Plant Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives to all employees for Safety, Quality, Production, and Maintenance. 


• Supervise production activities to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner. 


• Works with operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned absences.


• Monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.


• Provides production data accurately into system in order to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production. 


• Leads employee start-up meetings.


• Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses. Implements cost effective systems around this as necessary.


• Promotes shop floor organization, plant housekeeping with active participation from employees and utilizing lean techniques such as 5S, Kaizen, 7 wastes and TPM. 


• Acts as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues; Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance. Overcome challenges and issues preventing the team from accomplishing its goals.


• Participate in conjunction with the Plant Manager in capital improvement or process optimization projects related to the reconditioning line.


• Provides active site surveillance to ensure safety compliance.


• Responsible for training new employees on all areas of production floor.


• Manage inventory of PPE and MRO items for the plant.


• All other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years Plant Supervisory experience within an industrial production setting or manufacturing environment. An equivalent combination of education and experience is an asset.


• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, or equivalent experience.


• Previous experience working in a Lean environment; Embraces continuous improvement.


• Strong organizational skills with experience enforcing and maintaining company policy and programs on the plant floor.


• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.


• Self-directed team player. 


• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.