Production Supervisor in Houston, TX at National Strand

Job Description

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (2^nd Shift) JOB DESCRIPTION

Overview

A manufacturing company, located in the East side of Houston is currently looking for a Production Supervisor, reporting directly to the Plant Manager. The Production Supervisor will be responsible for planning, scheduling and executing Production activities in the safest, most efficient and cost-effective manner. The successful candidate will be devoted to Safety as the #1 Priority, uncompromising in Quality and customer sensitivity, and skilled in applying Lean methodologies to sustain a safe, clean, waste-free, efficient plant.

Job Description

• Must be able to work overtime, with some Saturdays included
• Enforce safety policies and procedures to decrease the potential for employee injuries on the job
• Train and re-train employees on how to safety use machinery
• Communicates job expectations and provides feedback to management
• Initiate, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, and procedures.
• Leads by example, learning and working ‘hands-on’ along with employees
• Setting daily/weekly/monthly objectives and communicating them to employees.
• Plan, monitor, and appraise job results, by coaching, training, and counseling employees
• Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, and recommending action.
• Hire, train, develop, motivate, and periodically do performance evaluations on Production employees
• Evaluate each station of the manufacturing process to ensure maximum efficiency.
• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitor progress, and revising schedules as needed.
• Plan, organize, direct and control daily production on all shifts
• Apply Lean techniques to continuously improve quality and efficiency to implement cost reductions
• Take responsibility for ensuring the Quality of all products produced
• Identify issues in efficiency and suggest improvements
• Ensure all resources and assets are used efficiently and correctly.
• Communicate machine malfunctions, and escalates them to Maintenance
• Recommends procedures, systems, equipment, and machinery alterations to reduce cost, resolve problems, ensure production quality, reduce scrap, and improve production efficiency.
• Prepare and meet production schedules and employee work schedules
• Manage operating budgets to improve plan objectives
• Works as a team leader, not only for the shift, but also coordinates team effort with other Production Supervisors, Management, and HR.

Job Qualifications

Education:                 Technical Degree Minimum, engineering or relevant field will be an advantage

Experience:               Experience in Manufacturing and/or Leadership Roles

Languages:                Exceptional English Reading, Writing, Speaking; Spanish a Plus

Credentials:               Lean Certification Preferred

Skills:                         Computer and MS Office Literacy Required

Style:                          Strong, Ethical, Positive, Motivational, Hands-on Leadership Style

Travel:                        Infrequent, Occasional Intercompany or Customer Visits

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Working under pressure, meeting tight deadlines, paying careful attention to detail, making decisions and handling a large, challenging workload in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Skills: Oral communication, being goal-oriented, working with others, problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, job task planning, organizing, cost-consciousness and the willingness to cooperate with people in other functions, companies and Management.