Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

This role is responsible for maintaining production schedules and material quality while supporting continuous improvement activities. The expectation is to achieve daily performance and safety goals during any given shift through proactive management. The candidate must effectively relate to both hourly and salaried personnel to promote a cooperative and interactive relationship with subordinates, motivating all personnel, proactively solving equipment and manufacturing problems, driving yield improvements, and implementing cost reduction efforts.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to safety standards, including conducting safety training and risk assessments, and resolving safety risks.
• Maintain compliance with FOD policies and quality standards, including conducting training and audits.
• Work closely with the Production Planner to ensure compliance with the production schedule and manage production changes.
• Perform monthly forecasting of sales and past dues, maintaining expected ship dates and recovery plans.
• Manage conflict with respect and professionalism.
• Plan and coordinate daily production activities to ensure timely completion of products.
• Troubleshoot issues through effective communication and feedback to ensure prompt resolution of production-impacting conditions.
• Ensure departmental production KPIs are efficiently met and report performance metrics and improvement activities.
• Conduct department meetings to communicate goals and progress.
• Perform tool calibration checks and audits.
• Assess subordinate job performance; coach, counsel, and develop their skills, knowledge, and abilities; recommend personnel actions when appropriate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Improve manufacturing processes continuously.
• Send employee time-off records daily to payroll.
• Provide safe working conditions to prevent injuries and strive for zero lost-time accidents.
• Manage a single shift of employees.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency in performing various manufacturing processes.
• Perform scheduling activities using Microsoft Excel.
• Conduct department training sessions.
• Identify and escalate problems to appropriate personnel.
• Perform various administrative tasks, including data entry and documentation.
• Manage inventory through cycle counting and material transactions.
• Assist in submitting maintenance, tool, and supply requests.
• Participate in and communicate effectively during production meetings.

Qualifications

• Ability to Read, Speak, write in English to ensure instruction and training can be communicated to assigned workforce ensuring safety, Quality and Efficient completion of tasks
• Math skills sufficient for accomplishing all reports, charts and calculations.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and teach others in technical manufacturing work instructions, safety, quality and company practices and policies
• PC Proficient in email, reading/writing reports and basic data entry, Word and Excel usage. Ability to be trained in usage of manufacturing applications
• Understanding of AS9100 requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing

Kirkhill, Inc. Competencies

• Customer Focus - Knows and understands the needs of internal and external customers. Is results oriented and works hard to consistently provide exceptional service.
• Ethics and Values - Adheres to an effective set of core values and beliefs and acts in accordance. Rewards the right values and disapproves of others.
• Problem Solving - Looks beyond the obvious to find effective solutions.
• Integrity and Trust - Widely trusted and seen as direct and truthful.
• Functional/Technical Skills - Possesses the skills to be effective in the job. Has the skills to perform the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Listening - Practices active and attentive listening, able to hear others.
• Action-oriented - Full of energy, willing to take action.
• Composure - Cool under pressure, not knocked off balance by the unexpected, is a settling influence.
• Values Diversity - Supports fair and equal treatment for all.

Education/Previous Experience Requirements

• A 4-year degree in Business, Operations Management, Engineering or equivalent field
• 2+ years supervisory experience in manufacturing
• DOD Clearance preferred

Kirkhill, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All successful candidates must submit to post offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen and background check as a condition of employment.