Hands-On Lean Manufacturing Supervisor

Flex--n--gate; Royal Oak (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex--n--gate in Michigan is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee daily production, safety, quality, and delivery. You will manage schedules, assign tasks, and provide hands-on support to optimize output while maintaining a safe work environment.

The role emphasizes driving continuous improvement, training direct reports, and collaborating with Maintenance, Engineering, Finance, Planning and Quality to meet production goals.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years' related work experience
• Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Labour Laws
• Conflict Resolution and Time Management
• Strong communication, presentation, organizational, problem solving, teamwork and leadership skills
• Proficient computer skills
• Effective use of technology, instruments, tools and information systems
• Ability to promote teamwork and collaboration
• Ability to provide guidance and direction as needed
• Ability to set direction, make decisions and oversee the line with limited supervision
• Solid computer proficiency and knowledge of Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• All work must be performed in a safe, efficient manner in compliance with Company Policy, Local, Provincial and/or Federal rules and regulations and if applicable Collective Agreement.
• Communicates, trains, guides and coaches employees to achieve operational initiatives that optimize team efforts in the manufacturing of high quality products.
• Evaluates interpersonal skills, provides feedback and recommends as well as methods to improve interpersonal communications.
• Schedules and assigns personnel to work according to the demand of the manufacturing schedules.
• Continually assesses the limitations of equipment capacity and materials supply to directly make adjustments to personnel for optimization of manufacturing output.
• Assesses each employee's abilities and skills to match with capabilities required for each area of the manufacturing floor.
• Continuously monitors and tracks output, manufacturing processes, labour efficiencies, direct operating expenses and quality indicators for assigned cost centers.
• Measures performance and quality.
• Drives positive results in operational KPIs.
• Establishes and builds working relationships with other departmental personnel to meet production schedules.
• Meets regularly on a formal basis with Management Team to review production results and improvement priorities.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned.

Skills

Time Management

Creative Thinking

Coaching & Motivation

Lean Manufacturing

Continual Learning

Analytical Thinking

Research & Analysis

Decision Making

Flexibility

Job description

Flex--n--gate in Michigan is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee daily production, safety, quality, and delivery. You will manage schedules, assign tasks, and provide hands-on support to optimize output while maintaining a safe work environment.

The role emphasizes driving continuous improvement, training direct reports, and collaborating with Maintenance, Engineering, Finance, Planning and Quality to meet production goals.