Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Job Description

As a Production Supervisor you will be responsible for supervising production employees in operations to ensure that the goals of the department and organization are achieved. This leadership position represents the company's high integrity interests.

In addition, you will:
Foster an equitable employee environment regarding communications, feedback and overall guidance.
Manage first shift assembly operations to improve and sustain the safety, quality, and productivity goals.
Be responsible for on-boarding, training, and development of your team to ensure safety and success.
Direct departmental continuous improvement plans and activities.
Monitor control plans and troubleshoot workmanship problems to ensure that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality requirements.
Implement, monitor, and sustain safety programs and housekeeping.
Determine manufacturing priorities based on the production schedule and make necessary workforce adjustments via staffing and hours to meet customer promise dates.
Administer employee policies, practices, procedures and work rules.
Monitor and act to achieve individual, line, and budget performance.

What Skills You Need:
Knowledge of manufacturing and/or distribution processes, quality, tooling, tool design, total preventative maintenance and facilities.
Understanding of Production Systems, Lean Manufacturing, Just-in- Time, Kanban, Demand Flow Technology.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Working knowledge of SAP.
Cross functional work experience(s) in major areas such as accounting, manufacturing, engineering, operations, warehousing and/or distribution, production employee supervision, and supply management.

What Makes You Stand Out
2 or more Years demonstrated team leadership and mentoring experience.
2 or more Years of manufacturing experience in a factory environment.
Knowledge of CIPP (Continuous Improvement Pay Plans).
Project management experience including creating a plan, coordinating resources and delivering results.
Bi-lingual in English and Spanish preferred

Education
Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
Preferred: University degree or 4-year work equivalent in Supply Management, Business, Manufacturing Technology or Engineering.
Associate's degree acceptable
Hight School with adequate years of experience

Top skillsets:
Competent in Microsoft Suite-Excel, Data Management
People understanding and accountability
Decision making, problem solving
Productive member of a team
Experience with working in a Union environment/with union workers.

Competencies

Leadership Level: Manager

Driving Sustainable Results
Operating Globally Inclusively
Communicating with Impact
Leading Change
Engaging & Inspiring

Notes:
1st shift supervision (5a-130p). Before, after shift and weekend overtime likely- Saturday's.
Safety shoes and all other PPE required. Metatarsals -Day 1
Driving-Gators likely
This position may require off-shift and weekend support.- Saturday's, Sunday if needed.
2 hours prior to shift start or 2 hours after shift start.

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.