Production Supervisor

Knack Solutions; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm in Belleville, Illinois is seeking an experienced supervisor to provide direction to union production staff in heavy manufacturing environments. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of leadership experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with contract policies, leading teams to meet performance goals, and driving continuous performance improvement. This position requires a self-starter who fosters a positive team environment.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience as a leader in a manufacturing environment.
• Self-starter with a high sense of responsibility.
• Ability to hold staff accountable to internal and external KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production and support teams to meet performance goals.
• Consistently comply with company and union contract policies.
• Facilitate Root Cause and Corrective Action efforts.

Skills

Leadership in manufacturing

Understanding of sheet metal fabrication

Coaching and facilitation skills

Communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Job description

Supervisory duties: Provides direction to union production staff including team leads.

Business Field

• Heavy Manufacturing - fire grills, space heaters, assembly and metal fabrication
  

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience as a leader in a manufacturing environment
• Basic understand of sheet metal fabrication and assembly processes
• Takes ownership of assigned area and shows initiative to address performance shortcomings
• Self-starter with high sense of responsibility
• Creates positive energy among team and inspires team members through their own actions
• Comfortable and effective with both one-on-one coaching and team facilitation
• Ability to hold yourself, your staff and support teams accountable to internal and external KPIs
• Ability to effectively evaluate and teach team members to satisfactorily complete tasks required to meet customer requirements
• Ability to understand and resolve people and process related problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills among all levels in the organization
• Competent in Microsoft Office software (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook)

Basic Responsibilities

• Consistently comply with all company and union contract policies and ensure all team members do the same
• Lead the production and support teams to meet performance goals for safety, quality, delivery, cost and visual management for assigned area
• Proactively understand and communicate process or parts needs
• Willing to work the hours needed to satisfy customer requirements and drive positive change
• Accurately update labor, time away approvals, Key Performance Indicators and Gemba board for assigned area
• Issue discipline to production employees and communicate issues with HR as needed
• Intermediate Responsibilities:
• Support New Product Development and Engineering Change Order efforts
• Effectively utilize and cross-train manpower for optimal results, including sharing with other areas when needed

Advanced Responsibilities

• Facilitate Cell Management Team and hold team members accountable to agreed upon action items
• Facilitate Root Cause and Corrective Action efforts to solve safety, quality and production flow issues
• Develop solid understanding of the cause and effect of changes to your assigned production processes
• Drive continuous performance improvement to a future state vision by analyzing processes, collecting data, and working with cross-functional teams to implement process improvements

Education