Lean Operations Supervisor - Assembly & Brush

Tennant Company; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 62,700 - 93,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Health benefits

Vacation & PTO

Career growth

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Tennant Company in Louisville, KY is seeking an experienced Operations Supervisor to oversee daily manufacturing operations. You will lead brush, kitting, and assembly teams, drive safety, quality, productivity, and attendance, and coach staff to meet bold performance targets aligned with Tennant's continuous improvement goals.

This role requires 5+ years of leadership in operations, a Bachelor's degree (preferred), and familiarity with Lean practices, SAP, and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as an Operations Supervisor.
• Highly effective supervisory skills and techniques.
• Knowledge of warehouse software packages, preferable SAP, and MS Office proficiency.
• Ability to input, retrieve, and analyze data.
• Hands-on commitment to getting the job done.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in decision making and exercising sound judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
• 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 processes and methods.
• Identify obstacles within department that may keep employees from being effective; take action to address issues as they arise.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, organize and accurately prioritise work, be detail oriented, understand when urgency is required and use good judgment in various 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, and collaborating well cross-functionally.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist, direct, and lead brush, kitting, and assembly associates in daily functions.
• Provide the necessary leadership to manage, coach, and direct assigned teams to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics.
• Manage timecards and time off requests.
• 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.

Skills

Operations Supervisor experience

Supervisory skills

Warehouse software (SAP)

MS Office proficiency

Data analysis

Communication skills

Decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Team mentorship

Problem solving

Change management

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Tennant Company in Louisville, KY is seeking an experienced Operations Supervisor to oversee daily manufacturing operations. You will lead brush, kitting, and assembly teams, drive safety, quality, productivity, and attendance, and coach staff to meet bold performance targets aligned with Tennant's continuous improvement goals.

This role requires 5+ years of leadership in operations, a Bachelor's degree (preferred), and familiarity with Lean practices, SAP, and MS Office.