We are seeking a Production Supervisor to join our dynamic team at Petmate. The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the manufacturing plant. This role involves managing production schedules, ensuring quality standards are met, and coordinating with various departments to optimize workflow. The Production Supervisor leads a team of production workers, providing guidance and support to achieve production targets. Additionally, the role includes monitoring equipment performance, implementing safety protocols, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and productivity.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Optimize customer service through teamwork and communication.
- Perform team management duties, including coaching, training, disciplinary actions, safety practices, scheduling, and motivating.
- Drive production improvements to meet department OEE goals.
- Ensure scheduled products are produced to specifications.
- Oversee and maintain high levels of housekeeping.
- Meet daily with off going and oncoming supervisors to ensure priorities are met.
- Plan and coordinate labor distribution, adjusting work assignments and schedules in response to fluctuating production needs, and working closely with HR for staffing requirements.
- Supervise, evaluate, promote, and enforce compliance with company safety policies, rules, and procedures.
- Ensure employees have the necessary training, tools, equipment, and information to meet production expectations.
- Manage daily labor efficiencies, downtime, scrap, and part quality.
- Oversee payroll, break schedules, and vacations for the shift.
- Implement visual workplace principles through Lean Six Sigma.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisor Responsibilities:
- Directly supervises employees in the Production Department.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Be a leader who can motivate, train, drive accountability, and be flexible enough to adapt to change.
- Experience in station layout designs and single piece flow.
- Understanding our metrics of OEE, Scrap, Safety, and Quality
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to read, write, and speak English effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of database software; spreadsheet and word processing Microsoft Office software; Mattec and Oracle.
- Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
- Planning/Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
- Professionalism: Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
- Quality: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
- Quantity: Meets productivity standards; completes work in a timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.
- Safety and Security: Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports on potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
- Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
- Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
- Dependability: Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
- Initiative: Volunteers readily; undertake self-development activities; seek increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.
- Innovation: Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.
- Language Skills: Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations with vendors and other employees of the organization.
- Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Education and Experience:
- High School diploma or General Education degree
- 5 years of supervisor experience and capable of supervising 140 plus people in multiple departments.
- Plastic injection molding experience a plus.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Our facility operates with machinery that can be loud and requires ear protection and eye protection. The manufacturing environment can be fast-paced and physically demanding, with exposure to various materials and processes that may result in a dirty workspace. We prioritize safety and cleanliness, providing all necessary protective gear and maintaining strict hygiene standards. Despite the challenging conditions, we foster a collaborative and supportive atmosphere where teamwork and professional growth are highly valued.
3rd Shift; 10:00 pm - 7:00 am; Monday - Friday upon completion of training/probationary period. Can include Saturday/Sunday's as needed.
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