Production Supervisor

Position Summary

The Production Supervisor is a hands-on, fast paced leadership position responsible for directing the Leetsdale rotomold operations. This includes directing and coordinating the efforts of the rotomold team to meet the planned production schedule consistent with quality, safety, cost requirements and lean manufacturing principles. This position requires the candidate to maintain a high level of communication between all departments to maintain a smooth workflow regardless of issues on the production floor. The ability to maintain trust, respect and credibility are necessary for this position.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assign teammates to jobs as well as train, motivate, and evaluate performance of the team in all related responsibilities. Manage the employee schedule including when overtime is needed to ensure adequate labor is available to meet production goals. Responsible for yearly reviews of all direct reports.
• Conduct daily meetings to ensure proper communication regarding daily objectives.
• Work directly with Operations and Product Management to identify and resolve inventory and assembly issues to ensure proper on time delivery with the highest quality.
• Work directly with Manufacturing Engineering by effectively communicating any changes to work instructions, assembly processes, 5S and Kaizen events, workflow changes and day to day issues that may occur.
• Plan and schedule work among employees to meet departmental work schedules. Utilize equipment and materials to meet defined specifications and quality standards.
• Evaluate production efficiency on a month-to-month basis taking immediate action when necessary.
• Work closely with customer service and production planning to assure shipment of expedited materials and finished products as well as the movement to and from various production areas. Coordinate with customer service on any special packaging or routing instructions issued by our customers.
• Manage consumables by closely monitoring items and ordering when necessary.
• Troubleshoot machine issues, quantity discrepancies, assembly issues and goods movement errors with manufacturing, receiving, warehouse, shipping, and inspection personnel.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business management, industrial management or a related field is preferred.
• A minimum of three (3) years supervisory experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of 5S and lean manufacturing principles is required.
• Experience working with SAP in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Experience in the fluid power industry is a plus.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to provide leadership to the production floor by maintaining a positive attitude and culture.
• Ability to interpret in written, oral, diagram documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and memos.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-to-one and small group situations to customer, clients, and other teammates of the organization.
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Schroeder Industries LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.