Description: Job Title: Production Supervisor (Coach)
Location: Duncan, SC
Employment Type: Long-Term Contract (Possible Contract to Hire)
Pay Rate: $31/hour ($46.50/hour for overtime hours after 40 hours per week)
Shift: B Shift - 7 PM to 7 AM, Sunday night through Saturday morning (6 days per week)
Job Description: We are seeking a Production Supervisor (Coach) to join our team in a self-directed, just-in-time environment. This role involves supervising, coaching, and supporting plant employees. The incumbent will provide day-to-day supervision and direction to production employees, focusing on assignments, development, productivity, and promoting 5S housekeeping standards.
Responsibilities:
Inspire and motivate plant staff to achieve high efficiency.
Demonstrate equipment operations and safety procedures to new employees or assign them to experienced workers for training.
Monitor assembly lines to ensure compliance with production and quality standards.
Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet goals.
Provide training, direction, encouragement, and motivation to employees.
Adjust coaching techniques based on team members' strengths and weaknesses.
Analyze team members' strengths and weaknesses to develop strategies.
Enforce health and safety rules and regulations.
Resolve team issues or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution.
Review production schedules to determine work sequences and coordinate with the material department.
Monitor workstations to ensure proper performance and material usage.
Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, and customer service.
Generate cost reduction opportunities and initiate/implement process improvements.
Coordinate major initiatives and kaizen events.
Implement and train employees on MOS & Lean/Sigma processes.
Qualifications:
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, and techniques for maximizing manufacturing and distribution efficiency.
Knowledge of machines and tools, including design, use, repair, and maintenance.
Understanding of various automotive plant functions such as maintenance, quality, production control, safety, operations, and materials.
Familiarity with strategies like product lifecycle management (PLM), just-in-time, and self-directed teams.
Knowledge of organizational rules, regulations, procedures, and practices.
Understanding of environmental control regulations and compliance.
Ability to create results, build teams, foster trust, and handle resistance to change.
Ability to assess multiple events and circumstances to establish a course of action.
Ability to recognize relationships between facts and integrate information from various sources.
Ability to evaluate alternatives and anticipate consequences to adapt plans accordingly.
Ability to provide sound rationale for decisions and actions.
Ability to communicate information objectively without personal bias.
Ability to take an unpopular stand when necessary.
Ability to read and understand written information and ideas.
Ability to analyze problems, ask appropriate questions, and gather information to identify causes and solutions.
Ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels and with customers and vendors.
Ability to multi-task with multiple priorities and time frames.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of ISO 14001, OSHA, and TS16949 requirements and compliance.
Application Instructions: Please send your resume to: kbarrymore@judge.com
Contact: kbarrymore@judge.com
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