Production Supervisor

Thorough-Staff LLC; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Thorough-Staff LLC in Melville, NY seeks a Production Supervisor to oversee a manufacturing and assembly team. You will plan and assign work, implement procedures, and recommend improvements to production methods and working conditions.

You should have 5+ years of production experience, experience in a union environment, strong organizational skills, and the ability to lead, coordinate materials, and resolve production issues while meeting daily schedules.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience.
• Experience working in a union environment.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Technical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift activities to meet the daily production schedule.
• Expedite work, monitor progress, and resolve issues.
• Improve workflow by eliminating stoppages and delays.
• Provide guidance and coaching to establish a resilient manufacturing team.
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment and track attendance.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

5S

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Production scheduling

PC proficiency

Education

High School Education

Advanced Education Preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The production supervisor position is responsible for supervising employees in a manufacturing and assembly environment. This position plans and assigns work, implements policies and procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Team Leader capable of developing team structure.
• Demonstrated Leadership Skills.
• Experience in the implementation and sustainability of Lean Manufacturing Concepts and 5S.
• Interfaces with Materials Management to coordinate materials for production.
• Reviews and discusses production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems with production supervisors.
• PC proficiency required (email, MS Office applications).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a manufacturing plant setting.
• Leads activities of shift performance to meet manufacturing schedule.
• Completes production requirements by expediting work results; monitoring progress; resolving problems.
• Improves workflow by eliminating stoppages; analyzing delays; recommending new methods.
• Leads/participates in the timely resolution of activities related to non-conformances.
• Maintains team/line/associate productivity & efficiency to meet or exceed standard labor requirements.
• Provide guidance, direction, and leadership to establish and maintain a strong (resilient) manufacturing team by orienting, assigning, and coaching employees; communicating job expectations; developing personal growth opportunities, appraising job contributions. Maintain timely execution of job-specific training for manufacturing team members to meet organizational requirements.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Track and maintain employee attendance records & address performance challenges.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Responsible for achieving the daily production schedule requirements.

Work Experience Requirements:

• 5+ years of production experience
• Experience working in a union environment
• Strong organizational skills
• Technical aptitude

Core Skill Requirements:

• Knowledge of bills of material
• Some basic assembly knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Education Requirements:

• High School Education, Advanced Education Preferred