Production Supervisor

Primary Responsibilities :

• Assigns monitors, and reviews work completion.
• Ensures that production standards and work instructions aligned with the Kopp’s Quality Management System (QMS) are adhered to by team members.
• Requisitions required materials and supplies to provide efficient operations and to maintain proper inventories on hand.
• Leverages daily, weekly, and monthly reporting metrics to measure key indicators of performance (labor productivity, efficiency, time and attendance, quality, etc.

to provide impactful feedback to department employees.

• Supervises hourly employees in production departments and ensures that all company policies and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) are followed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Competencies :

• Self-motivated, self-accountable, hands on and resourceful; someone who likes to get things done and knows how to do more with less.
• Exhibits integrity; adheres to ethical and moral standards.
• Strong technical skills and mechanical knowledge / aptitude.
• Strong interpersonal skills, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage change, communicate effectively and build a high-performance team.
• Demonstrates flexibility to respond to changing production demands.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Education; Associates degree or equivalent education from a technical school preferred, but not required
• 5+ years of Supervisory experience in a unionized manufacturing or industrial environment
• Must be available to work one of three standard production shifts as assigned, and / or rotate shifts to ensure direct supervision of the hourly workforce.

Ability to work rotating shifts which will include extended workdays, weekends, and holidays if required

• Proficient Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred, but not required
• Basic knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety standards
• Proficient in reading and analyzing technical drawings
• Basic understanding of ISO 9001 : 2015 standard preferred but not required

Physical Requirements :

• Ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift a maximum weight of 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform team lifts of a maximum of 100 lbs.
• Ability to occasionally bend, twist and turn, as well as climbing a ladder; must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 lbs.

while climbing a ladder.

• Must be able to withstand hot, cold, and wet conditions in the work environment.
• This position requires the successful and safe operation of a pallet jack and ability to lift and / or handle packaged goods and materials up to and including 50 lbs.
• Sit Less than 10% of the workday
• Stand Approximately 90% of the workday
• Push / Pull Must be able to push and pull boxed items using pallet jacks and flatbed hand trucks which require up to 70 lbs.

of weight in force to move.

• Must be able to perform essential functions while wearing required PPE (steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, etc.)
30+ days ago