Production Supervisor - 3rd shift

IDEMIA Group; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA is seeking a 3rd shift Production Supervisor to manage all shift activities for production teams in a lean manufacturing environment. You will guide line operations, coordinate scheduling, ensure safety and quality, and drive continuous improvement across the card production process.

The role requires 1–3 years in a lead/supervisory capacity, an associates degree is preferred, and experience with ERP systems and plastic substrates is valued.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in lead/supervisory role managing production and hourly employees.
• Associates Degree preferred.
• Experience with plastic substrates (printing, lamination, mechanical punch) is a plus.
• Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Experience with ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Understand, embrace and disseminate plant direction and goals in World Class Manufacturing via lean tools (5S, TPM, Six Sigma).
• Manage Production employees (20–25) per policies including attendance, safety, and performance.
• Supervise activities in production lines to meet schedules and goals.
• Schedule and coordinate flow of work within and between production cells.
• Monitor production schedules and estimate worker hour requirements.
• Enforce safety and quality standards; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Support Lean line initiatives and team-based improvements.
• Maintain time and production records and report status to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Production supervision

Lean manufacturing

Communication

ERP system

Education

Associates Degree preferred

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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