Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift (3p-11p)

Silk Road Technologies Canada; Grand Ledge (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Silk Road Technologies Canada seeks a Production Supervisor for the 2nd shift in Grand Ledge, MI. You will oversee production plans, quality controls, and staff coordination to meet shipping schedules and safety standards.

Responsibilities include monitoring inventories, training associates, and driving continuous improvements in processes and housekeeping per MIOSHA standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years related experience.
• Strong knowledge of SPC and metrology tools.
• Lean manufacturing experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Proven manufacturing administration skills.
• Ability to operate computer systems and software.

Responsibilities

• Monitors production plans and provides corrective action as necessary.
• Communicates staffing needs with supervision.
• Monitors, adjusts, and reports inventories.
• Educates associates in procedures, safety, quality, and production requirements.
• Monitors machinery and equipment; writes work orders.
• Leads quality issue resolution with CPR teams.
• Maintains work center schedule within production/shipping.
• Oversees setup on work centers ensuring quality and documentation.
• Conducts weekly department meetings on quality, attendance, safety, housekeeping, and production.

Skills

Technical ability

SPC knowledge

Welding processes

Lean manufacturing

Excellent communication

Manufacturing administration

Computers proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or 5+ years related experience

Tools

SPC tools

Job description

Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift (3p-11p)

13112 Oneida Road, Grand Ledge, Michigan

Tracking Code

11092

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

The following job/task functions have been identified as the core functions of this position. However, the supervisor or manager may assign additional duties associated with this position.

• Monitors production plans and provides corrective action as necessary.
• Communicates staffing needs with supervision.
• Monitors, adjusts, and reports inventories.
• Educates associates in proper procedures of company policy, safety and quality issues, and production requirements.
• Monitors machinery and equipment.Writes work orders when necessary.
• Resolves problems logically and effectively.Leads CPR teams to resolution of quality issues.
• Communicates necessary information to associates.
• Eliminates waste through safety, quality, and production improvements.
• Implement new systems and operations.
• Continue focus and improvements in housekeeping through 5's.
• Monitor required Quality documentation at each specific operation. Insure all applicable checks on inspection sheets, SPC charts, etc. are being properly completed with any applicable notations/comments.
• Participate in applicable corrective action activities as deemed essential to plant and customer needs
• Maintains work center schedule by staying within production and shipping scheduling.
• Oversees set-up on work centers ensuring quality performance and proper documentation.
• Conducts weekly department meetings with associates on current issues such as quality, attendance, safety, housekeeping, and production requirements.Answers field questions and notes suggestions as needed.
• Ability to fill out daily production reports on all work centers or train operators to do so.
• Assists in hiring of new associates.
• Handles a variety of issues from all areas of the plant.
• Attends all required training.
• Establishes new work standards and instructions.(Per corporate procedures)
• Performs all duties and operates machinery & equipment according to MIOSHA standards and company procedures using required safety equipment (gloves, sleeves, ear plugs, etc.)
• Able and willing to work any shift assigned, weekends and overtime
• Regular and predictable attendance required
• Assumes other duties as directed by supervisor

Required Skills

• Proven technical ability
• Knowledge of SPC (including the use of mics, calipers, etc.)
• Knowledge of welding processes
• Lean manufacturing experience
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven manufacturing administration skills
• Ability to adapt to and use computers

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or five years plus related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.