Apparel Assistant Production Supervisor (4053)

Goodwill South Florida; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill South Florida is seeking an Apparel Assistant Production Supervisor for the Miami plant. The role focuses on supervising sewing operators, maintaining production quotas, and ensuring quality products while keeping the line stocked and safe.

Training and coaching of workers are part of the responsibilities. Candidate should demonstrate teamwork, reliability, and the ability to work with diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Six to twelve months of related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to supervise and motivate sewing operators to meet production quotas.

Responsibilities

• Assist in supervising sewing machine operators to meet daily production quotas.
• Move personnel to areas needing help and sew when machines are vacant.
• Motivate sewers to achieve production goals and keep materials flowing.
• Stock the line as required and report production or mechanical problems to the supervisor.
• Support ISO9001 and Quality Management System requirements and attend meetings.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Quality focus

Safety awareness

Attendance & punctuality

Cultural sensitivity

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Apparel Assistant Production Supervisor (4053)# Apparel Assistant Production Supervisor (4053)Goodwill Main Plant-GWIMP - Miami, FL 33142## OverviewPosition TypeFull TimeJob ShiftDayEducation LevelHigh SchoolTravel PercentageNoneCategoryManufacturing## Description**Summary:**Assists in the supervision and coordination of sewing machine operators' activities in assembling articles.**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:*** Responsible for ensuring that daily production quotas are met. + Move people to areas that need help. + Sew at machines when vacant. + Motivate sewers to meet production goals. + Keep materials flowing as required. + Stock the line as required.* Responsible for ensuring that quality products are produced. + Notify the supervisor or Quality Assurance of any defects in the process + Repair parts or delegate to repair parts* Responsible for reporting production and mechanical problems to the production supervisor.* Attend 3 hours per year of development/training requirement.* Must have maintained excellent attendance in the previous position* Demonstrate the ability to operate sewing machinery and perform the most applicable sewing steps.* Assist in maintaining ISO9001 and Quality Management System requirements.* Attend production/service meetings as assigned.* Utilize a teamwork approach for all projects.* Promote vision, values, and services to all workers.* Assist in maintaining organization-wide quality standards.* Maintain a safe and clean work environment.* Assist in the training and coaching of all workers as needed.* Must be sensitive to cultural diversity and able to work with people from various backgrounds.* Other duties as assigned. **Supervisory Responsibilities:**Serves as an example to employees in the Apparel Department. Carries out leadership responsibilities following the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, encouraging and motivating employees, soliciting input, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.## Qualifications**Education and Experience:**Six to twelve months of related experience and/or training. **Language Skills:**Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively before groups of workers or employees of an organization. **Mathematical Skills:**Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including proportions, percentages, and volumes. Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.**Competencies:**To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:* **Appearance and Personality** - Listen well, is dependable, and takes pride in work.* **Oral Communication** - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.* **Diversity**- Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.* **Ethics** - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethics; Upholds organizational values.* **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 promptly; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.* **Safety and Security**: Observe safety and security procedures, determine appropriate action beyond guidelines, report potentially unsafe conditions, and use equipment and materials properly.* **Attendance/Punctuality** - Is consistently at work and 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 the appropriate person with an alternate plan.* **Initiative** - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Asks for and offers help when needed.* **Reasoning Ability -**Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.**Physical Demands** - The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods. The employee must often use their hands to finger, handle, feel, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.**Work Environment:**Able to work in a manufacturing environment.