Supervisor Production

Mohawk Industries, Inc.; Georgia; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is seeking a Supervisor Production in Chatsworth, Georgia. This entry-level leader role oversees a production team, focused on enhancing productivity while ensuring safety procedures are followed. The Supervisor will review production schedules, resolve operational issues, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience. Strong communication, problem solving, and organizational skills are crucial. The work environment may be noisy and requires flexibility to work various shifts.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 0-2 years of management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Manufacturing functions across shifts.
• Resolve operational process and maintenance problems.
• Schedule personnel and assign work to meet production requirements.
• Ensure adherence to established priorities for production workflow.
• Maintain control of resources within the budget.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Kronos

Job description

Chatsworth, Georgia, United States, 30705

What we need

The Supervisor Production is an entry-level leader role that oversees a team of employees focused on Production and Manufacturing initiatives aimed at optimizing processes, reducing waste, and enhancing productivity. This role is responsible for continuously improving all production methods while adhering to all safety procedures and providing guidance, support, and direction to team members.

What you’ll do

• Supervise the department-specific Manufacturing functions across one or more shifts which includes reviewing production orders and/or schedules to ensure that production requirements within the department are completed according to established production schedules.
• Resolve operational, process, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and production downtime.
• Schedule personnel and assign work to meet production requirements efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Ensure adherence to established priorities for production workflow.
• Assist with planning, developing, and administering departmental procedures, policies, and standards. Ensure organizational policies and procedures are communicated and practiced.
• Develop appropriate measures or standards for performance and use these to monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve employees and production.
• Maintain shift reports and records.
• Verify employee hours worked in time keeping system (Kronos) daily.
• Provide consistent and constructive feedback to employees; train, develop, or identify employee training and resource needs.
• Establish priorities, and monitor the quality and quantity of work performed by the department and the individuals within the department. This includes ensuring quality requirements and procedures for the department and plant are communicated, understood, and practiced.
• Maintain control of resources to ensure ongoing operation of the department within the established budget, productivity, and efficiency standards; develop and maintain effective working relationships with other departments to proactively address issues that may potentially impact the quality of the production process or product.
• Work with safety committee by attending safety meetings, working on safety projects, completing safety surveys, performing safety training, and ensuring a safe work environment and appropriate employee behavior.
• Involved in the hiring process for assigned employee work group. Responsible for employee counseling and disciplinary actions, including recommendations for termination. Involves HR for assistance in the resolution of employee relation issues through effective remediation techniques.
• Maintain accurate records of improvement initiatives, performance metrics, and outcomes.
• Monitor work quality and adherence to standards, ensuring products or services meet or exceed established criteria.
• Address and resolve operational issues, conflicts, and challenges that may arise within the team.
• Perform other duties as needed.

What you have

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
• 4-6 years’ relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 0-2 years of management experience.

What you’re good at

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline or field.
• Focused on and responsible for their team's productivity and collective impact.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• Flexible attitude, adaptable to change, team player, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.

What else?

• This employee will be responsible for direct reports.
• Occasional exposure to hazardous conditions caused by noise, moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and other conditions associated with a high-traffic production floor.
• Must be able to walk long distances and stand for long periods of time.
• Bending, crouching, and stooping may be required.
• Must be able to work in non-climate-controlled facilities.
• The work environment may be a noisy, high traffic manufacturing production floor.
• May be required to work a flexible schedule to include evening and night shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• The ability to wear personal protective gear correctly most of the day.
• The ability to lift 50 pounds regularly.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.