The Operations Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing of company products across diverse processes. This role involves overseeing multiple functions and shifts, maintaining productivity, enforcing safety and quality standards, and optimizing costs. Additionally, the supervisor plays a key role in hiring, training, performance management, and continuous improvement efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure safe manufacturing of quality products that meet customer specifications and delivery commitments.
- Enforce all safety protocols, including the Cardinal Rules of Safety, and uphold 6S principles for housekeeping excellence.
- Oversee adherence to standard operating procedures, engineering guidelines, and quality control measures.
- Schedule and manage workforce needs, ensuring adequate coverage while maintaining efficiency.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and performance feedback to production employees to achieve daily targets.
- Monitor and manage key operational metrics, including throughput, cost control, and labor utilization.
- Communicate production priorities and company updates to employees regularly.
- Identify and resolve technical and personnel challenges while fostering a collaborative team environment.
- Contribute to process improvements, equipment installations, and cost-effective problem-solving.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of all production processes and materials.
Qualifications & Skills:
Required:
- Proven experience in production operations, supervision, and team leadership.
- Strong ability to manage multiple tasks, adapt to changing priorities, and meet production demands.
- Willingness to work flexible schedules, including off-shifts, weekends, and holidays.
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
Preferred:
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Background in 6S implementation and management.
- Hands-on leadership approach with a focus on team collaboration.
- Strategic mindset for leveraging new technologies to enhance production efficiency.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or related Engineering field (MS or MBA preferred).
- Minimum 3 years of industrial supervisory or leadership experience.
- Preferably 3+ years in manufacturing operations.