Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 3-years of production supervisory experience in a CNC machine shop environment.
• Proficiency in reading, analyzing, and interpreting shop drawings, technical publications, and technical procedures.
• In-depth knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Strong management and leadership skills, including coaching and team facilitation.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure/training manuals.
• Familiarity with mathematical concepts like probability, statistics, fractions, percentages, and ratios.
• Capacity to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Experience supervising up to 25 direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for department safety training and developing a strong safety culture, implementing tools such as Safety SOPs, Job Hazard Analysis, and Ergonomic Improvements.
• Maintain a productive and safe work environment for all production employees.
• Establish production and quality control standards, budgets, and cost efficiency metrics in collaboration with management.
• Coordinate machine maintenance with the maintenance staff to minimize downtime and increase efficiency.
• Strive to achieve maximum productivity, efficiency, and minimal scrap in day-to-day operations.
• Hold staff accountable to company policies and procedures, managing documentation for attendance and disciplinary issues.
• Crosstrain direct reports to enable interchangeability in each manufacturing discipline.
• Prepare and review weekly hourly payroll, ensuring accurate labor reporting.
• Develop a vision for future efficiency improvements, safety enhancements, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Coordinate with the production planner to optimize changeover sequencing, minimizing labor and material costs.
• Hire, manage, and develop staff performance, focusing on training programs and documentation.
• Enforce workplace organization and cleanliness (5S).
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure goods meet internal manufacturing standards and external listing requirements.
• Provide daily production updates during staff huddle meetings and maintain tooling, documenting changes in setups and control plans.
• Manage reported hours for production staff, remain available for emergencies 24/7, and advise on supply levels, generating requisitions as needed.
• Oversee inventory accuracy and reconciliation, while communicating daily production targets and goals to the team.
• Issue daily efficiency reports to operators, assist in obtaining quotes for production activities, and contribute to capital equipment procurement decisions.
• Employ methodical problem-solving to address process changes and improvements, controlling labor costs effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.