Production Supervisor - Manufacturing

Job Summary

This role is responsible for maintaining production schedules and material quality while supporting continuous improvement activities. The expectation is to achieve daily performance and safety goals during any given shift through proactive management. The candidate must effectively relate to both hourly and salaried personnel to promote a cooperative and interactive relationship with subordinates, motivating all personnel, proactively solving equipment and manufacturing problems, driving yield improvements, and implementing cost reduction efforts.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to safety standards, including conducting safety training and risk assessments, and resolving safety risks.
• Maintain compliance with FOD policies and quality standards, including conducting training and audits.
• Work closely with the Production Planner to ensure compliance with the production schedule and manage production changes.
• Perform monthly forecasting of sales and past dues, maintaining expected ship dates and recovery plans.
• Manage conflict with respect and professionalism.
• Plan and coordinate daily production activities to ensure timely completion of products.
• Troubleshoot issues through effective communication and feedback to ensure prompt resolution of production-impacting conditions.
• Ensure departmental production KPIs are efficiently met and report performance metrics and improvement activities.
• Conduct department meetings to communicate goals and progress.
• Perform tool calibration checks and audits.
• Assess subordinate job performance; coach, counsel, and develop their skills, knowledge, and abilities; recommend personnel actions when appropriate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Improve manufacturing processes continuously.
• Send employee time-off records daily to payroll.
• Provide safe working conditions to prevent injuries and strive for zero lost-time accidents.
• Manage a single shift of employees.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency in performing various manufacturing processes.
• Perform scheduling activities using Microsoft Excel.
• Conduct department training sessions.
• Identify and escalate problems to appropriate personnel.
• Perform various administrative tasks, including data entry and documentation.
• Manage inventory through cycle counting and material transactions.
• Assist in submitting maintenance, tool, and supply requests.
• Participate in and communicate effectively during production meetings.

Qualifications

Kirkhill, Inc. Competencies

Education / Previous Experience Requirements

Kirkhill, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All successful candidates must submit to post offer pre-employment physical examination, drug / alcohol screen and background check as a condition of employment.

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