Production Supervisor - Intermediate

Toledo, Ohio Production Supervisor - Intermediate #1043066

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for managing small work teams in a fast-paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include ensuring team safety, building teams, training and allocating manpower, driving continuous improvement solutions to improve product quality and reach throughput and cost targets, and ensuring team morale.

• Coordinate all activities to achieve business metrics and implement Our Production Way processes and initiatives.
• Ensure the production plan is met; analyze issues with other roles, drive and implement continuous improvement activities and sustain solutions inside the zone.
• Ensure a safe workplace, lead the team to improve safety and enforce the use of mandated safety tools and procedures.
• Understand losses during the shift, use the C-Matrix to coordinate SPW activities and improve zone performances.
• Proactively analyze quality KPIs related to the zone, prioritize quality issues and properly guide team leaders.

• 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 working knowledge of Microsoft Office

• 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
• Working knowledge of Google Suite software programs