Production Supervisor

Company: dormakaba
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: January 7, 2021

Job Description:

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Production Supervisor
Huntsville, AL, US, 35811
Dec 23, 2020
POSITION OVERVIEW/DUTIES:
We are looking for a Production Supervisor to join our Operations team at dormakaba. This role will be responsible for planning, directing, coaching, and supervising employees and production activities to achieve established production schedules and desired quality levels.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Organizes and assigns work to utilize available skills, knowledge, experience, labor hours, machines, and tooling to optimize cost, quality, and workmanship
  
• Provides regular training, instruction, and guidance
  
• Maintains set-up procedures to prevent excessive downtime and interrupted schedules
  
• Assures that the desired product quality levels are achieved through proper operator training with operations and inspections techniques, use of tools, and overall job responsibilities
  
• Develops and implements methods and procedures to control and improve product quality
  
• Prepares, maintains, and analyzes reports related to quality, efficiency, machine utilization, scrap, budget status, etc.
  
• Takes corrective action when necessary to improve the overall performance of his/her productions areas
  
• Maintains appropriate levels of labor in accordance with skill requirements, work levels and schedules, labor hours and training programs
  
• Works with manufacturing engineers to resolve issues related to product quality design and defects
  
• Supervises toolmakers, finishers, coaters, platers, and other technical disciplines as well as other nonexempt positions as required
  
  CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS:
  
  • Skills or experience with personal computers, including electronic E-mail, personal scheduling, Word processing and electronic spreadsheet skills
    
  • Working knowledge of SAP or ERP systems
    
  • Process and product knowledge
    
  • Grasp of quality concepts and practices
    
  • Excellent communication skills
    
  • Effective time management skills
    
  • Ability to be self-motivated
    
    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
    
    • High school diploma or equivalent
      
    • Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing
      
      PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
      
      • 2-year degree in either operations, engineering, or business
        
      • 3-5 years of work experience with 2 of those with supervisory/leadership responsibility
        
        PUT YOUR TRUST IN US
        WE OFFER:
        
        • A global company with a family culture and strong core values
          
        • Competitive compensation package with benefits coverage options
          
        • Career fulfillment with growth and development opportunities
          
        • Employee discounts (online discounts for shopping, travel, insurance etc.)
          dormakaba is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. dormakaba is an Equal Opportunity Employer. dormakaba is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. (EEO/AA/M/F/D/V) dormakaba does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company absent a signed agreement with approved Talent Acquisition dormakaba representative.

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