Production Supervisor 1st Shift

Production Supervisor 1st ShiftCorporate Headquarters - New Berlin, WI 53151OverviewPosition Type Full Time Job Shift Day Travel Percentage NoneDescriptionACS Group is a privately held company that designs and manufactures comprehensive lines of auxiliary products for the plastics processing industry. ACS Group maintains an expansive product line, which includes size reduction equipment (granulators and shredders), material conveying equipment, metering and blending devices, heat exchangers (mold temperature control units and chillers), drying systems, and presses. These products are marketed under such recognizable brand names as AEC, Sterling, Cumberland, Wabash and Carver. Manufacturing facilities are located in New Berlin, Wisconsin and Wabash, Indiana with a third facility located Suzhou, China to handle the needs of the Asian market.Do you like working with custom products with an established brand name? Do you want to make a difference in a Company? This may be the position for you. ACS Group is seeking a 1st Shift Production Supervisor for its New Berlin, WI plant to run custom manufacturing and assembly lines with products that need to be precise and accurate with a high regard for Quality.A successful candidate will be responsible for:Direct and manage assembly area manufacturing activities to achieve plant objectives and goalsDirect the manufacturing of all products consistent with established specifications for quality, functionality and lead time to attain on-time delivery goalsMaintain metrics, expectations and accountabilities of direct reportsMeasure internal performance metrics such as productivity, labor efficienciesIdentify continuous improvement opportunitiesEnsure all rules and practices are adhered to such as to ensure a safe manufacturing and operating environmentSchedule daily work activitiesAccurately maintain work scheduleMaintain a clean and overall safe facility, ensuring procedures are being followed as expected and training carried out for the protection of each employee and the companyAssures compliance is consistent with OSHA, ISO and other regulatory agenciesEnforce company General Manufacturing Practices and procedures to ensure all employees in their area are following guidelines and are regularly being trained as per company requirementsMaintains high quality standards for all goods with a continuous focus on providing outstanding customer serviceProvides a motivational team environmentWork on projects as assigned, such as improving productivity, developing training programs for new hiresQualificationsBachelor's degree in Engineering or Business and/or 2+ years of equivalent experienceStrong supervisory skills needed in an engineered product, low volume, high mix environmentGood mechanical aptitude, inclination, experience and interestMachining knowledge a plusLarge electro/mechanical equipment knowledge is a plusHas demonstrated Lean experienceGood problem solver with the ability to analyze dataExcellent written and oral communication skillsAbility to effectively communicate with all levels and functional areasStrong leadership and team building skillsUnderstanding of OSHA and EPA regulations