Production Supervisor

Forms+Surfaces is a leading designer and manufacturer of architectural products used in public spaces around the world.

From innovative surfaces, walls, and elevator interiors to litter and recycling receptacles, site furniture, and doors, our products invite creativity and provide real-world solutions to the challenges our customers face every day.  The ideal candidate is a demonstrated leader with experience successfully managing the flow of resources through an assembly manufacturing plant, who has a proven track record of strong employee relations, and is detail orientated.

The successful candidate will have creative problem-solving skills, a well-rounded manufacturing and logistics background, the ability to energize and develop effective teams, an interest in new manufacturing technologies, a desire to drive process improvements, and an enjoyment of a collaborative fast paced work environment.

This person must also be safety oriented and quality driven.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of the goods.
• Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports, to detect production problems.
• Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.
• Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.
• Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
• Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.
• Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
• Responsible for continuous improvement, quality, safety, workplace respect, and employee skill development.
• Works with Management team to set staff goals and expectations; measures performance, re-sets goals to support Company objectives.
• Ability to see the larger picture.
• Responsible for ensuring company policies, procedures, and performance requirements are being met.
• Responds appropriately if department personnel do not comply with Company policy and / or procedures.
• Core participant in the implementation of Lean Manufacturing and related methodologies.

Professional Qualities :

Working at the pace of business while maintaining a safe work environment Education, Experience and Training Minimum Qualifications :