Production Supervisor

ZipRecruiter; La Vergne (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing sector is seeking a Production Supervisor to manage daily production activities in La Vergne, TN. The role involves overseeing workflows, employee training, and ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. Ideal candidates will have a BA in Manufacturing or Business, strong leadership skills, and at least 3 years of supervisory experience in a high-volume setting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production teams in a high-volume environment.
• Self-directed with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Knowledgeable in basic math, fractions, and percentages.

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily activities of production and manages employee performance.
• Responsible for onboarding, training, and resolving performance gaps.
• Adheres to safety requirements and initiates production issue investigations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Education

BA in Manufacturing or Business

3+ years of supervisory experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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The Production Supervisor oversees the daily activities of production by managing workload and on time delivery, workflow and coverage, employee training, performance and engagement, and compliance and safety.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensures we meet 100% SLA daily.
• Supervises the daily workload, employees, and the daily workflow from setup to completion. Collaborates with leadership to ensure adequate coverage and disbursement of work across the team.
• Responsible for onboarding new hires and providing ongoing employee coaching and training. Identifies employee gaps and executes performance improvement plans to resolve them. Determines cross-functional training limitations and expands the team’s capabilities to reduce business risk.
• Proactively communicates with team members (including direct reports, peers, and management) and provides honest, thoughtful, and constructive feedback. Escalates employee issues to leadership and Human Resources.
• Assists in printing, inserting, metering, folding/cutting, inbound mail scanning and handwork activities to meet service level agreements.
• Adheres to standard operating procedures in all operations and activities.
• Initiates the investigation of production issues and works with leadership to resolve and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Monitors and enforces safety requirements and is an active member of the Safety Team
• Ability to fill in for leadership as needed.
• Maintains a neat and orderly facility, conducts periodic inventory counts, and monitors stock levels and reorder points.
• Acts as liaison between production operations and client services team.
• Organizes incoming work for printers and inserters, pulls and stages materials for operators, manages changes and expedites on jobs in production, completes quality signoffs on print production before and after insertion.
• Creates, monitors and follows IT and machine maintenance tickets through to completion to maximize throughput and uptime.
• Oversees dropout and reprint processes to ensure proper reconciliation on all mailings.
• Prepares mail for nightly pickup.

Requirements:

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to manage significant workload while producing quality work in a fast-paced environment with interruptions and deadlines.
• Experience leading production teams in a high-volume transactional environment.
• Excellent organization, communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Highly skilled with computers and technology (especially Microsoft Office), with the ability to adapt to new software and systems
• Demonstrated ability to train and oversee quality controls.
• Self-directed, continually looking for ways to improve work, eager to learn and grow.
• Knowledgeable in basic math, fractions, and percentages.
• Driver’s License

Education and Experience

• BA in Manufacturing or Business and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience with printing and/or mail inserting equipment strongly .
• Lean manufacturing experience .

Physical Requirements

• Frequently lift 10-20 lbs. and up to 50 lbs. occasionally
• Ability to stand for 10-12 hours.
• Bend, push, and pull carts.