Production Supervisor

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!POSITION PURPOSE ( What this position is responsible for accomplishing)The Production Supervisor will perform the daily operations of work cells to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line while leading a team of 10-20 hourly team members. Impacts departmental operations and responsible for execution. The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Some judgment may be required but this is typically with guidance and collaboration.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES FOR THIS JOBOversight and management of front-line manufacturing employees. Typically managing hourly employee populations.Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills or an early people leader who can hire and develop talent. Provides informal guidance to new team membersPERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS ( What does the employee need to do to be successful?)Develop and maintain personnel skill sets to support company growthAssure policies and Good business practices are adhered to by those reporting to him/her.Reduce and maintain production backlog to acceptable level to meet established on-time shipments target.Improve and maintain job tracking and reporting to achieve 98% accuracy.Maintain personnel skill set evaluation and developmentAlign the people on the floor so that they feel and act like a team. Assure there are strong communications in place to make sure they have the current business info they need and, more importantly, we know and hear the real tone of how they feel and what issues they have.Build relations so production personnel are engaged and committed to the business’s success as demonstrated by the idea flow from them for continuous improvement (which we then have to act on)Generate and support active participations in process improvement (including CI, Kaizen, Employee Involvement, charts, etc)Monitor, maintain, and improve KPI’s for the assigned production cells in accordance with established operational goals.QUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment managing a team)REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment managing a teamCandidate must be a U.S. PersonHumble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learnTransparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructivelyFocused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committedLeadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborativeProblem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinkerCompensation Pay RangeUp to $114k.Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected VeteranStatus, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person ” as defined by 22. C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ontic