Whaler Production Supervisor III

Whaler Production Supervisor III

Requirements

• Communicate safety expectations and hold employees/leaders accountable to those standards
• Lead meetings with Supervisor Group as assigned by Manager
• Lead day to day coordination between supervisors (people movement outside of dept) Working directly through other superiors to achieve this
• Mentor and grow other supervisors
• May have direct responsibility over other supervisors
• Has direct leadership over special projects or programs
• Leads cross functional teams for major changes or improvements
• Participate in quality non-conformance communication and problem solving
• Lead others to model the behavioral values of the company Employee Value Proposition/Leadership Values and lead direct team to do so
• Lead with the correct ‘How’ consistently and lead direct team to do so
• Utilize Emotional Intelligence to influence peer group’s behaviors and views and lead direct team to do so
• Exhibit a sense of urgency with tasks and lead direct team to do so
• Clear, accurate and concise communication
• Set clear expectations for each employee and help them achieve their goals and lead direct team to do so
• Be involved and/or lead continuous improvement projects based on production performance data and lead direct team to do so
• Provide performance feedback to operators (good and bad)
• Be a continuous learner
• Meets all requirements of a supervisor II plus, Green Belt Certified, has rotated 2/3 times to different supervisory roles, 5+ Years Experience, bachelor’s degree highly preferred and/or actively pursuing

Responsibilities

• Own the four (4) main metrics (safety, quality, delivery, productivity/people) – understand results & implement action plans to close gaps & meet targets​
• Typically spends 75% of time on the floor in direct supervision of daily production / 25% of time on administrative and project tasks
• Successfully adheres to and models Brunswick’s Employee Value Proposition and Values (Innovative, Driven, Exceptional, Authentic and United)
• Communication: Display professionalism and represent the Company as a leader of the organization in all communications and interactions with employees at all levels of the organization
• Utilize tools such as MS Office applications, Shop Floor Manager, OBMS etc. to execute daily responsibilities and project work
• Oversees a line or area within a department including responsibility for front line employees and Leads. Understand staffing needs; review nominal headcount and execute to plan; interview for open roles and make candidate selection decisions
• Responsible for safety of team and safety compliance to include PPE adherence, safety policy adherence, conducting safety audits, correcting unsafe behaviors & conditions. Conducts incident investigation reports in partnership with EH&S.
• Conducts root cause analysis in partnership with Quality on defects, drives resolution; addresses repeat warranty issues; drives corrective actions around compliance findings.
• Conducts and leads Continuous Improvement efforts by using tools such as Andon, Spaghetti Diagrams Line Balancing; 5S, DMIAC, Root Cause Analysis etc. Identifies road blocks and barriers encountered by work teams; pulls together and leads cross functional teams to address issues and execute actions needed.
• Drive accountability to policies and procedures; makes discretionary decisions that are guided by policies, procedures, and business plan.
• Manages performance issues; administer disciplinary actions and corrective actions, conducts performance evaluations for all employees.
• Resolves conflict within team and across teams; investigates routine personnel issues in partnership with HR
• Creates action plans from Employee Opinion Survey results and drives execution of plans for area of responsibility
• Manage timekeeping & absenteeism; update UKG; sign off on timecards; ensure compliance to start/stop times, breaktimes & mealtimes​
• Understand and manage the production schedule and understand impact on other areas; communicate to internal customers any changes or deviations to schedule / plan​ and make action plans with support functions where needed.
• Work with leaders in upstream and downstream processes to achieve metrics – Partner with peers to resolve production and quality issues.
• Ensure development of team as part of succession and talent planning.
• Manages cost, expense, and inventory control of material and supplies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree highly preferred and/or actively pursuing
• Green Belt Certified