Position Description

The Operations Supervisor will supervise production and/or maintenance employees on an assigned shift of Wednesday 11pm-5am, Thursday 5pm-5am, Friday 5pm-5am and Saturday 5pm- 5am.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct production employees and ensure the manufacture of product within established delivery, quality, safety and cost standards
• Support and drive the implementation of Continuous Improvement, 5S and Value Stream Mapping
• Direct departmental continuous improvement plans and activities
• Establish a positive employee environment regarding communications, feedback and overall guidance. Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction and tools to successfully do their job
• Monitor Standard Work Instructions (SWI), Process Control Verification cards, troubleshoot workmanship problems and generally supervise production activities
• Administer employee policies, practices, procedures and work rules appropriate for the unit 
• Determine manufacturing and/or distribution priorities based on the production schedule and make daily assignments including filling vacancies and assigning overtime in order to adhere to Master Schedule
• Help in the planning for maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize the uptime and utilization of capital equipment assets
• Implement and monitor safety programs and housekeeping

Required Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3-5 years experience in equipment manufacturing
• 1-3 years supervision experience in an assembly and weld environment preferred
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, manufacturing process development and cycle time reduction
• Familiar with Microsoft Office computer applications (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to set clear objectives and motivate departments to implement change
• Strong interpersonal communication, and conflict resolution skills 
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task 
• Comfortable working with all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated examples of initiative
• Understanding of logistics and factory material flow