Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Cross-Functional, Disciplinary Action, Emergency Response, Inventory Management, Leadership, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Implementation, Process Improvement, Process Management, Production Management, Productivity Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Root Cause Analysis, Safety/Work Safety, Sales, Time Management, Workplace Issues
The Production Supervisor position is responsible for providing leadership and direction to team members with a focus on safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement for company's various product lines including, but not limited to, emergency response bodies and chassis, motorhome chassis, specialty vehicles, and Isuzu N-Gas.
- Consistently model a positive attitude and demonstrate a "can do" mindset
- Conduct small and large team meetings to communicate plant performance to the KPI's
- Train, or facilitate the training of new associates in all aspects of their job function
- Administer policies and procedures
- Communicate and support strict adherence to quality standards
- Ensure quality goals and objectives are met daily
- Ensure efficient location of materials
- Monitor scrap for undue waste
- Prepare reject tags as required, and manage this process per policy
- Monitor and improve the management of inventory
- Passionate about improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost
- Identify root cause and implement corrective action where gaps to the goals exist
- Support new and current team member activities - hiring, performance, management, transfers, promotions, and disciplinary processes
- Manage vacation approvals, timecard approval, daily and weekly overtime, hiring, and training
- Motivate, coach, reward, and discipline associates being supervised; resolve personnel issues
- Maintain a high degree of visibility and access to associates on shop floor throughout the shift
- Schedule work assignments to maximize production efficiency
- Develop and monitor staffing plans to execute the schedule on time at the planned MPU or better
- Meet production goals
- Maintain a clean and safe plant
- Initiate process improvements
- Support 5S initiatives
- Communicate with cross-functional teams (engineering, materials, purchasing, sales, etcetera) to resolve issues
- Work in proximity with customer as needed
- Solve complex problems with minimal assistance