Job Description

Job Purpose

Oversee, provide leadership for and coordinate activities for production within the plant to ensure the achievement of safety, quality, delivery, and productivity KPIs. Supervisors develop problem solving teams, constantly monitor KPI performance, and initiate problem solving at once if hourly targets are missed. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise all employees in your department and manage the flow of production while encouraging teamwork within the lines and across all shifts. 
• Achieve hourly targets. Constantly monitor Zone Boards and White Boards and initiate problem solving when targets are missed. Respond immediately to Team Leader escalations.
• Conduct, update, and assess employee training matrix. In charge of completing performance evaluations and training plans along with coach and counsel with hourly employees. 
• Responsible for training validation of team members, safety of the shop floor, maintaining housekeeping, and general maintenance, and line readiness for the next shift.
• Actively participate in all aspects of quality control as it’s related to daily production. 
• Monitor scrap daily and initiate corrective actions to minimize scrap and achieve AOP targets. 
• Verify and ensure employees follow work standards and complete First Piece Sheets, quality checkpoint sheets and that all other required production related documents are present at the point of use and up to date. 
• Able to coach and give disciplinary actions to employees when necessary.
• Fully engage in Area Core Team. Forward thinking and self-motivated in relation to production floor/systems improvements. Quickly complete Core Team Assignments.
• Involved in problem solving and corrective actions related to production floor/system improvements.
• Lead Shift Hand-off Meetings (discuss safety, quality, delivery, production, team performance, continuous improvement activities, scrap, machine down time)
• Partner, coach, lead, and direct Team Leaders across all shifts. Develop Team Leaders as Problem Solvers who know the standards, recognize problems, correct out of standard conditions, and escalate when appropriate.
• Schedule and post overtime requirements when necessary. 
• Responsible for monitoring vacation, attendance, and time-entry of employees in your department.
• Supports, enforces, and complies with all company policies and procedures. 
• Follow Local UAW contract language. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High School diploma required.
• 3+ years manufacturing or assembly experience.
• HOURS: 2pm - 10pm with overtime
• Union experience is required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• 2+ years of supervision experience
• Solution and performance oriented. with the ability Able to investigate and analyze data for problem solving.
• Project Management skills and ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to think and act cross-functionally.
• Computer proficiency in a Windows environment utilizing Microsoft Office.
• Basic mechanical aptitude with strong attention to detail focus.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, highly complex setting.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Must have the ability to work overtime and weekends as required.

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