Manufacturing Supervisor

Description

Summary

The Manufacturing Supervisor position is responsible for supervising shop employees in an assembly or parts producing environment. This position plans and assigns work, implements policies and procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions. The supervisor will strive to maintain high employee morale and will respond diligently and effectively with any personnel issues. The supervisor recommends and assists in the continuous improvement of the Ferno Wilmington operation, playing a key role within the Wilmington Site management team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure effective employee relations. Provide employee coaching and development. Make employment decisions. Resolve employee issues through problem resolution.
• Work closely with support staff in cross-functional teams (i.e. Demand Planning, Warehouse, Central Stores, Shipping, Manufacturing Engineering, etc.) to resolve issues and develop / implement process improvements.
• Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas. Work to continuously improve in all areas.
• Manage departmental performance measures, including visual controls, and provide regular progress reports to the manager.
• Manage assigned CAPA and PCS projects effectively and on schedule.
• Investigate Part Scrap Replacement / Root Cause Analysis and Correction investigations.
• Perform annual performance appraisals with each employee.
• Maintain proper inventory levels in assigned areas.
• Manage department priorities from a daily, weekly, and monthly perspective.
• Attend meetings as necessary and provide value added updates on any assigned duties or areas or responsibility.
• Exceed productivity and efficiently achieve goals while maintaining quality.
• Track employee absenteeism and timekeeping as per the schedule.
• Maintain 5S on the production floor.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position manages all employees of the assigned departments and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department. The supervisor is responsible for the general day-to-day operations of assigned departments.

This is a full-time exempt position. Normal hours of work are Monday through Friday with occasional weekend work as job duties demand.

Education and / or Experience

Bachelor's degree in technical or business field of study or equivalent experience.

Indicators of Success for this Role

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ferno is an equal opportunity employer and that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.

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