Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3 to 5 years supervisory experience, preferably in manufacturing / production industry.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with both fellow employees and customers.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Driven, proactive individual who works well with minimal supervision.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Computer skills sufficient to perform the job requirements (enterprise management software, Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

Production:

• Assist production departments and, if necessary, assume direct supervision of one or more departments.
• Assist in development of process descriptions and subsequent training requirements.
• Assist in setting priorities and production schedules based on safety issues, customer needs, equipment failures, and other operational challenges.
• Aggressively pursue efficiency improvements.
• Develop and implement operating procedures which improve safety, improve product quality, and/or eliminate operational challenges.
• Develop redundancy through cross training within production departments.
• Manage personnel and assign manpower to the greatest need.
• Assist/lead in driving Capital projects from inception to completion.

Quality and safety:

• Participate in monthly safety meetings and inspections.
• Drive plant-wide participation in and value-creation through the safety KPI program.

Housekeeping:

• Emphasize housekeeping to improve safety.
• Monitor and coordinate disposition of waste and nonconforming material.
• Manage and enforce production and safety standards.

Other functions:

• Review and approve plant invoices
• Participate in customer and regulatory audits.

Training:

• Train operations personnel and ensure maintenance of training records.
• HR- Assist with interviewing and onboarding new employees.

Leadership:

• Lead by example.
• Coach, guide, and develop direct reports.
• Hold all reports accountable for performance and safety.
• Mentor direct reports.
• Execute performance reviews.
• Advise plant director on administration of discipline and issue disciplinary warnings when necessary.