2nd Shift Production Lead: Safety, Efficiency & Quality

Briggs & Stratton; Statesboro (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Briggs & Stratton is seeking a manufacturing supervisor responsible for coordinating equipment, facilities, and team members across multiple shifts to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets. The role emphasizes training, morale, and adherence to policies while driving process improvements with engineers and production teams.

The ideal candidate has several years in manufacturing with supervisory experience and a track record in cost control and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in a manufacturing environment including previous experience managing personnel in a production environment with High school diploma
• Minimum of one year of experience in a manufacturing environment with Bachelor’s degree
• Experience working in multiple departments preferred
• Experience with continuous improvement methods and teams, or cost reduction initiatives showing tangible results

Responsibilities

• Coordinate use of equipment, facilities, team members and skills to meet safety, quality, delivery and cost requirements for a group of departments or multiple shifts
• Develop, train and motivate team members to achieve safety, efficiency, proficiency, cooperation and morale; monitor policies and procedures
• Analyze production problems and implement procedures to minimize lost time
• Review schedules, coordinate production/testing and manage assignments; may oversee multiple departments/shifts
• Monitor and determine manufacturing costs, quality and quantity of output, methods, tooling; optimize use of hours, machines and facilities
• Interact with engineers to modify machines/processes to improve safety, production and quality; liaison between plant and engineering
• Use data to estimate work-hour requirements and departmental efficiencies for continuous improvement projects; drive projects to deadline
• Manage costs and budgets and provide corrective actions to improve budgetary control
• Inspect materials and finished goods for quality compliance
• Perform duties such as interviewing, hiring, coaching and developing employees; planning, directing work; EEO/AA; performance management; budgeting
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education

General Education Degree

Job description

Briggs & Stratton is seeking a manufacturing supervisor responsible for coordinating equipment, facilities, and team members across multiple shifts to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets. The role emphasizes training, morale, and adherence to policies while driving process improvements with engineers and production teams.

The ideal candidate has several years in manufacturing with supervisory experience and a track record in cost control and continuous improvement initiatives.