Production Supervisor

Description Position Overview: Responsible for driving efficiency and effectiveness in the daily operations and delivery of their assigned area by providing adequate resources, on-going work direction, and problem-solving for their team. These actions ensure that Operational KPI’s and business goals are achieved in accordance with Company policies. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible for meeting operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and cost, as well as other key business metrics within their influence. Leads functional resources within the assigned value stream, including manufacturing engineering, product engineering, material handling, and quality. Interprets company policies and enforces safety regulations. Analyzes production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignments, making schedule adjustments as needed. Plans daily operations, optimizes the utilization of skills, available work hours, material, and workflow to ensure timely production within acceptable quality standards. Ensures personnel are performing their jobs within the written guidelines of the Work Instructions and adhering to ISO policy and standards Responsible for identifying and driving productivity and efficiency improvements in partnership with their value stream employees and the broader operations group. Leads the development of current and future state value stream maps and continuous improvement plans, as well as the implementation of those plans across the value stream. Coaches, trains and develops employees in their value stream in order to enhance employee performance and longer-term career growth. Assists team members in analyzing, troubleshooting, and resolving operational challenges. Develops and communicates performance-based metrics and organizational vision for their value stream. Motivates and recognizes exceptional individual and team performance, while properly managing employee performance and/or conduct issues. Partners and collaborates with other members of plant leadership and cross-plant leadership on best practice sharing and broader business unit/enterprise initiatives. For example, partners with Product Management to support New Product Development launches. Manages employee productivity and attendance records in partnership with Human Resources and other functions. Handle and/or assist in the settlement of employee issues. Develop and maintain positive employee relations and ensure open lines of communication with associates. Creates and drives culture to create a positive environment. Understands and upholds Columbus McKinnon’s policies and procedures in daily operations. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Required Qualifications: Associates degree or, bachelor's degree preferred.? A minimum of three years of manufacturing based supervisory experience. Demonstrated experience in driving efficiency improvements.? Proven leadership skills in motivating team members to perform at their highest levels.? Ability to analyze data and make timely decisions.? Highly accountable behavior with solid personal responsibility.? #J-18808-Ljbffr