Production Supervisor

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K with employer match

Paid time off & holidays

Bonus program

Job summary

Alliance Machine Systems International, LLC is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations, ensure safety, efficiency, and on-time production of high-quality products, and drive continuous improvement across teams.

You will provide direct leadership to production staff, collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and planning, and apply lean methods to improve processes and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Operations or an equivalent combination of education and leadership experience.
• Leadership experience in a manufacturing or operations environment is required.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production operations to meet ship dates and customer promises.
• Drive operational excellence by designing processes, evaluating results and implementing improvements.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts using lean tools and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure safety policies are followed and quality standards are applied.
• Coach and develop team members, and support escalation of issues when needed.

Skills

Language proficiency

Mathematical ability

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Operations

Associate degree with leadership experience

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

About Us

Alliance Machine Systems International, LLC is a privately held company with over 35 years of history dedicated to providing corrugated box manufacturing machines and services to the changing industry. As the paperboard packaging industry's premier global supplier of productivity-enhancing process machinery and systems, we supply innovative designs, intelligent automation, and optimized workflow, coupled with highly responsive parts and service support. Our United States and Europe based engineering, manufacturing, sales and service operations provide a global support system covering the full product portfolio of Alliance, Serco, TEI, ASC, Pallmac, J&L and Tanabe machines. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating daily manufacturing operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and timely production of high-quality products. This role provides direct leadership to production team members, drives operational excellence, and fosters a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and employee engagement. This role requires leadership, strategic thinking and problem solving.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead daily production operations: Plans and forecasts production activities and priorities and establishes manpower requirements based on upcoming workloads to achieve the customer promised ship date.
• Drive operational excellence: Ability to design processes, evaluate results and drive solutions to improve the business.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts using various lean tools.
• Collaborate across functions: Works closely with manufacturing engineering, engineering, supply chain, production planning, etc.
• Supports the quick resolution of project issues. If necessary, using technical experts or elevate the issues to the attention of higher levels of management.
• Requisitions materials and other equipment to achieve schedules.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Develop and lead team members: Manage, Review and evaluate performance of staff members by providing appropriate advice, training, and guidance.
• Coach employees and leads through improvement efforts.
• Ensure safety policies and procedures are enforced and improved.
• Executes to quality standards and understands how to apply quality management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of leadership experience in Manufacturing or Operations. Or Associates degree with 3 years of leadership experience in Manufacturing or Operations.

Certifications

Lean Green Belt – Preferred

Preferred Skills

Language: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions, Engineering drawings, etc. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Mathematical: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as needed for the supervisory area assigned.

Computer: Ability to use computer equipped with business systems and databases. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Personal Attributes

• Honesty – understand the importance of openness and transparency. Leading by example
• Communication skills, to be able to clearly communicate priorities to each member of their team.
• Decisiveness, able to make tough choices regularly and to make difficult decisions quickly after doing due diligence and assessing all of the options.
• Focus, able to keep competing priorities moving forward simultaneously.
• Commitment, for the long haul and to making the company successful

Physical Requirements

• Work occasional evenings and weekends to meet deadlines.
• Sit at a desk or computer for extended periods of time.
• Move about the office and factory with occasional lifting, bending and reaching.
• Dial, hear and respond to telephone calls and inquiries.
• Communicate effectively (visually and verbally) with internal and external contacts via email, phone, etc.
• Meet requirements of daily attendance on job for a full, continuous work schedule.

Compensation

$85,000-95,000 (DOE)

Benefits

• Alliance offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K with employer match, PTO, paid holidays and a bonus program.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify. Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Company

Alliance

Company Culture

Throughout Barry-Wehmiller, we hold ourselves to a unique measure of success: by the way we touch the lives of people. It’s that vision that drives us in creating world-class experiences and solutions for our customers and unites us around our common goal—to use the power of our business to build a better world.