Production Supervisor

As a Production Supervisor , you will coordinate activities of the production department in processing materials or manufacturing products. You will train employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraise performance; and resolve problems! You will report to the Production Manager and sit at our Portland, TN plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage production lines to meet safety, quality, and productivity goals
• Manages labor and line density to achieve financial goals of line
• Ensures daily customer production demands are met and communicated to customers. Ensures all dispositions are done with product for a daily/shift basis
• Prepares and maintains all production reports to Production Manager
• Troubleshoot and problem solve with other team members
• Train, discipline and evaluate 12-15 direct reports.* Schedule the pick-up and delivery of parts with our customers
• Analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational production problems and corrects or make recommendations for correction in a timely basis
• Verifies that all MITS transactions are accurate and complete and verifies that all process card parameters are met
• Maintains and updates visual production tracker boards and reviews daily with team members
• Coordinates daily with Quality, Maintenance and all other functional areas to ensure adequate information flow
• Maintain safe work environment; Ensures compliance with OSHA and Environmental regulations. Trains line leaders in such matters as safety and accident investigation. Confers with department heads concerning such problems as accident rates, and recommends and implements measures to improve safety records. Conducts all necessary safety, environmental, WWT, and 5(S) audits. Ensures data is entered into Metrics Tracking system.
• Trains, evaluates, and coordinates with Human Resources on continuous development of staff. Performs performance reviews, and provides feedback to subordinates; resolves personnel grievances and recommends corrective actions; determines staffing requirements, work procedures and duty assignments.
• Follow and maintain all proper safety procedures and utilize the appropriate personal protective equipment at all times
• Relieve employees during breaks, lunches as needed in various job positions
• Understand the emergency response procedures* Participate in programs to enhance our safety and environmental performance
• Understand the significant environmental impacts of their work activities and the consequences of departing from specified work instructions
• Other tasks as directed by production manager

Qualifications

• Associate's degree preferred, but not required and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

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