Senior Production Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Confidential

Position: Senior Supervisor

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Reports to: Production Manager

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Description:

The Senior Supervisor (SS) will help direct all operational aspects of a multi-million dollar vinyl window and door manufacturing business. The SS is a senior operations person responsible for helping achieve the company’s operational goals and objectives.  The SS must possess strong operations, team leadership, and structured decision-making skills coupled with a strong sense of urgency. The SS must support cost reduction efforts while balancing quality, service, and risk management.  The SS must be capable of leading all operations areas to include safety, quality, inventory management, maintenance, and production for coordinated delivery of plant objectives.  

Major Job Responsibilities:

• As part of the production management team participate in developing growth and improvement initiatives as it relates to operations.  
• Champion Continuous Improvement practices at all levels in the operations environment to guide the company into a culture of continuous improvement and cost reduction.
• Make recommendations and support capital improvement projects.
• Lead full implementation of modern operations processes across all departments designed to increase company profitability. 
• Implement key performance metrics designed to support and manage operations initiatives.  
• Provide dynamic leadership to the production management team as it relates to operations.
• Manage, motivate and mentor company personnel to develop operations understanding and self-sufficiency. 
• Work collaboratively with production team and interface with other company functional areas to improve profitability and manage growth.  

Personal Prerequisites:

• Organized, strategic thinker with high ethical standards and professional demeanor.
• High sense of urgency, energy, and enthusiasm balanced with a disciplined approach to decision making.
• Data driven, technical expert who uses a combination of technical data and work experience to make wise operational decisions for the business.  Analytical problem solver.  
• Motivational leadership style that will foster and develop a highly engaged workforce who is willing to contribute to the company’s goals that may be outside the “job description”.
• Experienced leader and strong communicator with the ability to build successful organizations and produce profitable results by motivating others to work collaboratively to achieve objectives.  
• Unwavering commitment to position the success of the team above personal interests and recognition. 
• Comprehensive appreciation for and understanding of how each corporate function contributes to profitability; big-picture thinker who balances opportunity and costs.
• Competent in achieving defined goals in a smaller company environment with limited resources.  Able to effectively prioritize the investment of time and assets to achieve optimal results.

Education and Experience Prerequisites:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business discipline strongly preferred.
• 10-15 years operations management experience is required.
• Strong high speed manufacturing experience required.
• Continuous Improvement training and experience preferred
• Multi-shift operations experience preferred
• Vinyl Window & Door experience preferred.
• Experience using procurement, operations, and ERP software required.