Production Supervisor (Days)

Twin City Fan & Blower Co.; Brookings (SD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Forklift Certificate

Bridge Crane Training

Fall Protection Training

Job summary

Twin City Fan & Blower Co. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a team of operators in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. You will drive continuous improvement, ensure adherence to standard work, and manage daily production reporting and scheduling.

You will train staff on processes, maintain 5S workplace organization, and partner with quality, engineering, and maintenance to resolve issues quickly. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Familiarity with ISO9001 requirements.
• 2–5 years leading or supervising others.
• Proven ability to lead and direct the work of others and delegate as needed.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Meticulous record-keeping capability.
• Excellent prioritization and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee information; manage multiple responsibilities with little supervision.
• High initiative and flexibility in adapting to a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency with Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to a team of operators to meet production department deliverables.
• Drive continuous improvement in the value stream.
• Coordinate with support departments to develop standard work instructions.
• Train operators on WIs, processes, and procedures.
• Plan, assign, direct, and appraise performance; address issues constructively.
• Collaborate with quality, engineering, and maintenance to resolve problems.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Confidentiality

Multi-tasking

Initiative

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

PRIMARY PURPOSE: The position will be responsible for providing leadership to a team of operators to ensure the deliverables of a production department are met.

• D rive continuous improvement in the value stream.
• Manage and deliver and actively participate in Gemba
• Partner with support departments to update and create standard work (Work Instructions) when necessary.
• Train operators and ensure they follow detailed WIs, processes, and procedures to correctly produce products from the value stream.
• Responsible for planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems in a positive and constructive manner.
• Confers with other supervisors to ensure the production schedule and commitments are maintained.
• Partner with the quality, engineering, and maintenance departments to ensure problems with quality, processes, equipment, or materials are resolved correctly in a timely manner.
• Take corrective action on deviations.
• Analyze key issues affecting the value stream and initiate action plans.
• Highlight critical issues in the value stream to operations leadership.
• Partner with internal customers and suppliers to ensure orders are delivered on time.
• Oversee the scheduling, production, and inspection required per the value stream.
• Complete Daily Metric Tracker, scrap records, training records and other documentation as required.
• Complete production reporting of work orders to ensure accuracy of component inventory.
• Studies production work schedules and estimates employee hour requirements for completion of job assignments. Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production/department schedules and goals.
• Uphold 5S requirements and maintain a clean and organized work area to facilitate manufacturing functions.
• Ensure a safe place to work.
• Support communication by having daily pre-shift huddles.
• Daily management of employee issues and problem resolution.
• Ensure good teamwork among value stream employees.
• Improve morale and motivation through implementation.
• Complete annual performance reviews for operators in area of responsibility.
• Comply with the policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements of the TCF Quality System.
• Act, Live, and Behave by TCF Core Values
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifiers

• High school diploma or GED (required) Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
• Familiarity with ISO9001 requirements
• 2 - 5 years leading or supervising other,
• Proven ability to effectively lead and direct the work of others, and delegate as needed.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, such as policies and procedures, work instructions and standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Meticulous record-keeping capability.
• Excellent prioritization and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee information. This includes, but is not limited to: performance, illness, investigations and personal information.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and personnel with little to no supervision.
• High level of initiative and flexibility in adapting to changing needs of a dynamic work environment.
• Proficiency with Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

The following certifications and training, if required, will be provided by the company:

• Forklift Certificate
• Bridge Crane Training
• Fall Protection Training

To successfully perform the essential function of this position, employees must have the ability to:

• Occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Continuously or as needed, stand; walk; use hands to finger, ability to reach with hands and arms above shoulder height; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl in small spaces.

Twin City Fan is dedicated to providing a safe and healthy work environment. Each and every employee must understand and continually work within the safety and health rules and policies. The use of good judgment and common sense is critical to workplace safety, and Twin City Fan expects every employee to work in a safe and conscientious manner.

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