Assistant Shift Manager - 2nd Shift

Dee Zee, Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in manufacturing seeks a Production Supervisor to lead and guide production teams, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while promoting a productive work environment. Ideal candidates will have prior leadership experience in manufacturing settings and be adept in managing personnel and improving production methods.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment or leadership required.
• Demonstrated computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to learn and use in-house software.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate activities of production employees.
• Ensure production meets quality standards and safety protocols.
• Conduct employee training on equipment and safety procedures.

Skills

Self-motivated

People management

Team building

Decision making

Continuous improvement

Education

High School Graduate or GED preferred

Associate’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Manufacturing and management software

Job description

Posted Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM

POSITION SUMMARY— Responsible for guiding production employees in a manufacturing and assembly environment in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications and safety procedures. At the same time, develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with all other departments in order to meet production goals. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT— Must be willing and able to work in an environment exposed to elements that can include but are not limited to coolant, dust, mist, elevated noise, and uncontrolled temperatures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as assemblers, inspectors, machine setters, and fabricators
• Confer with production management to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments and shifts
• Inspect materials, products, equipment and building facilities to detect defects or malfunctions
• Observe work and monitor OEE/OLE gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards
• Conduct employee training on equipment and operations in terms of quality in station work procedures and safety procedures, or assign employee training to other certified trainers
• Track, submit, and approve attendance and hours worked through company time keeping system and payroll system
• Investigate and resolve worker problems, complaints, or issues before raising to upper management
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and efficiency
• Send out a shift handoff form via email, detailing production data, problems from prior shifts, and any other applicable information
• Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hires, evaluations, promotions and terminations
• Ensure production meets quality standards
• Understand and enforce all safety protocols, resolving any problems immediately
• Fill in for shift manager as needed
• Work with cross functional support teams to remove obstacles and employ continuous improvement projects
• Ability to stop the production line and/or prevent shipment of products due to nonconformance or potential nonconformance products to our customers
• Support the environmental policy with proactive process implementation, improvement suggestions, reducing waste, and acting on environment performance results and findings.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Familiarity with equipment and tools being used
• Self-motivated with a results-driven approach
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Ability to effectively manage people in a production environment
• Strong team building, decision making, and people management skills
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles, budgeting, resource allocation, and human resources
• Understanding of continuous improvement and the ability to learn and adapt to new processes

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Education: High School Graduate, GED, or HSDE preferred; Associate’s Degree would be an advantage Experience: Two or more years of manufacturing environment, quality, and/or leadership experiencepreferred

Computer Skills: Must demonstrate computer literacy; Proficient using Microsoft Office; Ability to learn in-house manufacturing and management software

Certificates & Licenses:

Other Requirements: Willing and able to work a flexible schedule