Production Supervisor

Overview
The Production Supervisor will directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, including, but not limited to: inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, and fabricators.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments and shifts.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals across shifts, including overtime plans.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions. Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures or assign employee training to experienced workers.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
• Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve employee training needs, worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
• Set up and adjust machines and equipment.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hiring's, evaluations, promotions and disciplinary actions.
• Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
• Plan and develop new products and production processes.

Requirements

• 3 - 5 years' experience in industrial lab or manufacturing.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Delegating Responsibility - Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.
• Resource Management (People & Equipment) - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment, facilities, materials, as well as personnel.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and