major parts, VAPS and minor parts inventory counts.
• Focus on driving first time quality and reducing <60-day service calls by working with the team on root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Education and Qualifications:

• HS Diploma or GED
• College degree preferred (industry experience considered)
• 5+ years of experience as a Supervisor in a Construction or Manufacturing environment
• Experience with Lean fundamentals is desired.
• Knowledge of state/federal requirements, building codes, permitting process, etc. is helpful
• Working knowledge of MS Office/Outlook
• Ability to effectively manage multiple, changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• A desire to create the safest, most cost-effective work environment and exceed customer expectations
• The ability to create and maintain a positive, team-oriented work environment
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP is Highly Desired but Not Required