Production Supervisor- 3rd Shift

Fabcon; Mahanoy City (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fabcon is seeking a Production Supervisor for the 3rd Shift. This role is essential for driving the company's profitability by implementing Lean principles to enhance Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. The supervisor will manage customer orders, lead teams, and ensure efficient operations while fostering a commitment to continuous improvement in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Two years of leadership experience in manufacturing or similar environment.
• Strong leadership, training, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Flexibility, results-oriented attitude, and commitment to business goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer orders to ensure proper fulfillment.
• Establish a lean vision for processes and take actions to achieve improvement goals.
• Conduct daily startup meetings to review SQDC performance and foster team spirit.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Training and Mentoring

Flexibility

Results-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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Purpose/Scope

This position is responsible for improving the Company’s profitability by implementing Lean principles and practices to enhance Safety/5S, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC). The Production Supervisor provides necessary direction to support groups and those within his/her area of responsibility to ensure proper fulfillment of customer orders.

• Manage customer orders to ensure proper fulfillment.
• Ensure all required resources are available to produce the required output.
• Communicate progress toward order fulfillment.
• Manage for daily improvement.
• Establish a lean vision for processes, set SQDC improvement goals, and take actions to achieve these goals.
• Post and monitor SQDC measurements to track progress and identify improvement opportunities.
• Resolve problems with immediate stop-gap measures, support groups, critical data recording, and root-cause elimination.
• Ensure adherence to standard work and implement daily improvements.
• Provide strong leadership.
• Conduct daily startup meetings to review SQDC performance, set goals, review initiatives, discuss issues, and foster team spirit.
• Provide continuous feedback, rewards, or disciplinary actions based on performance.
• Enhance team skills through cross-training, development goals, and task rotation.
• Interview, hire, and train employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Two years of leadership experience in manufacturing or similar environment.

Other Requirements

• Strong leadership, training, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Flexibility, results-oriented attitude, and commitment to business goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Over four years of supervisory experience in production or similar setting.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand/walk for long periods in manufacturing environments with ladders and catwalks.
• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs., with spatial awareness, climbing, bending, reaching, and use of hand tools.

Work Environment

• 50% in loud, dusty manufacturing environment; 50% in office.
• Environmental conditions include weather variations, noise, dust, and variable lighting.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Construction