The Manufacturing Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising assigned manufacturing production activities, including production output, quality, safety, materials, department goals, and coaching and developing the hourly workforce.
This role is located in our Fayetteville, NC plant.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and motivate a team to achieve plant goals.
- Develop and ensure a positive working relationship with hourly production team members. This includes building strong, interactive teams; fostering employee engagement; mentoring through listening, coaching and performance reviews; training and onboarding.
- Manage daily production and schedule requirements for assigned department(s) and ensure a consistent flow of work through the department(s). Adjust available resources and respond to shortfalls or imbalances.
- Ensure safe working conditions and safe work habits for area team members through the identification and correction of any safety concerns/issues, safety training, conducting safety audits of the area, modeling and reinforcing positive safety behaviors, and conducting first aid/near miss/accident investigations to determine root cause and resolution.
- Support plant leadership with recommendations for improving production methods, equipment, operating procedures, quality standards, production efficiencies, and safety/working conditions.
- Partner with the plant maintenance department to ensure production areas are functioning at a high level and to minimize downtime.
- Work with plant support operations, such as Materials, Scheduling, and Logistics, to ensure a balanced schedule and a consistent flow of material into assigned production area.
- Determine appropriate staffing needs of the department, manage hourly attendance policy, and ensure accuracy of time keeping and attendance system.
- Make recommendations and support plant leadership in hiring, disciplinary, promotion, and termination decisions. Resolve employee issues as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree preferred or considerable manufacturing experience (minimum five years)
- 2+ years of leadership experience with a demonstrated track record of achieving results and developing subordinates
- Excellent problem-analysis and critical thinking abilities
- Experience working within teams and demonstrated commitment to Customer Service
- Outstanding reliability, with strong planning and organizational skills
- Ability to drive improvements within the organization and coach/develop others to achieve goals
- Demonstrated proficiency in managing multiple tasks, setting priorities, decision-making, adapting, and meeting deadlines
- Outstanding communication, collaboration and conflict management
- Ability to travel to other plants and locations, as needed