Production Supervisor - 2nd shift

IDEMIA; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA is seeking a 3rd shift Production Supervisor to lead production teams, manage resources, and drive Lean line concepts to meet schedules, quality, and cost goals.

You will supervise 20–25 hourly employees, enforce safety and quality standards, coach problem solving, and partner with the Production Manager to optimize daily operations. This role offers growth in a global technology company with exposure to ERP systems.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of practical experience in lead or supervisory role managing production processes and hourly employees.
• Associates Degree is preferred.
• Experience with plastic substrates (printing, lamination, mechanical punch equipment).
• 1 year + of Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Experience with ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise production teams during the 3rd shift to meet schedules and quality targets.
• Enforce safety and quality standards across the line and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate flow between production cells and manage resources efficiently.
• Coach problem solving, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Maintain time and production records and report status to management.
• Collaborate with Production Manager on goals, schedules and ISO procedures.

Skills

Lead/Supervisory

Communication

Lean Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Team Leadership

Education

Associates Degree

Tools

ERP System

Job description

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Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.

Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.

Purpose

The 3rd shift Production Supervisor will be responsible for the management of all shift activities of production teams. Reviews team assignments in the form of objectives with goals and determine how to use resources to meet schedules and goals. Directs the short-and long-term activities of the production lines to meet company objectives and goals around Lean line concepts continually meeting customer demands. Provides an environment of continuous improvement to production processes that result in advances in quality, yield, productivity and lower costs. Supports Production employees in continual improvement by acting as a resource in applying and ultimately teaching problem solving skills and meeting facilitation skills. Supervises and coordinates all activities of production workers in the card production process. Ensures all safety and quality standards are followed.

Shift: 11:00pm - 7:30am

Key Missions

• Understand, embrace and disseminate the plant’s direction and goals in World Class Manufacturing through the application of lean tools such as 5S, TPM, Six Sigma and Setup Reduction.
• Manage the Production employees according to company policies including attendance, e-time, security, safety, corrective action, performance appraisals, etc. (approximately 20 to 25 employees)
• 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.
• Schedule and coordinate flow of work within and between production cells.
• Understand and monitor production schedules and estimate worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules
• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.
• Interprets quality standards to workers and enforces compliance.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems and assists workers in solving work problems.
• Initiates and suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Enforce company policies and values.
• Performs weekly inventory on shop floor.
• Act as a resource and trainer in the application of various problem solving, root cause analysis and corrective action skills.
• Support Lean lines in collaborative, autonomous decision making to facilitate the team’s self-directed improvements.
• Support the daily activities of the production lines according to the team’s production schedule and apply the necessary adjustments when needed according to current issues.
• Collect and report to the production lines the status of the lines regarding customer satisfaction, company objectives or goals, process quality data and equipment reliability.
• Collaborate with Production manager and Director of Operations on production goal setting.
• Support the production team’s daily activities in accordance to our defined ISO procedures and modify these procedures based on process improvement made by the production teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Profile & Other Information

• 1 to 3 years of practical experience in lead or supervisory role managing production processes and hourly employees.
• Associates Degree is preferred
• Experience with plastic substrates (printing, lamination, mechanical punch equipment)
• 1 year + of Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Experience with ERP system

By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.

We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.

At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.

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