Production Supervisor- 3rd Shift

Production Supervisor- 3rd Shift

Job Description Hydraulics Business, located in Shawnee, OK has an exciting opportunity for a 3rd shift Production Supervisor. Our team seeks candidates who embrace challenges and thrive in a culture of innovation and integrity. We strive to select the very best individuals to join our team and are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the nature of our worldwide business. The Shawnee, OK facility is Center of Excellence for the machining and assembly of hydraulic motors and hydraulic motor components, used to power both agricultural and construction equipment. Located only thirty minutes from downtown Oklahoma City's famous Bricktown area and forty minutes from Will Rogers' World Airport, Shawnee, OK boasts small town charm with convenient access to metropolitan attractions (shopping, world class restaurants, professional basketball, theater, concerts and casinos). Additionally, Shawnee is centrally located (approximately an hour's drive) to both Oklahoma State University and University of Oklahoma. This easy commute allows employees the opportunity to take advantage of generous tuition reimbursement benefit and further their development at nationally recognized institutions.

The primary function of this position is leading, facilitating and coordinating the production activities and resources per established practices and/or policies within their job area to ensure the timely delivery of quality parts that meet or exceed customer expectations while keeping safety first. The ideal candidate for this opportunity will possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and a minimum 1 year supervisory experience.

Essential Functions

• Proactively implements, promotes and maintains a safe working environment through diligence in accident prevention, investigation, equipment maintenance and rule enforcement.
• Coordinate, leverage and appropriately utilizes resources with other managers or coaches such as maintenance, materials, scheduling, logistics and engineering, to resolve manufacturing problems, improve processes and meet external and internal customer demands.
• Drives the company's vision and mission by reinforcing ethics, values, and quality policies throughout their area of responsibility. Aligns workforce to the company vision through Philosophy workplace practices and beliefs that build trust, mutual respect and teamwork between employees at all levels of the organization.
• Acts as a business partner by planning, initiating, leading, measuring, monitoring and assessing continuous improvement programs and manufacturing process improvements by applying appropriate Business System (EBS) processes and problem solving tools such as ELS (Lean System) and 6S.
• Promotes a quality culture by demonstrating customer focus and regularly communicating customer feedback to employees in order to facilitate collaborative problem solving, drive continuous quality improvement and ensure alignment/compliance with industry standards. When quality issues arise this position has the authority to stop the press if needed to conduct root cause analysis.
• Actively participates in setting, communicating and achieving department goals and objectives and develops and maintains performance metrics as required to monitor results and uses those results as a tool to identify and initiate process improvements within own work area.
• Coordinates and/or participates in continuous improvement teams in own or other areas to enhance plant results.
• Acts to positively communicate the policies, practices, changes and decisions of management while fairly and consistently applying policies and practices to all employees.
• Motivates and coaches employees to maintain high levels of satisfaction, productivity and quality through effectively utilizing available rewards and recognition channels to encourage and promote desired behaviors and results.
• Demonstrates an appreciation for similarities and individual differences and supports a culture of inclusion that leverages the potential of all employees.

We are a power management company with 2013 sales of $22.0 billion. We provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably.

Basic Qualifications (Including Educational Requirements) Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is required.
• Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience is required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with lean manufacturing in a production/manufacturing/operations environment.
• Two years of supervisory experience in a production/manufacturing/operations environment.
• Demonstrated technical understanding of production planning techniques, current quality methods, OSHA requirements and accounting principles.

Position Criteria

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and problem solving ability.
• Ability to provide and foster effective on-going communication at all levels of the organization.
• Good understanding and positive support of standard employee and administrative policies, practices and legal requirements pertaining to business operations.
• Must be able to work an off-shift if needed.

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