Manufacturing Supervisor

Redwing Shoes; Potosi (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Wing Shoe Company is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to join our Potosi, MO team. This on-site role oversees daily operations, safety, quality, cost and delivery, and leads process improvements at the department level.

The supervisor will manage budgets and schedules, engage in R&D for new processes, and drive employee development and engagement in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement goals and action plans to achieve business objectives for Potosi: safety, quality, cost, delivery and people.
• Drive continuous improvement of operations through LEAN tools to improve current processes.
• Drive continuous improvement of human resources through assessment of capabilities and development of internal resources.
• Ensure compliance with all company and regulatory policies and procedures (e.g., safety, quality, finance, human resources).
• Drive employee engagement, effective communications and positive employee relations.
• Ensure collaboration with other business partners in Potosi and other locations as opportunities arise.
• Forecast requirements; prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiate corrective actions.
• Engage in research and development of new/improved processes and machinery as opportunities arise.
• Maintain staff through coaching, training and development; ensure a safe, legal work environment.

Job description

This role is based on-site in Potosi, MO for daily in-person work. At Red Wing, regardless of working in roles that are fully remote, onsite, or hybrid, what matters most is working together, staying connected, and putting care into everything we do. Job Description Red Wing Shoe Company is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to join our Potosi team.

The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for managing the budgets, schedules and daily operations (safety, quality, cost, delivery) along with improvements to production processes and employee morale at the department level.

Production CORE Hours Monday - Thursday: 6:0 AM-4:30 PM. Plant production overtime may expand core hours and include Fridays. This is an exempt position.

Essential Duties:

• Develop and implement goals and action plans to achieve business objectives for Potosi: safety, quality, cost, delivery and people.
• Drive continuous improvement of operations through effective assessment of capabilities and maximization of resources and utilization of LEAN tools to improve current processes.
• Drive continuous improvement of human resources through effective assessment of capabilities, development of internal resources and leveraging external sourcing where needed to achieve objectives.
• Ensure compliance with all company and regulatory policies and procedures. (e.g., safety, quality, finance, human resources).
• Drive employee engagement, effective communications and positive employee relations.
• Ensure effective collaboration with other business partners in Potosi and other manufacturing locations/ business functions outside of Potosi as opportunities arise.
• Achieve financial objectives for area of responsibility by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Effectively engage in research and development of new/improved processes and machinery as opportunities arise.
• Ensure effectiveness of the staff through communications; coaching/counseling; monitoring and appraising job results; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies and procedures; selection, training and development; and maintaining a safe, secure and legal work environment.

Additional Duties:

• Ongoing systems training as needed to be current with system software and RWSC’s quality system.
• Ensure a clean and safe work environment.
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.