Full Job Description
Job Description
SCOPE OF ROLE
The Production Supervisor oversees the day-to-day operations within a diverse and talented manufacturing team. Beyond supervision, they also coach, resolve issues, train, and serve as a link between direct reports and upper management.
KEY OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Facilitates the manufacture of building products to meet production demands, while ensuring quality, safety, and productivity
• Manage day-shift weld shop operations, leading and developing a team of welders and ensuring production targets and capacity goals are achieved.
• Collaborates with plant leadership to develop staffing guidelines, optimizing resource utilization while controlling costs.
• Hires, supervises, evaluates, and replaces staff as required to meet performance goals.
• Develops and trains employees for increasing responsibilities, conducts periodic evaluations, and holds safety and production meetings daily. Drives initiatives of 5S, cost reduction, and quality improvement.
• Assigns personnel, oversees rotations, and maintains effective communication during shift changes and troubleshooting.
• Ensures accurate completion of paperwork related to line operation, including logs, audits, and corrective actions.
• Readily addresses any urgent production or shipping requirements, even if it disrupts the regular workflow Knowledge and understanding of all safety polices and regulations and ability to address all unsafe acts and conditions.
• Administers policies fairly and consistently.
• Provides coaching and counselling to employees and corrective action when needed, following company guidelines.
• Promotes overall goals of company in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Identifies and assists with implementations for continuous process improvement. Uses data to improve and refine production process.
• Manages materials to reduce waste and support quality.
• Collaborates with other departments to ensure timely job completions.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills, combines with the ability to educate and train employees in a production environment
• Performs other duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervise, monitor, and manage the work of others to ensure tasks are completed accurately, efficiently, and on time.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
• 2 - Year associate degree or a bachelor's degree in related field preferred but not required
• Minimum of two years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in a weld shop environment, including MIG (GMAW) welding knowledge and a strong understanding of welding processes
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, motivate, mentor and train employees on a regular basis
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Lifting Capacity - ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Mobility - Prolonged periods of time on feet, standing, bending, etc.
• Exposure - Moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, and non-climate-controlled environment. • Noise Tolerance - High noise levels.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS To perform satisfactorily in this position, the employee must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed above are representative of knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made for employees with certain disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Additional Information
Address: 422 Kirby Dr, Lexington, TN 38351
The targeted base salary range for this full-time position is $85,000 plus medical, dental, vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development. You can also join one of our Employee Resource Groups which help support our commitment to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment.
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