Production Supervisor
- Location: South West Arlington, TX
- Shift: Night Shift
- Industry: Plastics Manufacturing
- Pay: $75,000 - $85,000
Job Description
The Production Supervisor is responsible for providing front-line leadership for the night shift production team. This role oversees day-to-day operations, focusing on safety, quality, efficiency, and meeting customer expectations. You will provide overall direction to production floor employees in areas such as production, scheduling, performance management, and training, with the goal of improving overall operational efficiencies.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and training to all employees to achieve production objectives related to safety, quality, production, packaging, and maintenance.
- Coordinate production activities with other departments to ensure goals are met in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Work with the operations team to ensure adequate coverage for any planned or unplanned vacancies.
- Establish and monitor shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
- Accurately enter production data into the system to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for efficiency, downtime, inventory, and overall production.
- Update communication boards and lead employee start-up meetings to keep the team informed about safety, quality, and efficiency metrics.
- Collaborate with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime, and repair expenses. Implement cost-effective systems as needed.
- Promote shop floor organization and plant housekeeping using Lean techniques such as 5S with shift personnel.
- Act as the first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues, and direct maintenance employees to troubleshoot problems and perform preventative maintenance.
- You may conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure proper tools and parts are available.
- Prepare and review employees' worked hours for submission to payroll.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management.
- 3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification is a plus.
- Previous experience working in a Lean environment; embraces continuous improvement.
- Self-directed team player.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Flexibility to work multiple shifts.
Competencies
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong business acumen
- Results-oriented
- Building collaborative relationships
- Influencing others
- Strategic thinking
- Customer-oriented
This position is commutable from: Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, Everman, or Burleson
Relevant Job Titles: Production Supervisor, Production Manager, Operations Supervisor, Team Lead.
Due to the sheer volume of applications, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful.
Job Reference Number: 2467
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