Sr Supervisor – Manufacturing Operations

Sr Supervisor – Manufacturing Operations

Requirements

• Associates Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years in a leadership / supervisory role within a fast-paced, high volume, manufacturing environment similar to Assurant, York, Lewisville or Tennessee facility
• Intermediate to Advance MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ability to multitask in a fast paced, dynamic assembly and logistics environment
• Requires strong leadership, mentoring, organizational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise initiative, independent judgment and be a self-starter.
• Must be able to function with minimal supervision and be able to prioritize all work tasks
• May be required to work across multiple shifts

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to company policies and process standards, while maintaining employee morale and overseeing the training of new and existing staff
• Work with manager to establish department and company goals and rely on experience, managerial judgment, and innovation to achieve them
• Drive process improvements and coordinate new product introductions
• Act as liaison between shifts, supervisors and departments, and partner with vendor / customer / client representatives
• Accomplish supervisory and human resource objectives such as hiring, performing performance reviews and mentoring / coaching and disciplinary actions
• Review Tableau reports to ensure that the dept is attaining the desired performance metrics and work with the leaders to identify and mitigate any risks to the customer schedules
• Drive engagement across area of responsibility and work with the team to foster a strong engage culture. Review peakon scores with leaders and create action plans within the tool to help improve engagement with the team
• Meet production operational standards by implementing production, productivity, and quality standards
• Work with the site leadership to assist in resolving problems and identifying process improvements
• Participate in operational improvement initiatives at the site
• Meet production financial standards by controlling and minimizing production expenses
• Coach/mentor other supervisors and leads.
• Maintain flow of operations by communicating production status, requirements, and problems to the off shifts
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures while complying with legal regulations
• Oversee the operation activities, drive communication within the team, and manage the supervisors for their areas of responsibility.
• In the event of a safety or security issue within the facility the Sr Supervisor, Operations will assume ownership of the situation and will escalate to the appropriate Management when necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in a warehouse, distribution, shipping, receiving or related environment required
• Demonstrated experience with direct supervision and coaching of others
• Must be able to develop/mentor/coach first level supervisors on Performance Management
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to successfully interface with technical and non-technical personnel such as inspectors, designers, buyers, vendors, manufacturing personnel, and management
• High energy professional with the ability to establish and maintain effective business relationships with all suppliers and vendors
• Strong interpersonal skills to deal effectively with problem solving, brainstorming sessions, strategy development and conflict resolution
• Driven, goal-oriented, never confuses effort with results
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• May be required to work across multiple shifts
• Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of experience leading other supervisors
• Experience working with a Lean and Six Sigma environment