Production Supervisor

HighCraft Custom Cabinets; Lynden (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A cabinet manufacturing company in Washington is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee shop personnel, plan and monitor work, and drive continuous improvements. The ideal candidate should have strong leadership experience, production planning skills, and a mindset for optimization. A full-time role requiring relocation to Ferndale, WA. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated strong leadership capabilities by guiding teams with a focus on collaboration.
• Experience in employee development through performance feedback.
• Ability to manage systems to forecast capacity and ensure schedule will be met.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shop personnel in a manufacturing setting.
• Plan, assign, and monitor work to ensure standards are followed.
• Drive improvements through employee input and management-driven initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision / Management

Production Planning

Production Monitoring

Technical Knowledge

Lean

Interpersonal and communication skills

Job description

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Overview

Oversees shop personnel in a manufacturing setting. Responsible for planning the work, assigning and monitoring the work and ensuring standards are followed and improved through a combination of employee improvements and management-led initiatives that support employee and company development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shop personnel in a manufacturing setting
• Plan, assign, and monitor work to ensure standards are followed
• Drive improvements through employee input and management-driven initiatives

Essential Skills and Experience

• Leadership - Demonstrated strong leadership capabilities by guiding teams with a focus on collaboration and achieving results through others
• Supervision / Management - Experience in employee development through regular performance feedback and scheduled performance evaluations
• Production Planning - Ability to look ahead and assign work in a complex work environment
• Production Monitoring - Ability to manage systems to forecast capacity and monitor daily and hourly work to ensure schedule will be met
• Technical Knowledge - Knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn, equipment required for cabinet shop operation (e.g., Edgebander, CNC) and managing tools and spare parts
• Lean - Experience and knowledge of Lean principles and practices with a strong desire and ability to learn and apply more complex Lean concepts to drive problem solving
• Mindset of systems optimization and continuous improvement
• Ability to balance safety, quality, productivity, cost control, and employee relations to deliver positive outcomes
• Ability to manage multiple critical priorities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• Cabinet Knowledge - experience in technical aspects of cabinet building
• Safety - experience in managing safety in a manufacturing environment

Job Details

• Job Type: Full-time
• Relocation: Ferndale, WA 98248 – Relocate before starting work (Required)
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Construction