Job Description

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Wisconsin

Salary: $60k - $75k

A leading metallurgical solutions partner is hiring a Production Supervisor (3rd Shift) to work within a Value Stream and share ownership for day-today quality, productivity, and safety.

The Production Supervisor will provide supervisory leadership in the areas of team building, labour planning, interviewing and hiring, training, achievement of QOS metrics, progress discipline, and auditing of team performance.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Assure the staffing level matches product on build schedule.
• Assure staff can perform job per standard work plan and audit this frequently.
• Create a production floor build schedule as provided by the Value Stream with the help of the buyer/planner.
• Coordinate all changeovers with the Shift Lead.
• Assure correct tools and materials are available.
• Develop training matrixes with production trainer and audit compliance.
• Track WC efficiencies for assigned shift and react to shift lead shift report to initiate actions for variances.
• Play key role in defining root cause and corrective action and implement all on the shop floor in conjunction with the Shift Lead.
• Complete all operator reviews, attendance counseling, and progressive discipline.
• Responsible for implementing action items from the focus team meetings to meet/exceed the QOS goals in the area of scrap, productivity, labour efficiency, inventory accuracy, safety, delivery performance, quality – internal and external ppms.
• Coordinating the resolution of all manufacturing and maintenance problems to ensure minimum operational delays.
• Support, promote and perform in a manner consistent with the continuous improvement goals established by the production unit Value Stream.
• Provide effective, daily, on the floor communication to all team members and across all shifts to achieve product unit Value Stream established goals for safety, quality and throughput.
• Individuals directed by management to operate a vehicle for work purposes will observe the requirements of the Fleet Safety Program.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Support, promote, and perform in a manner consistent with continuous improvement goals and the values of the company which includes following the policies, procedures, and requirements of our Quality Management and IS0 14001 Environmental Management Systems.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree with 5-7 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• International Travel

Key attributes:

• Data driven mindset in identifying and prioritizing opportunities and issues.
• Energetic and self-driven professional, with a high degree of customer focus.
• Strong analytical skills, strategic thinking ability, and problem-solving capacity.
• Proven ability to manage deadlines, prioritize, and multi-task.
• Demonstrates comfort level in interacting with all levels of the organization and with customers.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues, find root causes and initiate corrective actions.
• High degree of integrity and ability to handle confidential information.
• Strives for Continuous Improvement.