Supervisor, Molding

Work Mode: Onsite

Location: Huntsville, AL

Opportunity

Providing leadership to direct reports and assigned staff ofa rotating 12-hour shift. Manage, develop, and motivate direct reporting staff,while maintaining a safe work environment and ensuring all safety regulations,policies and procedures are adhered to and enforced. To ensure that allproducts are produced to the approved manufacturing specifications. Hasapproximately 30 - 40 direct reports. Manage to ensure all target and deadlinesare met resulting in achieving or exceeding departmental/company

KeyPerformance Indicators

Total compliance for self and shift associates to allcompany policies, procedures, and work instructions. Creating a positive, efficient,and team-based work environment for all shift personnel. Ensuring that alldirect staff comply with the company's Health and Safety procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic

• To take full responsibility of the shift in terms ofmanagement of staff, management of production and quality targets and to ensurethe smooth running of the production processes.
• Drive production efficiency and quality to ensure firstpass goals are met or exceeded.
• Assist Department Manager with optimizing laborutilization for controlling bottom line financial results within variablebudgeting.
• Monitor and assess production personnel operatingproficiency and efficiency; Initiate remedial or continuing training asnecessary and or required.
• Support company safety awareness and incentives topromote a safe work environment
• To have an active role in the company's continuousimprovement by implementing or suggesting plans for future growth throughpersonnel, processes, or procedures.
• Oversee proper completion of all required documentationand records to minimize and or eliminate errors.

Tactical

• To work closely with other Shift Supervisors anddepartments to ensure production handovers and coordination's are effectivecommunications tools
• Day to day responsibilities for this role are safety,production personnel supervision/training and proficiency, productionefficiency, troubleshooting, monitoring, and updating production schedule andKronos daily and ensuring that all necessary shift paperwork and reports arecompleted daily
• Positively manage, develop, and motivate subordinateleaders and direct reports.
• Assist Department Manager through analyzing and adjustingproduction operations to optimize output and schedule adherence
• Monitor equipment, processes, and production personnel toensure downtime is minimized and maximum productivity is achieved; Administerany employee counseling or disciplinary actions that may arise
• Ensure production personnel are properly trained andadhering to all relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs), workinstructions (WIs), current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and humanresource policies
• Monitor critical items and supervise/inform productionpersonnel accordingly to ensure customer commitments are met.
• Vision for future state of business (Current State vsFuture State)

Leadership Traits and Responsibilities

• Ability to function effectively at both strategic andtactical levels.
• Leadership traits must include but not limited to,effective communication, motivation of others and self, delegation, positivity,responsibility, integrity, teambuilding, positivity, creativity, feedback,continual growth
• Leadership to create a positive, efficient, and team-basedwork environment for all shift and departmental personnel.
• Proven positive leadership skills which include theability to coach, motivate, develop, evaluate, assess, and empower others to bemembers of an efficient and productive team.
• Strong change management skills to challenge the statusquo and drive improvements throughout the company, department, and shift.
• Effective communicator on all levels throughout thecompany both verbal and written. Listens to others to help promote functioningteams and higher moral; "Listens to Lead."
• Understands how to build efficient and productive teamswhile leading by example.
• High ethical standards and team focused leader. Createand measure performance factors.
• Models and supports organization's goals and values.
• Leadership by example, "roll up the shirtsleeves" managementstyle and work ethic.

Skills/Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent level of education/experience
• 2+ years of supervisory experience required in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Manage associates by establishing effective lines of communication while improving performance
• Fluency with following applications; Excel, Word, Oracle, Cognos
• Proficient with spreadsheets and able to work independently
• Must have demonstrated high degree of attention to detail with emphasis on timely accurate completion of work product
• History of dependability and responsibility.
• Willingness to learn and perform new job functions.
• Must be reliable, dependable, and able to work independently and work well with others
• Overtime required when needed (including weekends)
• Good attendance: must be flexible to assist with workloads without notice for planned/unplanned absences
• Highly motivated, creative and results driven personality (to drive changes)
• Time management and being approachable and available.
• Solid analytical, problem solving and continuous improvement skills. Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills communicating with employees and management
• Self-starter able to work with minimum oversight of the department manager at times
• Must be able to multi-task effectively and direct one's efforts to the tasks requiring the most immediate attention.

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us, which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means you'll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job, with no waiting period. The salary range for this position is $73,250 - $111,350. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate's experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation.