3rd Shift Production Supervisor

RXinsider LTD.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Revenue Technologies in Kentucky is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee shift production, drive efficiency, and maintain quality across all printing operations.

You will hire and train staff, manage budget, ensure LEAN practices, and coordinate with site vendors and customers to meet SLAs and continuous improvement goals.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing process knowledge with LEAN principles.
• Attention to detail in all production activities.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains and manages shift personnel; schedules for peak efficiency.
• Ensures equipment issues are resolved quickly to minimize downtime.
• Manages understanding of business processes and supporting software.
• Oversees security and vendor badge management on shift.
• Assists in production budget and staffing to meet SLA; minimizes overtime.
• Proposes improvements to increase shift efficiency.
• Supports quality goals and identifies root causes for issues.
• Supports LEAN goals and participates in kaizen events.

Skills

LEAN manufacturing

Attention to detail

Independent work

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Quick learner

Education

High School Diploma; Associate degree in Manufacturing preferred

Job description

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Job Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the oversight of all shift functions ensuring orderly, efficient production of print facility. Maintains strong working relationship with site vendors, customers, and manager to ensure the quality and timeliness of all site production.

Essential Functions

• Hires, trains and manages shift personnel; schedules to ensure shift is operating at peak efficiency
• Ensures any equipment issues are resolved quickly, minimizing production down-time; advises senior site manager of any issues which cannot be resolved within reasonable timeframe.
• Develops understanding of business processes; has a general understanding of equipment and software supporting print and insert operations
• Manages temporary vendor badges, and ensures shift is secure and security procedures are adhered to by shift personnel
• Assists in managing production budget, ensuring staffing is adequate to meet SLA; minimizes overtime
• Makes recommendations for increasing shift efficiency
• Supports quality goals for the site; oversees all quality issues on the shift, ensuring root cause is identified and appropriate steps are taken to ensure quality issues are not repeated
• Supports LEAN goals for the site, and ensures employees are using LEAN principles in daily production activities; recommends and participates in kaizen events

Minimum Requirements

Specific Job Skills:

• Manufacturing process; LEAN manufacturing
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to organize and multi-task job responsibilities effectively
• Proven commitment to providing excellent customer service within all dimensions of the job duties on a consistent basis
• Ability to learn quickly and retain knowledge to apply to new situations

Education:

High School Diploma; Associates Degree in Manufacturing preferred

Experience:

10 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting preferred; 5 years previous experience required

Supervision:

All shift personnel

Certifications:

N/A

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from a variety of both internal and external sources.

Physical Capabilities: Standard categories

The physical capabilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Apex Revenue Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Note:

This Job Description may not describe all of the job responsibilities and standards assigned to this position. The duties may change from time to time. Apex Revenue Technologies does not discriminate against any group in hiring or employment practices. Nothing in this job description constitutes a contract for employment.