Production Supervisor, Night Shift

The Production Supervisor role is a key part of the team taking responsibility for safety, quality, employee engagement and production output for a significant portion of the process.
 

Core Responsibilities

• Effective leader of people, with a track record of team development, empowerment and communication within a complex production environment
• Lead World Class Manufacturing continuous improvements to support enhanced customer satisfaction.
• Support cross functional activities with Safety, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering and Logistics teams.
• Supports leadership with departmental objectives as related to productivity, assembly schedules and efficiency
• Responsible for team member development plans, identifying training, providing training and maintaining competence levels of the business unit
• Develop effective assembly teams based on MOST time studies, controlling resource allocation, vacation and absentee pools
• Responsible to maintain compliance and hold team members accountable to company policy and procedures and bargaining unit contract
• Maintain effective and open communications with team members through departmental meetings and personal development
• Maintain health and safety for all business unit personnel by ensuring proper work habits, use, and maintenance of tools, equipment, and housekeeping, related to assembly areas
• Responsible for ensuring employees in their respective area that has the training and tools to meet the procedures and work instructions 

Required Competencies

• Directing Others: Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in well-planned and organized manner; maintains a two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results
• Fairness to Direct Reports: Treats direct reports equitably; acts fairly; has candid discussions; don't have hidden agenda; don't give preferential treatment
• Informing: Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team, unit, and/or the organization; provides individuals information so that they can make accurate decisions; is timely with information
• Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus

Minimum Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience in leading people
• Four (4) years’ experience in Manufacturing / Production strongly preferred
• Lean manufacturing experience preferred
• Commercial vehicle industry preferred