Production Supervisor (3rd Shift)

Enersys; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

EnerSys, a global leader in stored energy solutions, seeks a Production Supervisor (3rd Shift) in Springfield, MO. You will lead a manufacturing team, drive production targets, ensure safety and quality, and oversee equipment and processes on your shift.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED with technical/associate credentials, leadership experience, strong English communication, and proficiency with Office tools.

Qualifications

• 1. High School Diploma or GED equivalent, plus 2-year technical/associates degree or certification with at least 1 year in a lead/supervisory role.
• 2. Ability to coach others and maintain motivation within the team.
• 3. Ability to identify cause and effect in operations and anticipate changes.
• 4. Basic math skills with high accuracy.
• 5. Fluent English; strong communication skills for all levels of the organization.
• 6. Ability to read/write instructions, work with Excel/Word/Outlook/PowerPoint, and use reporting systems.
• 7. Qualified for safe use and maintenance of PPE (fit-tested respirator, steel-toed shoes, eye/hearing protection).

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision to the shift/department to meet production targets and safety standards.
• Oversee equipment, systems, resources, and facilities under your control.
• Communicate department targets (production, safety, quality, cost) and coach staff when needed while recognizing performance excellence.
• Establish and manage work schedules; coordinate with supply and materials; use MRP to relay production data.
• Collaborate with other departments and shifts to ensure smooth production status and KPI tracking; maintain cross-functional relationships.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and health procedures and PPE requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Math skills

English proficiency

Software literacy

PPE compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree or certification

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

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Job Title: Production Supervisor (3rd Shift)

Requisition ID: 13419

Location: Springfield, MO, US, 65803

Home-based Position: No

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.

Motive Power applications include industrial lift trucks and pallet jacks, rail equipment, mining equipment, and airline ground support equipment. Some of the motive power brands include Hawker, Ironclad, General Battery, and Fiamm. Wherever there is a need for motive power, EnerSys offers the perfect energy solution.

Job Purpose

Working as a critical leader within a production team, support the achievement of set production targets and customer expectations by providing the appropriate level of leadership, supervision, and training/development to the people assigned within your shift and/or department, as well as the expected level of oversight to the equipment, systems, resources, and facilities under your control. Ensure those under your supervision are following standard operating procedures with continual focus to their personal safety and the safety of their co‑workers, and the quality of product produced being the guiding principles of the teams’ behaviors and actions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is a 3rd shift role onsite in Springfield, MO. This role includes a sign on bonus as well as relocation for the right candidate!

• Provide the appropriate level of leadership, supervision, and training/development to the people assigned within your shift and/or department.
• Provide the expected level of oversight to the equipment, systems, resources, and facilities under your control.
• Understand, and effectively communicate expected department targets, to include, but not limited to production, safety, quality, cost control and operational excellence levels (KPIs). Monitoring as appropriate and providing instruction and counsel to employee(s) when expectations are not being met and provide recognition when set expectations are exceeded.
• Establishing work schedules and managing to planned and unplanned employee levels, providing hands-on coverage as needed, providing for, and making request of appropriate levels of support, supply and materials, and utilizing the manufacturing resource planning (MRP) systems to timely communicate production data.
• Be an active liaison to other departments/shifts to ensure proper transfer of information to production status and other key performance areas. Establishing effective relationships and channels of communications to immediate and next level of production management, maintenance, supply chain management, EH&S, and HR.
• Ensure compliance, for yourself and all whom you may come into contact, in all safety, environment and health processes and procedures. To include but not limited to wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE), maintaining, and safely storing PPE, and submitting to periodic personal testing and monitoring.

Qualifications

1. High School Diploma or GED equivalent, plus 2-year technical/associates degree or certification accompanied with no less than 1 year of work experience in a lead, project manager, or supervisory role. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. A bachelor’s degree in science, production management, business management, and/or engineering, with relevant work experience within a fast-paced heavy materials, system-controlled machine and process driven work environment is preferred.

2. A high level of self‑motivation, the ability to coach others, and the agility and influence to effectively maintain the needed level of motivation within the team to achieve, if not exceed, performance expectations.

3. Ability to associate cause and affect relationships and determine patterns of activity in anticipation of change within operations, processes, systems, and personnel on a continual and consistent basis.

4. Displayed ability to do basic math – addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and calculating percentages – with a high degree of accuracy.

5. Fluent verbal and written skills in English. Strong communication skills, with ability to efficiently present a situation and effectively advocate for a position to any level of the organization.

6. Displayed ability to read and write for understanding, interpret instructions and standard operating procedures, work within software programs (such as but not limited to Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and business specific resource planning and reporting systems.

7. Ability to be qualified for safe and compliant use and maintenance of assigned and required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). To include a fit‑tested respirator, steel‑toed shoes, safety eye wear and hearing protection.

General Job Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds/23 kilos on a daily continuous basis. Anything heavier will be done with the assistance of a mechanical device or with the assistance of another employee.

EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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