Production Supervisor - GA

Stellantis Financial Services; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis Financial Services is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead small teams in a fast-paced, unionized manufacturing environment. You will ensure team safety, train and allocate manpower, and drive continuous improvement to improve product quality, reach throughput targets, and control costs.

The role requires strong communication, coaching, and the ability to coordinate with multiple levels of the plant, plus experience with Lean/kaizen and safety programs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all Plant areas.
• Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
• Ability to coach/mentor/develop team members.
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred.
• 2+ years supervision in high-volume environment preferred.
• Experience in a union environment preferred.
• Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing preferred.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Suite software programs.

Responsibilities

• Meet production plan and drive continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure a safe workplace, lead the team to improve safety, and enforce safety tools.
• Analyze losses during the shift and coordinate World Class Manufacturing activities.
• Proactively analyzes quality KPIs and guides Team Leaders.
• Allocate people on the line, manage absenteeism, train and build teams.
• Mobilize support groups and resources to lead problem-solving activities.
• Lead kaizen projects centered on Safety, Cost, Quality and Throughput.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Kaizen / CI

Safety compliance

Coaching

Shift flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for managing small work teams in a fast-paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment. The Production Supervisor is responsible for ensuring team safety; building teams and training / allocating manpower; driving and implementing continuous improvement solutions to improve product quality and reach throughput and cost targets; and ensuring team morale. The selected candidate’s responsibilities will include but are not limited to coordinating all activities to achieve business metrics and implementing Stellantis Industrial System (SIS) processes and initiatives including the following;

• Ensure the production plan is met, analyzes issues with other roles, drives and implements continuous improvement activities and sustainability of solutions inside the Zone.
• Ensure a safe workplace, leads the Team to improve Safety in the area and enforces the use of mandated Safety tools and procedures.
• Understand losses during the Shift, use the C-Matrix to coordinate World Class Manufacturing activities and improve Zone performances.
• Proactively analyzes quality KPIs related to the Zone, prioritizes quality issues and properly guides Team Leaders.
• Ensure the right allocation of the people on the line, manages absenteeism, trains and builds teams.
• Possess knowledge of the broader manufacturing organization and have the ability to mobilize support groups and resources to lead and assist in problem solving activities.
• Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Safety, Cost, Quality and Throughput improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
• Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams
• Ability to coach/mentor/develop team members
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
• 2 or more years' experience in supervision in a high-volume environment.
• Demonstrated ability to coach/mentor/develop team members
• Previous experience working in a union environment
• Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Suite software programs