Production Supervisor 2nd Shift

Briggs & Stratton; Statesboro (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Briggs & Stratton is seeking a manufacturing supervisor responsible for coordinating equipment, facilities, and team members across multiple shifts to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets. The role emphasizes training, morale, and adherence to policies while driving process improvements with engineers and production teams.

The ideal candidate has several years in manufacturing with supervisory experience and a track record in cost control and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in a manufacturing environment including previous experience managing personnel in a production environment with High school diploma
• Minimum of one year of experience in a manufacturing environment with Bachelor’s degree
• Experience working in multiple departments preferred
• Experience with continuous improvement methods and teams, or cost reduction initiatives showing tangible results

Responsibilities

• Coordinate use of equipment, facilities, team members and skills to meet safety, quality, delivery and cost requirements for a group of departments or multiple shifts
• Develop, train and motivate team members to achieve safety, efficiency, proficiency, cooperation and morale; monitor policies and procedures
• Analyze production problems and implement procedures to minimize lost time
• Review schedules, coordinate production/testing and manage assignments; may oversee multiple departments/shifts
• Monitor and determine manufacturing costs, quality and quantity of output, methods, tooling; optimize use of hours, machines and facilities
• Interact with engineers to modify machines/processes to improve safety, production and quality; liaison between plant and engineering
• Use data to estimate work-hour requirements and departmental efficiencies for continuous improvement projects; drive projects to deadline
• Manage costs and budgets and provide corrective actions to improve budgetary control
• Inspect materials and finished goods for quality compliance
• Perform duties such as interviewing, hiring, coaching and developing employees; planning, directing work; EEO/AA; performance management; budgeting
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education

General Education Degree

Job description

Coordinates the effective use of equipment, facilities, team members and skill sets in order to meet all safety, quality, delivery and cost requirements for a group of departments and/or multiple shifts.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops, trains and motivates team members to achieve desired safety, efficiency, proficiency, cooperation and morale; maintains awareness of plant and/or engineering policies and procedures and ensures employee adherence; may recommend and/or implement new plant policies and procedures
• Analyzes potential production problems (delays, material shortages, equipment repairs, etc.) and devises and implements procedures to minimize lost time due to these occurrences
• Reviews operational schedules, coordinates production/testing activities, and manages team member assignments; may manage for multiple departments and/or shifts
• Assists with tasks such as monitoring and determining manufacturing costs and outlay, quality and quantity of goods produced, production methods, tooling applications and ensures the effective use of production hours, skills, machines, equipment and facilities
• Interacts with engineers to modify machines, equipment and/or processes to improve safety, production and overall quality; provides liaison support between plant and engineering to ensure efficient manufacturing processes
• Uses data to estimate work-hour requirements and departmental efficiencies for continuous improvement projects. Recommends and initiates projects; sees those projects through to deadline with measurable improvements
• Manages costs and budgets and provide corrective action plans to improve budgetary control
• Inspects materials and finished product for quality compliance as required
• Perform full range of managerial responsibilities which may include but not be limited to: interviewing, hiring, coaching and developing employees; planning, assigning and directing work; EEO/AA; performance management; department budget
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education

General Education Degree

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of three years of experience in a manufacturing environment including previous experience managing personnel in a production environment with High school diploma
• Minimum of one year of experience in a manufacturing environment with Bachelor’s degree
• Experience working in multiple departments preferred
• Experience with continuous improvement methods and teams, or cost reduction initiatives showing tangible results

Physical & Environmental Requirements

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world’s largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and turf care products through its Briggs & Stratton®, Vanguard®, Ferris®, Billy Goat®, and Branco® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.