Production Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Production Supervisor to oversee our production operations. You'll guarantee that manufacturing remains a smooth and efficient process by monitoring employees and organizing workflows. In a fast-paced environment like production, the supervisor is an integral part of the manufacturing process. They must be competent and comprehend complex operations. You should be able to optimize day-to-day activities while minimizing costs. The goal is to ensure that production processes profitably deliver maximum quality products.

Schedule: 6:00 PM - 6:00 AM Monday through Saturday

Location: Chesterfield, VA

Responsibilities:

• Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, developing personal growth opportunities.

• Maintains workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.

• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.

• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.

• Ensures equipment operation by calling for repairs and evaluating new equipment and techniques.

• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions, and responding to requests.

• Create and revise systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, budgetary and personnel requirements, and implementing change.

• Maintains a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on using all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.

• Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, recommending action.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, participating in professional societies.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills

• Proven experience as Production Supervisor or similar role
• Experience in using various types of manufacturing machinery and tools
• Organizational and leadership abilities
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated with a results-driven approach
• Problem-solving skills
• High School Diploma; Degree in a technical, engineering, or relevant field will be an advantage