Lean Production Supervisor - Cross-Functional Lead

R.H. Sheppard Co. Inc.; Hanover (York County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

R.H. Sheppard Co. Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily production activities, drive safety, quality, cost, delivery and KPI objectives, and foster a high-performing team environment.

The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to act as a change agent to improve manufacturing processes and Lean initiatives.

Qualifications

• College Degree or High School Diploma/GED and relevant Manufacturing Experience.
• Supervisory experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Experience in production/manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques with emphasis on Standardized Work, Continuous Improvement, 5S, and JIT principles.
• Ability to work overtime as needed both daily and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Leads and participates in DMS and OEE meetings and serves as back-up to Line Leaders.
• Communicates relevant information with Production Supervisors on alternate shifts for shift handovers to ensure consistency and meet priorities.
• Maintains KPIs and updates and audits DMS boards accordingly.
• Assures lines are running efficiently through assignment of resources and delegation of responsibilities.
• Addresses and escalates people, machine, method and material deviations as necessary.
• Ensures performance of autonomous maintenance activities.
• Audits, ensures and validates shift activities are consistently being performed; includes planning, quality checks, standard work, time and attendance reporting, and OEE system updates, including hour-by-hour bottleneck station tracking.
• Partners with logistics for planning, including attendance in daily meetings.
• Partners with Line Leads and Production Managers to update training matrices in effort to ensure manpower flexibility.
• Establishes strong and effective working relationships that are conducive to maintaining a positive work environment.
• Ensures team members are trained, in accordance with training matrices and onboarding plans, understand their roles and responsibilities, and are given appropriate performance feedback.
• Promotes and drives the organization’s vision and utilization of KPS (Lean Manufacturing) methodologies.
• Ensures compliance with all company procedures and policies; addresses issues and lack of compliance through coaching and feedback and escalates as necessary.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring and department training and onboarding to ensure full competency and production efficiency in areas of responsibility.
• Understands and adheres to current company health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures, including ISO14001. Is empowered to identify, stop, and communicate or escape appropriate action regarding safety, health, and environmental concerns.
• Understands and adheres to current company quality policies and procedures, including IATF16949. Is empowered to identify, stop, and communicate or escape appropriate action regarding product quality. Uses standard inspection equipment or CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) to check parts produced. Inspects parts to operator QCI (Quality Control Instructions) requirements.
• Responsible for first piece inspection by assuring all print tolerances are held after set up and accurately completes job cards. Fills out SPC (Statistical Process Control) charts and all charts required for the operation, where applicable.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including coverage on line and in other departments/shifts as required.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Education

College Degree or High School Diploma/GED

Tools

MS Office

Job description

R.H. Sheppard Co. Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily production activities, drive safety, quality, cost, delivery and KPI objectives, and foster a high-performing team environment.

The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to act as a change agent to improve manufacturing processes and Lean initiatives.