Production Supervisor - #196383

Description: The Production Supervisor located in Michigan City, IN reports to the Plant Manager and is responsible for supervising the production of finished goods, sub-assemblies and components.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with the plant manager to make changes that improve quality and reduce warranty returns.
• Analyze schedules to determine labor requirements to achieve 100% on time delivery.
• Maintains employee records.
• Administer payroll.
• Administer disciplinary measures as required with approval of the plant manager.
• Maintain an effective dialogue with all employees to foster good employee morale and to handle employee complaints.
• Maintain a safe workplace.
• Evaluate conditions where cost reductions may be realized and make recommendations where appropriate. May also make recommendations for capital equipment expenditures.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s):

• Maintain On Time Index of 95.0%
• Achieve 0.13% average return performance and RMA eval complete in 4 days
• Reduce the number of late IP’s
• Achieve line efficiency of 63% or above
• Operate at/below budget

. Requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of products manufactured at assigned plants and of assembly methods and manufacturing processes.
• Must be capable of maintaining productivity and quality levels as required.
• Require the ability to plan and achieve production schedules via effective supervision of the employees while operating under limited supervision.

Physical/Mental Essential Functions:

• Ability to count, sort, and distribute
• Ability to input data into computers and departmental systems
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents and manuals
• Ability to interact / communicate effectively with customers, employees, and external personal
• Effectively communicate in English orally and in writing.
• Ability to identify, communicate, and help prevent potential problems
• Ability to solve practical problems within established parameters
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to deal with time sensitive situations on an ongoing basis
• Ability to follow a set of procedures or set sequences
• Ability to work in a fast pace environment
• Must be efficient with strong attention to detail
• Ability to meet frequent project deadlines
• Ability to negotiate, motivate, redirect or convince others
• Ability to make quick accurate decisions
• Ability to train others
• Ability to supervise employees
• Ability to respond quickly to emergency situations that may arise
• Ability to walk back and forward thought-out facility
• Ability to use keyboard, sporadic 10 key
• Ability to use mouse (or alternative input device)

Job Type: Full-time