Freight Operations Supervisor

Tennant; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennant Company seeks a Production Supervisor to lead and develop a skilled workforce in a dynamic environment. This role involves maintaining production schedules, ensuring quality standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree and relevant management experience, and they will benefit from a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Health insurance

401(k)

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in production, distribution, or logistics.
• Previous leadership/supervision experience required.
• Experience with Lean Systems practices.

Responsibilities

• Supervises employees in production functions and maintains schedules.
• Manages team performance through evaluations and trainings.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

PURPOSE/SCOPE:

Supervises moderately skilled to skilled employees and operations in one or more production functions. Maintains production schedules. Plans work, assigns work, and trains employees. Has authority of hire, terminate, discipline, and make performance decisions. Ensures product quality standards are maintained. Moderate to high complexity in coordination and supervision of employees.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide the necessary leadership to manage, coach and direct assigned teams to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost metrics
  Manage the team’s performance through evaluations, development, training, and promotions
  Interview and select new talent
  Hold team accountable through coaching and discipline. Motivate and reinforce good behavior through timely recognition.
  Communicate and administer company and department policies, work practices and procedures in an effective manner.
  Identify, troubleshoot, and remove barriers to success by using a data driven problem solving approach to make fact-based decisions.
  Support, implement and sustain continuous improvement initiatives.
  Operate power-industrial equipment
  Experience with Bulk freight and international shipping desired.
  

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
  3+ years of applicable job experience (ex. production, distribution, logistics)
  Previous leadership/supervision experience
  Experience with Lean System practices across multiple processes
  Track record of ensuring equipment is properly maintained and preventative maintenance is performed in a timely manner
  Experience in decision making and exercising sound judgement to plan and accomplish goals
  

REQUIRED INTERPERSONAL & BEHAVIORAL SKILLS:

• Effective communication skills with staff and peers from up and downstream processes
  Identify continuous improvement initiatives
  Ability to motivate engagement of a diverse group of employees and drive changes
  Coach and mentor direct reports
  Clear understanding of problem-solving process and methods
  Identify obstacles within department that may keep employees from being effective; takes action to address issues as they arise.
  Demonstrated ability to work independently, organize and accurately prioritize work, be detail oriented, understand when urgency is required and use good judgment in varied situations
  Ability to use sound judgment and discretion in dealing with highly confidential information
  Ability to successfully handle and manage change
  Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally, collaborating well cross-functionally
  Ability to work within Microsoft Office Suite
  Plans and holds the team accountable to daily tasks and departmental strategic goals
  Appropriately receive constructive feedback from team members and leadership to continuously improve professionally.
  Effective time management.
  

REQUIRED PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or moved up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds.

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $61,500 - 91,900 Annualized
Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Tennant Co. reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualifications of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
Total Compensation = Base Salary + Benefits
Benefits = A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, disability, life insurance, paid time off, and voluntary benefits!

Begin your journey with us. Let's reinvent how the world cleans.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tennant Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of individual skill, ability, reliability, productivity, and other factors important to performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other basis protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.

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