Production Supervisor – Nights

Production Supervisor – Nights

Requirements

• Bachelor’s with 5+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 7+ years relevant experience or 9+ years of relevant experience
• Five (5) years of experience in manufacturing or logistics/distribution environment
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to support divisional business objectives
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Recognize and solve practical problems and/or issues
• Communicate and interact with coworkers in a positive manner
• Effectively interpret and present information both one-on-one and in front of an audience
• Calculate figures such as pay changes for employees, proportions and percentages, and product dimensions
• Work in a high volume, fast paced environment

Responsibilities

• Conducting effective every day ‘stand up-start up meetings’ to identify if all of the employees are ‘fit for duty’ that day
• Enforcing work hardening policy for new hires
• Ensuring that Valmont safety absolutes are not compromised at any time
• Leading the investigation of safety infractions and presenting root cause findings
• Ensuring ‘first time quality – work attitude’ by reporting equipment issues and owning root cause analysis of rejected poles
• Planning daily task assignments and schedules
• Monitoring employee’s performance to ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed
• Implementing and assigning work schedules to maximize the utilization of manpower, machines, and equipment
• Defining expected production standards and monitoring performance standards of assigned personnel
• Observing personnel to ensure proper operation of assigned work and equipment
• Ensuring inspection checks and quality assurance occurs to produce high quality products
• Promoting a continuous productivity improvement climate
• Administering and supporting company policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner
• Training new employees about divisional and organizational activities and safety policies and procedures
• Preparing daily time sheets for hourly employees, production summaries, overtime and downtime reports

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of experience in a supervisory position
• Previous supervisory experience in a manufacturing or logistic operations environment
• Practical hands on experience in Lean Manufacturing
• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results