Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

Production SupervisorThis position is responsible for improving the Company's profitability by implementing Lean principles and practices to improve the operation's Safety/5S, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC). The Production Supervisor provides all necessary direction to support groups and those within his/her area of responsibility to insure the proper fulfillment of customer orders.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesManages customer orders to insure proper fulfillmentInsures that all required resources are present to produce the required outputCommunicates progress toward order fulfillmentManages for daily improvementEstablishes a lean vision for his/her processes, sets SQDC improvement goals, and takes the proper action to achieve these goalsPosts and monitors SQDC measurements to provide visual trend of progress against goals and objectives, and to identify/seek opportunities for improvementEliminates problems by taking immediate stop-gap measures, employing required support groups, recording critical data and driving root-cause eliminationInsures that all members adhere to standard work and implements improvements to standard operations dailyProvides strong leadershipConducts daily startup meetings to review SQDC performance, establish short and long term performance goals, review initiative status, present company issues, and build a winning team spiritProvides continuous feedback to members regarding their personal performance and rewards or disciplines accordinglyIncreases the team's skill depth through use of cross-training matrices, development goal setting, and task rotationInterviews, hires and trains employeesBasic QualificationsBachelor's degree in a related field or the equivalent in experienceTwo years of demonstrated experience leading a team to achieve objectives in a manufacturing or similar environmentOther Required QualificationsDemonstrate strong leadership, training and mentoring skills and will communicate in a way that builds understanding and dedication through use of presentations as well as verbal and written communicationsFlexibility, results orientation, and commitment to promote and achieve business goals are essentialPreferred QualificationsFour plus years of supervisory experience in a production or similar environmentPhysical RequirementsAbility to spend long durations standing/walking in a manufacturing environment with steep ladders and catwalks.Plant/Yard: Move minimum of 50lbs., spatial awareness/depth perception, walk, climb, bend at the waist, reach, forceful use of hand tools, vocal projectionOffice: Move 25lbs (not for all jobs, reasonable accommodations will be made), work with a computer for extended periods of timeWork Environment50% of time will be spent in a loud, dusty manufacturing environment with wide variations in ambient conditions. The remainder will be spent in an office environment.Plant/Yard: All types of weather conditions (year-round, Mid-west and Northeast), dirt/dust, noise from heavy machinery/vehicles, vibrations from machinery and vehicles, loud noises, little to no climate control, varying amounts of light, stairs, narrow walkwaysOffice: Quiet with some ambient noise, climate controlled, fluorescent lighting