Supervisor, Production Lines

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that the department is properly staffed to meet the production schedule and make daily job assignments at shift start based on job order requirements and team attendance.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Confer with other department supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects and malfunctions.
• Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees, or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.
• Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions; discipline or recommend discipline as needed.
• Act as a liaison between management and the production team.
• Organize initial training and cross training for all team members.
• Develop exceptional talent.
• Promote employee involvement through team building and continuous improvement events.
• Develop team mentality.
• Enforce all SPVG policies.

• Ability to work will in a fast‑paced environment to meet team expectations.
• Understanding and support of company policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand and abide by all safety rules and regulations to perform the job.
• Basic understanding of computers.
• Reading, writing, and simple math skills.
• Ability to read blueprints.
• High school diploma, GED, or at least one year of working experience in an industrial environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High degree of attention to detail.
• Good computer aptitude.
• Minimum of an associate’s degree or three to five years of supervisory experience.
• Reasoning skills: ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form and to resolve problems or conflicts with vendors, customers, and other employees.

• Stand/walk – frequent
• Bend/squat – occasionally
• Sitting – occasionally
• Lifting – occasionally (0 to 50 lbs.; max. 75 lbs.)
• Reaching/simple grasping – frequent
• Push/pulling – frequent
• Lifting above waist/shoulders – frequent
• Computer usage – frequent
• Verbal communication – frequent

• Work 100% of the time in a manufacturing setting; standing, sitting, kneeling, walking, bending, lifting, and reaching.
• Majority of work activities performed indoors in an area with temperature variations, noise, dust, and fumes.
• Occasionally working in a wet environment.
• Occasional work activity performed outdoors.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required. Staffing of positions will be determined by the company. As an employee, you are required to understand the ISO system and the elements that affect your job. You must prove that you can meet the essential duties of the job within 90 days by completing an employee training checklist (form number).