Production Supervisor

Smiths Group; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

US Hose is a manufacturing leader in fluid and gas handling equipment seeking a Production Supervisor. This role oversees a production floor in Illinois, scheduling workloads, guiding crews, and ensuring orders meet quality and delivery standards using blueprints and job orders to drive daily activity.

You will implement efficient methods, train staff, handle disciplinary actions, and promote 5S and safety compliance. Strong planning and communication are essential in our fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• One year certificate from college or technical school or equivalent.
• Ability to interpret safety rules and procedures and produce routine reports.
• Ability to read blueprints and job orders; strong math and reasoning.
• Experience supervising a production team is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Establishes employee schedule based on production requirements.
• Generates production schedules to accurately reflect to sales the completion dates of manufactured product.
• Creates, manages, and closes production orders through the manufacturing department.
• Reviews order variances for accuracy.
• Interprets specifications, blueprints, and job orders to workers, and assigns duties. Plans flow of materials through department(s).
• Interfaces with others in the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met. Inspects and measures parts and products to verify conformance to specifications.
• Directs workers in adjusting machines and equipment to repair products which fail to meet standards. Establishes or adjust work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems. Performs activities of workers supervised.
• Handles disciplinary issues with shift employees. Trains, upgrades, evaluates, and reviews subordinate employees.
• Applies company employee/labor relations policies in all dealings with employees.
• Ensures the Quality Policy is understood, implemented, and maintained within department(s). Ensures that department(s) are actively participating in 5S (workplace organization) program.

Skills

Production scheduling

Leadership

Quality control

Disciplinary handling

Education

One year certificate from college or technical school

Tools

Inventory software

Spreadsheet software

Word processing software

Internet software

Job description

US Hose is a global leader in creating and adapting fluid and gas management products and quality programs. We provided solutions and service for demanding fluid and gas transfer requirements, whether the media be corrosive, caustic or combustible, under extreme pressure, temperature and flexing conditions. Primary markets include aerospace, space, chemical, petro-chemical, pulp and paper, petroleum equipment, heavy equipment, compressed gas, automotive, refrigeration, transportation, data centers and dozens of other niche markets. US Hose's background and experience in stringent and demanding hose requirements plays into the strengths of our applications engineers. We take on some of the toughest and most challenging applications out there and turn them into solutions that satisfy our customers, using our experience and proven technology.. Committed to quality, US Hose's Quality Systems are 3rd party certified and the business has received numerous other certifications and accreditations.

Job Description

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating variety of machines to manufacture parts or products by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities:

• Establishes employee schedule based on production requirements.
• Generate production schedules to accurately reflect to sales the completion dates of manufactured product.
• Create, manage, and close production orders through the manufacturing department.
• Review order variances for accuracy.
• Computes amounts of stock and supplies required for operations, based on production schedules, and requisitions materials from storage area.
• Interprets specifications, blueprints, and job orders to workers, and assigns duties. Plans flow of materials through department(s).
• Interfaces with others in the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met. Inspects and measures parts and products to verify conformance to specifications.
• Directs workers in adjusting machines and equipment to repair products which fail to meet standards. Establishes or adjust work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems. Performs activities of workers supervised.
• Handles disciplinary issues with shift employees. Trains, upgrades, evaluates, and reviews subordinate employees.
• Applies company employee/labor relations policies in all dealings with employees.
• Ensures the Quality Policy is understood, implemented, and maintained within department(s). Ensures that department(s) are actively participating in 5S (workplace organization) program.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises 1 to 50 employees in the various departments on production floor. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience: One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills:Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Inventory software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Additional Information

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.