Production Supervisor

Malibu Boats; Tennessee; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Malibu Boats in Tennessee seeks a seasoned production supervisor to oversee all facets of production operations, drive lean improvements, and maintain a clean, safe workplace.

You will schedule and lead staff, monitor performance, and enact data-driven decisions to meet productivity targets while upholding quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Supervisory skills and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret business documents and data.
• Knowledge of general business software and ability to learn new applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Accountable for production operations by coordinating policies and procedures.
• Maintain health, safety, hygiene, housekeeping, and security standards.
• Schedule and assign employees; monitor results and take corrective actions.
• Recruit, select, orient, and train production staff.
• Monitor staff performance and progress.
• Motivate individuals and teams to meet productivity targets.
• Make data-driven decisions in the best interest of Malibu.
• Ensure accountability for delivering results and customer satisfaction.
• Plan changes for model updates, capacity, or scheduling.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Business data literacy

General software proficiency

MS Office

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

Summary

Supervises all facets of production operations including processes and people. Continuously improves operations and ensures a clean, safe workplace.

• Accountable for production operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.


• Maintains standards of health and safety, hygiene, housekeeping, and security in the work environment.


• Completes production requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; monitors work results and executes corrective actions when required.


• Maintains production staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training new employees.


• Monitors staff performance and progress.


• Motivates, organizes, and encourages at the individual and team levels to ensure set productivity targets are met.


• Makes sound decisions using facts and data that are in the best interest of Malibu.


• Holds all individuals, including him/herself, accountable for delivering results and satisfying internal and external customers.


• Plans and executes changes in support of model changes, capacity and/or schedule modifications.


• Assists in developing and maintaining departmental work instructions for all tasks and utilizes them appropriately.


• Maintains/improves productivity, efficiency and performance by reviewing reports and statistics and making appropriate adjustments


• Recommends measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department including performance of personnel and equipment.


• Continuously improves production operations through the use of lean enterprise practices.


• Explores options for internal and external activities having impacts on the department and/or business.


• Understands hazardous materials and the proper and safe handling of such ensuring all proper policies and procedures are followed.


• Shows initiative, courage, integrity and bases decisions on what is best for the company, not the individual.


• Identifies and develops team members to be future leaders.


• Leads by example.


• Identifies areas for personal growth and seeks opportunities for ongoing education.


• Other duties may be assigned.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities.

• Accountable for production operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.


• Maintains standards of health and safety, hygiene, housekeeping, and security in the work environment.


• Completes production requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; monitors work results and executes corrective actions when required.


• Maintains production staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training new employees.


• Monitors staff performance and progress.


• Motivates, organizes, and encourages at the individual and team levels to ensure set productivity targets are met.


• Makes sound decisions using facts and data that are in the best interest of Malibu.


• Holds all individuals, including him/herself, accountable for delivering results and satisfying internal and external customers.


• Plans and executes changes in support of model changes, capacity and/or schedule modifications.


• Assists in developing and maintaining departmental work instructions for all tasks and utilizes them appropriately.


• Maintains/improves productivity, efficiency and performance by reviewing reports and statistics and making appropriate adjustments


• Recommends measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department including performance of personnel and equipment.


• Continuously improves production operations through the use of lean enterprise practices.


• Explores options for internal and external activities having impacts on the department and/or business.


• Understands hazardous materials and the proper and safe handling of such ensuring all proper policies and procedures are followed.


• Shows initiative, courage, integrity and bases decisions on what is best for the company, not the individual.


• Identifies and develops team members to be future leaders.


• Leads by example.


• Identifies areas for personal growth and seeks opportunities for ongoing education.


• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Supervisory skills and experience.


• Ability to read and interpret business documents and data.


• Knowledge of general business computer software and aptitude to learn new software applications.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Education And/or Experience

• Associate degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or five years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations in English.


• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, electronic mail, procedures, and performance documents, as examples, in English.


• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and other employees of the organization.


• Ability to effectively conduct meetings in person and with technology assistance.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


• Ability to utilize data to make business decisions.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.


• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Use the drop down boxes to select the appropriate response to each area.

Continuous/C = 67-100%, Frequent/F = 33-66%, Occasional/O = 33%, None/N

• Sits 2 hours


• Stands 3 hours


• Walks 5 hours


• Drives 0 hours

Employee Lifts and/or Carries: type amount of weight in each area

Maximum: 50 (lbs) Frequently: 20 (lbs) Occasionally: 35 (lbs)

Employee Uses Hands For Repetitive Activities

• Simple Grasping: Right, Frequent Left, Frequent


• Pushing/Pulling: Right, Occasional Left, Occasional


• Fine Manipulation: Right, Frequent Left, Frequent

Employee Uses Feet For Repetitive Activities

• Right: Occasional Left: Occasional

Employee Is Required To Perform These Activities

• Bending At Waist: Occasional


• Squatting: Occasional


• Climbing Ladders, Stairs: Occasional


• Kneeling On Ground: Occasional


• Reaching Above Shoulder: Occasional

Work Environment

• Typical 10-hour workdays based upon facility.


• Typical 4- or 5-day work week schedule based upon facility and schedule loading.


• Overtime is occasional to frequent based on a number of factors.


• Required to work indoors and outdoors, year-round and in all weather conditions.


• May be required to work during production shutdowns or other “off-schedule” periods to conduct special activities.


• Safety glasses required while in production areas


• Other PPE may be required based on specific projects.

Competencies

• Accountability, dependability, adaptability, and flexibility


• Coaching, mentoring


• Creative, innovative thinker


• Good decision making and judgment


• Leadership


• Ethics, integrity, honesty


• Willingness to learn

Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Motivation: Measures self against standard of excellence.

Quality: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time.

Dependability: Takes responsibility for own actions.