Production Supervisor - GA

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for managing small work teams in a fast-paced high volume unionized manufacturing environment. The Production Supervisor is responsible for ensuring team safety, building teams and training, allocating manpower, driving and implementing continuous improvement solutions to improve product quality and reach throughput and cost targets, and ensuring team morale. The selected candidates responsibilities will include but are not limited to coordinating all activities to achieve business metrics and implementing Stellantis Industrial System (SIS) processes and initiatives, including the following:

• Ensure the production plan is met, analyze issues with other roles, drive and implement continuous improvement activities, and sustainability of solutions inside the Zone.
• Ensure a safe workplace, lead the Team to improve Safety in the area, and enforce the use of mandated Safety tools and procedures.
• Understand losses during the Shift, use the C-Matrix to coordinate World Class Manufacturing activities, and improve Zone performances.
• Proactively analyze quality KPIs related to the Zone, prioritize quality issues, and properly guide Team Leaders.
• Ensure the right allocation of the people on the line, manage absenteeism, and train and build teams.
• Possess knowledge of the broader manufacturing organization and have the ability to mobilize support groups and resources to lead and assist in problem solving activities.
• Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Safety, Cost, Quality, and Throughput improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
• Excellent organization, written, and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
• Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams
• Ability to coach, mentor, develop team members
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a technical field
• 2 or more years experience in supervision in a high-volume environment.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, develop team members
• Previous experience working in a union environment
• Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Suite software programs