Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

We are seeking a Production Supervisor for our Ladysmith, WI location who will provide Supervision on 2nd shift to a team of about 15-20 employees.

You will oversee our Molding department and will report to the Production Manager.

You will direct the development and implementation of production goals in safety, quality, customer delivery, and financial improvement. Developing capacity plans and output forecasts based upon complex customer demand trends and variable labor content per production order is critical to the role. Developing and implementing resource planning in a high product mix, highly flexible and customized manufacturing process while selecting, developing, and evaluating personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the production team is required.

This work consists of planning and administering operating policies, procedures, and practices that foster employee engagement in a continuous improvement-driven work environment.

Schedule: This is a MON - FRI, 3:00pm-11:00pm shift. 2nd Shift.

Your

• ◆Supervise 15-20 employees across multiple work shifts.
• ◆Maintain and enforce safe work practices.
• ◆Select and hire employees and provide ongoing performance monitoring. Establish and maintain employee training and development programs and schedules.
• ◆Implement company policies and procedures concerning disciplinary policies.
• ◆Perform resource planning

and scheduling of work hours and time off requests.

• ✓Communicate daily production

and set targets based on capacity.

• ✓Plan and coordinate production order transitions between shifts and between manufacturing departments.
• ✓Communicate production order status and results at frequent intervals. Communicate and resolve production issues.
• ✓Lead continuous improvement projects, i.e. Kaizen events.
• ✓Understand and maintain complex manufacturing order management systems.

Additional

• ◆Develop a motivated employee base on both rewards and recognition linked to accomplishments.
• ◆Create and maintain a culture of mutual respect and integrity at all levels. Continue an environment of open and honest communication.
• ◆Present operational metrics during regular order status reviews.
• ◆Calculate labor efficiency, utilization, and productivity.
• ◆Analyze manufacturing labor times for variance and overall reduction opportunities.
• ◆Analyze daily backlogs and calculate required capacity to manage order lead times.
• ◆Develop resource plans based on individual work cell order demand rates. Understand operating budgetary controls.
• ◆Apply procedures in compliance with government laws. Policies and procedures may include but are not limited to: Standards of Business Conduct, Intellectual Property, Control Environment, Information Protection, ISO 9000 & 14000, government regulations (e.g. health, safety, quality and environmental), and functional policies.