Manufacturing Supervisor

TCLAD; Prescott (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TCLAD, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to direct and coordinate the activities of production personnel involved in processing materials and manufacturing products.

This role requires strong leadership, a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency to meet production goals. You will plan staffing, mentor supervisors, and implement Lean and 5S initiatives while collaborating with the Manufacturing Manager to resolve issues and drive performance across shifts.

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset, uses data and experience to inform decisions.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities to resolve issues quickly.
• Ability to plan, coordinate projects, and manage multiple initiatives.
• Technical knowledge and willingness to share expertise with others.
• Demonstrated visionary leadership and change-management skills.
• Effective delegation and monitoring of staff tasks.
• Proven leadership and people-management abilities.
• Commitment to quality and process improvements.
• Solid business acumen with profitability awareness.
• Cost-consciousness and efficiency-focused mindset.
• Strategic thinking to adapt to changing conditions and market dynamics.
• Sound judgment in decision-making and problem resolution.
• Adaptability to competing demands and shifting priorities.
• Innovative mindset to develop better, more efficient approaches.

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates activities of production personnel to process materials or manufacture products.
• Establishes staffing plans and work assignments to meet business needs.
• Promotes a safe workplace and resolves unsafe practices.
• Ensures staff are trained in operations and procedures.
• Supports 5S, cleanliness, safety audits, and Lean initiatives.
• Develops leadership in production supervisors and coordinators through coaching and mentoring.
• Fosters open, honest communication and escalates issues to the Manufacturing Manager.
• Ensures company policies are followed and guidelines are applied.
• Identifies opportunities to reduce cost, improve quality, and decrease lead times while improving machine utilization and efficiencies.
• Participates actively in NCR, CAR, Lean, and Safety programs for plant improvement.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Skills

Analytical

Problem Solving

Project Management

Technical Skills

Visionary Leadership

Delegation

Leadership

Managing People

Quality Management

Business Acumen

Cost Consciousness

Strategic Thinking

Judgment

Adaptability

Innovation

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

Manufacturing Supervisor Schedule:

• A Shift (Monday - Wednesday 6:00 am - 6:00 PM)

• A Shift (Monday - Wednesday 6:00 am - 6:00 PM)
• C Shift (Thursday - Saturday 6:00 am - 6:00 PM)

Job Summary:

Directs and coordinates activities of production personnel department(s) in processing materials or manufacturing products in industrial organization by performing the following duties or through subordinate supervisors and coordinators.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Establishes work plan and staffing levels to meet the ever-changing business climate.
• Supports a safe workplace environment by identifying and aiding to resolve unsafe practices.
• Ensure staffing is thoroughly trained in the operations they are performing.
• Continues to support and build upon a “Safety Comes First, Then Quality” attitude within their departments.
• Supports 5S, Clean, Safe working environment, and audits for success.
• Grows Production Supervisors and Coordinators in Leadership activities and builds a communication path that is open and honest thru coaching, mentoring, or training.
• Builds open communications with all assigned employees, and acts to resolve issues, or brings forward to Manufacturing Manager.
• Ensures that company policies are practiced, and guidelines are applied in aspects of this position.
• Identifies areas where cost, quality, reduced lead-times can be reduced to aid in machine utilization, lower scrap, labor efficiencies, etc.
• Plays an active role in NCR, CAR, Lean and Safety programs to aid the betterment of the plant.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Analytical - Uses intuition and experience to complement data
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner
• Project Management - Develops project plans; Coordinates projects
• Technical Skills - Shares expertise with others
• Visionary Leadership, Change Management - Builds commitment and overcomes resistance; Monitors transition and evaluates results
• Delegation - Delegates work assignments; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities
• Leadership - Effectively influences actions and opinions of others
• Managing People - Fosters quality focus in others
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition
• Cost Consciousness - Conserves organizational resources
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Analyzes market and competition; Adapts strategy to changing conditions
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment
• Adaptability - Manages competing demands
• Innovation - Develops innovative approaches and ideas.

Education and/or Experience:

Associate degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school, and 4 – 6 years of direct supervisory experience with some within a manufacturing environment.

Other Skills And Abilities

Language

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• To write routine reports and correspondence.
• To speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• To apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• To interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Manufacturing software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.