Production Supervisor
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Job Location:
Lansing, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary:
The Production Supervisor oversees daily manufacturing operations within a military defense manufacturing facility ensuring production schedules are met while maintaining the highest standards of quality safety and compliance. This role ensures seamless workflow efficient resource utilization and adherence to strict defense manufacturing specifications.
Essential Functions:
Production & Scheduling
- Coordinate daily production activities to meet or exceed delivery commitments.
- Balance workloads across departments to optimize efficiency and minimize downtime.
- Monitor progress against production schedules and adjust priorities as needed.
Quality & Compliance
- Ensure all work meets military/defense specifications customer requirements and applicable industry standards.
- Partner with Quality Assurance to address nonconformance and drive corrective actions.
- Maintain accurate production records and ensure documentation meets regulatory and customer audit requirements.
Safety & Environmental
- Promote and enforce strict adherence to safety policies PPE requirements and environmental regulations.
- Identify and mitigate workplace hazards; participate in safety audits and investigations.
Continuous Improvement
- Lead process improvement initiatives to increase throughput reduce waste and enhance quality.
- Support implementation of Lean manufacturing practices and operational excellence programs.
- Collaborate with engineering maintenance and planning to solve production challenges.
Supervisory Responsibility:
- Direct coach and develop a diverse team of skilled operators technicians and leads across multiple departments.
- Assign work monitor performance and hold employees accountable to productivity quality and safety standards.
- Foster a positive collaborative and disciplined work environment.
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge Skills and Abilities (as demonstrated through experience training and/or testing)
- Demonstrated leadership and team management skills.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints technical drawings and military specifications.
- Proficiency in production planning scheduling and resource allocation.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to quality safety and continuous improvement.
Education:
- High school diploma or GED required; Associates or Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Industrial Technology or related field preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience in a leadership role preferably in military defense or aerospace manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of welding paint and machining operations.
Background Prerequisites:
- Must undergo and meet company standards for background check employment verification reference checks and controlled substance testing.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands:
With or without reasonable accommodations requires the physical and mental capacity to perform effectively all essential addition to other demands the demands of the job include:
- Primarily manufacturing floor environment with exposure to noise dust chemicals and varying temperatures.
- May require standing walking bending and lifting up to 50 lbs. for extended periods.
- Occasional overtime and weekend work to meet production demands.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
American Rheinmetall provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sex (including pregnancy) gender identity national origin age disability or marital status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Food Industry
- Lean
- Packaging
- 5S
- Computer Literacy
- Food Processing
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Manufacturing
About Company
Die Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Arges ist Spezialist im Bereich 40 mm Munition und fertigt 40 mm Low Velocity Munitionen mit unterschiedlichsten Effekten.
