Supervisor Manufacturing-US

1. Understand and acknowledge day to day responsibilities for environmental health and safety. Routinely conduct safety audits and develop action plans. Periodically meet with or provide progress reports to the department manager / the EHS administrator or the Plant Manager regarding fulfillment of EHS responsibilities. Conduct the required training per the EHS procedures for employees who are new in a position prior to starting job skills training.

2. Plan and direct the daily activities within the department either directly or through group leaders. These activities include but are not limited to:

• Manage order-processing flow to achieve established on-time delivery & lead-time goals.
• Identify maintenance issues and ensure that all breakdowns scheduled and preventive maintenance is completed on a timely basis. Close out completed work orders daily.
• Recommend staffing changes and/or overtime to ensure that total department throughput satisfies production requirements.
• Specify and/or requisition tools fixtures spare parts (new & repair) and raw materials where appropriate.
• Review monitor and focus on increasing productivity within assigned areas of responsibility with year over year improvements.

3. Ensure ongoing compliance to all product quality requirements and where possible identify and address opportunities to improve quality and reduce scrap. Specific activities include:

• Participate in scrap meetings held immediately before after or during the shift.
• Ensure that appropriate work instructions are available to operators in assigned work centers. Supervisors are also responsible for ensuring that operators are properly trained and for conducting Control Plan audits.
• Participate in / lead continuous improvement projects to enable Production to meet established performance objectives.
• Prepare & submit monthly update reports to department manager.
• Participate in internal ISO audits. Address open Corrective Action Requests (CARs) in a timely manner.

4. Conduct regular scheduled (quarterly minimum) communication meetings for assigned work centers. Agenda items should include:

• Review plant quality procedures
• Discuss areas of highest non-conformance (including scrap)
• Maintain equipment cleaning assignments/employee
• Review performance and efficiency per employee
• Assure written meeting actions
• Assign improvement activities and priorities
• Develop team building skills
  
  

1. Maintain records of employee time and attendance. Counsel employees as appropriate to address performance concerns or issues in accordance with the guidelines established in the Employee Guideline Handbook. Complete an annual performance appraisal for each employee and arrange for their training needs.