
Supervisor - Production
- Rosemount, MN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversees implementation of procedures and monitors quality, production, and waste.
- Plant walkthrough with supervisors between shifts to discuss any issues or hot items.
- Maintain goals of machine production, quality, waste, plant safety, and cleanliness.
- Complete final job approvals on daily production runs.
- Coordinate routine maintenance checks of machines for preventative maintenance and repairs needed and writes maintenance work orders if necessary to ensure efficient operation of machinery.
- Communication of production schedules established by Production Planner with previous and following shift.
- Monitor and track daily attendance of all employees on shift.
- Check unavailable roll stock report on a daily basis
- Implements and maintains training program for employees.
- Maintains a working knowledge of the policies and procedures in company handbook/CBA and enforces when necessary.
- Completes performance reviews of employees in a timely manner.
- Conducts monthly safety and quality meetings with employees.
- Verifies that daily housekeeping tasks are completed.
- Oversees other departments when supervisors are unavailable.
- Oversees and maintain upkeep of production equipment.
- Communicates with Customer Service Department to answer questions on production capabilities.
- Reviews jobs for appropriate specifications and the department’s ability to run them when new orders are being placed.
- Assists operators when needed in maintaining and adjusting equipment.
- Researches items that may lead to a more efficient operation (i.e. new equipment)
- Develops and implements operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality in ones’ area of responsibility and continually monitor them to ensure they are effective.
- Answering customer complaints through the analysis of bags, drafting a resolution, reviewing the measures with work crews, and educating crews on quality standards.
- Attends supervisors’ meeting with Plant Manager to discuss complaints, quality, monthly goals, and other concerns.
- Assesses need for staffing.
- Initiates personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.
- Complete accident reports and send employees for medical treatment when necessary.
- Confirmation of job specifications on production runs in process.
- Ensure that materials are staged for production for oncoming shift.
- Accountable for teamwork and team development.
- Coach’s employees in all areas of work to promote a productive working environment.
- Plan, organize, and execute the assembly plan to complete the schedule; on time and complete to provide the highest degree of customer service possible.
- Inspect and monitor work areas and employee behaviors for unsafe acts or unsafe conditions and take corrective action
- Balances quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas
- Supervision, including employee hiring and retention, performance review and discipline.
- An ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- 3+ years of related manufacturing process experience, with comprehensive knowledge of the products, principles and concepts
- Leadership experience with the ability to also work as a team
- Ability to perform moderately complex problem analysis & Mechanical aptitude
- Solid working knowledge of production processes and related manufacturing
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Visio, Teams and Outlook.
- Maintains strict confidentiality and protects privacy of confidential/sensitive information.
- Exceptional time management and organization skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously establishing priorities to meet deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and presentations) with executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.
- Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.
- Self-confident, self-motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
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