Supervisor-Manufacturing en None

Job Summary: 

The Manufacturing Supervisor leads a team in achieving specific goals and objectives aligned with business targets including culture, safety, quality, cost, and delivery. Works collaborate with your peers to instill across the site a positive culture aligned to Lucchese values, consistent policy administration, and a safe work environment. 

Scope of job:   

The Manufacturing Supervisor will lead people and drive production results through ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. The Manufacturing Supervisor ensures peak performance is maintained for each employee on all lines and meets performance targets including limiting downtime. This position is responsible for the supervision of employees, processes, and procedures of the production area and is accountable for team culture, productivity, quality, employee safety and efficiency of operations. This is not an individual contributor role and will manage up to thirty employees.  

Duties/Responsibilities: 

        •       Take Ownership of department responsibilities and accountability. 

        •       Foster a collaborative environment by focusing on solutions and working constructively with other departments. 

        •       Gain a thorough understanding of issues within own department. 

        •        Prioritize resolving department issues effectively. 

        •        Demonstrate respect for employees, other supervisors, leaders and departments. 

        •        Collaborate on problem solving and process improvement initiatives. 

        •        Ensure processes are not changed without proper authorization and hold team accountable to adhering to standard processes. 

        •        Develop, work, and provide a detailed list of department operations; communicate to team, and cross functionally progress. 

        •        Must understand department operations to ensure proper process and quality standards, communicate and close gaps with team. 

        •        Spend most of time focusing on walking production line throughout day, providing coaching, updates, coaching, and training. 

• Constantly improve line performance by giving feedback and training to team, goal attainment.
• Ensure operator training is completed and sustained for all bootmakers and operators as needed.
• Understand and know the short-term as well as long-range goals and targets for production and how they tie to the daily/weekly/monthly production plan. Communicate this to the team to drive engagement for goal attainment.
• Continual monitoring and updating of Standard Operating Procedures as needed.
• Plan and execute effective line startups, ensure cleaning on all equipment is maintained, plan new product runs effectively.

• Ensure daily shut-down procedures are communicated and completed.
• Lead meetings with employees at the end/beginning of a shift (debrief) communicating needed information for the business flow. Provide praise and recognition for jobs well done and provide support for areas needing improvement.
• Will attend production, quality, and safety meetings and ensure safety rules and procedures are followed.  Deliver necessary reports for these meetings to improve operational efficiencies.
• Generate ideas to improve efficiency on the lines or relevant topics.
• Communicate clearly with the team what is expected and monitor performance and address deficiencies through coaching and positive motivation and/or formal disciplinary action, if required.
• Reinforcing all company policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and safety rules and procedures. Advise management of discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain a strong teamwork environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:  

• Ability to lead team(s) of people to ensure production goals, quality, and safety metrics are met.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Preferred bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Excellent people skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks daily/weekly.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Prefer experience with ADP Workforce Now in time and attendance.

Education, Experience, and/or Certifications: 

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 2-3 years of experience of leading a team in a production environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.

Physical Requirements:  

• Prolonged periods of walking/standing on production floor.
• Must be able to lift a maximum of fifty pounds at times. 
• Must be able to hear, and listen, to effectively communicate.