Production Supervisor

Varsity Spirit; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

BSN SPORTS, a Varsity Brands company, is seeking a Production Supervisor for the Digital Fusion production team in Grand Prairie, TX. The role focuses on achieving daily safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals and leading the floor to complete the schedule.

Responsibilities include overseeing shift crews, maintaining schedule adherence, monitoring metrics, training new employees, and driving cost-improvement ideas in a Lean environment.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED (required).
• 3-5 years' experience in a warehouse/manufacturing setting.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a bonus.
• Must be very comfortable with Microsoft Office, with extensive experience with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production floor employees and ensure adherence to the weekly schedule.
• Strive to ensure the delivery schedule is achieved daily while maintaining high quality.
• Monitor productivity levels to meet daily metrics for each employee.
• Oversee training of new employees or new processes.
• Identify and implement cost-reduction ideas to lower cost per unit.
• Maintain attendance records and payroll for assigned team members.
• Foster a Lean culture and safe working environment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

English proficiency

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

SAP (a plus)

Job description

BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TEAM ATHLETIC GEAR

For over 50 years, BSN SPORTS has been the largest team sporting goods equipment and apparel distributor of choice in the United States. Our 3,000 BSN SPORTS employees strive to support the Heart of the Game by putting valuable time back into the day of coaches and administrators through excellent service platforms. Our company mission is simple: Save coaches and administrators time with everything they do off the field so they have more time to impact young lives on it.

WORK TYPE

Onsite

LOCATION DETAILS

950 E Ave K Grand Prairie, TX 75050

WORK HOURS REQUIREMENT

4:00AM - 12:30PM Monday - Friday.

Full Time Team members work 8-hour shifts for 40 hours per week. Shift times may vary, and extra hours may be added to your schedule to ensure we fulfill our commitments to customers.

Peak Season (July-December) Requirements

Mandatory overtime which may include some Saturdays and Sundays.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

The BSN Sports Production Team is looking for an experienced Production Supervisor for the Digital Fusion production team. As a member of the BSN Sports team, The Production Supervisor is a critical role within our production department. The Production Supervisor is responsible for achieving and maintaining daily goals of safety, quality, delivery, and productivity. Main objective is to lead the production floor towards completion of the daily schedule.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Oversee production floor employees and ensure they are adhering to the weekly schedule
• Striving to make sure the delivery schedule is being achieved daily, while maintaining the highest quality
• Monitor productivity levels, to ensure daily metric is met by each employee
• Oversee the training of new employees or new processes
• Innovate with new ideas, procedures while trying to lower overall cost per unit
• Manage employee relations and expectations
• Send out attendance updates, answer email inbox for department, and prepare end of shift reports
• Provide a safe, healthy, and welcoming working environment in a Lean culture for all team members
• Communicate with Team Lead and team members to resolve issues to attain daily productivity, quality, and delivery goals.
• Identify problems, find, and implement solutions to improve processes and meet goals
• Ensures positive employee relations by encouraging feedback and active coaching
• Participates in building teams and developing members
• Maintains attendance records and approves payroll for all assigned team members
• Be a champion of the department's GEMBA; prepares and presents accurate data

QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ ABILITIES

• Great attention to detail and organization skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and listening skills
• Solution oriented minded
• Collaborates with peers for team and Operational success
• Computer literate with knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office, knowledge in SAP a plus
• Able to perform with minimal direction
• Flexibility to work varying shifts and in varying departments in support of the operation
• Computer literate with knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to work in a structured and process-oriented environment
• Ability to multi-task and problem solve
• Ability to work seasonal mandatory OT as needed and maintain excellent attendance
• Read and comprehend documents, instructions, and correspondence in English to perform job duties efficiently.
• Communicate effectively with team members, clients, and stakeholders in spoken English, ensuring clarity and understanding.
• Participate in meetings, discussions, and presentations requiring proficient spoken English skills.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing valuable insights and feedback in English.
• Learn tasks quickly, accuracy driven, personable, team oriented, and punctual with excellence in attendance.
• Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide numbers.

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE

• HS Diploma or GED (required)
• 3-5 years' experience in a warehouse/ manufacturing setting
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a bonus
• Preference will be given to candidates with previous related experience.
• At least 2-3 years of continued work experience
• Learn tasks quickly, is detailed, accuracy driven, personable, team oriented, and punctual with excellent attendance.
• Must be very comfortable with Microsoft Office, with extensive experience with Microsoft Excel.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk for long periods of time. The position requires lifting of no less than 15-40 lbs. on a regular basis. Ability to stand for long periods of time with repetitive body movements and li