Lead Production Supervisor & Process Optimizer

Activar Brand; France; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Earned time off

Health insurance

Health savings account

Holiday pay

Life insurance/accidental death and d"

Weekly pay

Parental leave

Vision insurance

Job summary

Activar, Inc. is seeking a production supervisor to lead daily operations in our manufacturing facility. You will prioritize work orders, manage schedules, and drive continuous improvement across the shop floor.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and proven ability to influence teams while maintaining safety and quality standards. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams.
• Equivalent of high school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and adjusts work procedures to ensure on-time production.
• Prioritizes work orders for each work cell according to Capacity Task List.
• Analyzes production schedules and estimates labor hour requirements.
• Fosters a continuous improvement environment daily.
• Assists with interviewing, hiring, training, development, and performance management.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Attends production meetings and coordinates department activities.
• Approves payroll hours for direct reports.
• Maintains clean and organized work environment.
• Reports issues affecting safety, equipment, tooling, or quality.

Skills

Strategic vision

Effective communication

Influence teams

Problem solving

Project management

ERP proficiency

MS Office

Blueprint reading

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

College degree preferred

Tools

ERP system

MS Office

Job description

• Ensures that all work is performed in a safe manner.
• Maintains standards to ensure parts are made to customer quality and specification.
• Establishes and adjusts work procedure to ensure on time production.
• Prioritizes work orders for each work cell according to the Capacity Task List
• Analyzes production schedules and estimates labor hour requirements for completion of jobs.
• Fosters a continuous improvement environment every day.
• Assists with interviewing, hiring, training, development, and performance management of production area personnel
• Remains knowledgeable of all company policies and upholds them consistently
• Examines defective machinery to determine cause of malfunction, and reports need for machine repair.
• Organizes preemptive maintenance and ensures minimal down machine time.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. Reduces lead times and late orders.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
• Reports immediately to management any and all problems, which may affect safety, equipment, tooling and quality.
• Responsible for the minimization of part overruns, eliminating whenever possible or as directed by management.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists team members in solving work problems.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate team members to achieve work goals.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Attends production meetings, as well as meetings with other supervisors to coordinate activities of departments.
• Approves payroll hours for direct reports.
• Maintains full working knowledge of all processes.
• Ensures a clean and organized work environment.
• Operates machines when applicable or based on work load.
• Conducts himself/herself in a professional manner in accordance with company guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Able to create a clear vision and think strategically.
• Highly effective oral and written communications skills.
• Proven ability to influence people and teams to achieve successful results.
• Exhibits high credibility and trustworthiness to co-workers, customers and to the company.
• Consistent decision making with an ability to define, improve, and organize people around process.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks with attention to detail.
• Tenacity in overcoming obstacles while maintaining productive and positive working relationships.
• Strong project management, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to execute in a rapidly changing fast paced environment that requires strong team work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the capacity to learn new systems.
• Proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Skill in performing accurate arithmetic functions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; using decimals, percentages, fractions, and ratios.
• Complete blueprint reading/understanding with specific knowledge regarding material properties.
• Full understanding of all tools, gages, and other equipment used to inspect production parts.
• May be expected to arrive early or stay late to ensure daily requirements are met.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• 3 plus years of experience in a relevant manufacturing setting.
• Previous leadership experience.
• Equivalent of high school diploma or G.E.D. certification.

Preferred:

• Previous supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
• College or related technical degree.
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Community involvement time off
• Earned time off
• Employee assistance program
• Family and medical leave
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Holiday pay
• Life insurance/accidental death and dismemberment
• Military leave
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Vision insurance
• Personal protective equipment reimbursement
• Weekly pay

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands 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, stand, and walk throughout the building. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand and/or walk for prolonged periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel or crouch.

The employee must regularly lift up to 60 pounds and move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The employee may be required to work with hazardous materials. The employee may be exposed to hot surfaces, hot air, electrical hazards, and flames. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works with moving machinery and occasionally in outside weather.

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