1st Shift Production Shift Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY

The Production Supervisor ensures that production of products meets or exceeds efficiency and company quality standards. In addition, the Production Supervisor ensures that facilities and processes conform to PLI standards by managing Quality Systems and documents.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential Functions Statement(s) Plan daily workload in accordance with customer needs, material, machine and personnel availability. Review work order packets so that appropriate staff assignments can be done. Discuss daily plan with employees so they are aware of scheduled plan for the day and the sequence of their daily responsibilities. Check and verify running sequences throughout the shift to see if changes or modifications need to be made to minimize downtime on any machine and to keep work orders on target for timely completion. Verify throughout the shift that all required paperwork is being completed, and that quality and safety guidelines are being followed and maintained in accordance with PLI written standards. Verify with Master Scheduler that production will meet customer needs. Ensure that all scheduled work is being performed in the most efficient, cost-effective manner possible. Make Engineering Department aware of any changes to process (red line work orders).

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s) Adherence to Company Policy

• follows guidelines as established by company policy. Conforms to company and job standards and requirements while showing respect for others. Acts in the best interest of the company at all times while serving as an example for others. Conducts business in an ethical fashion. Communication
• exhibits good interpersonal skills. Develops and fosters professional relationships with co-workers, vendors and customers. Keeps others informed as dictated by operational demands and need-to-know. Keeps self-informed of announcements made via established company venues. Controlling and Directing
• Supervisors/Managers ? Degree to which supervisor monitors and enforces company policies on others. Holds others responsible for their actions. Delegates authority while accepting responsibility for his/her actions and councils/directs improvement as needed. Coaching and Development
• Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas. Consensus Building/Relationship Building
• Consensus building is the willingness or ability of the individual to interact with others resulting in group solidarity or an agreement or solution. Relationship building is the ability of the individual to establish and maintain a good rapport and cooperative relationship with customers and co-workers. Accuracy
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. Decision Making/Judgement ? Decision making is the ability of the individual to select an effective course of action while controlling resources and expenditures. Judgement is the ability of the individual to form sound opinions or make decisions by evaluating available information. Deductive Reasoning/Problem Solving
• Deductive reasoning
• the ability of the individual to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems and the ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. Problem solving skills
• the ability of the individual to recognize courses of action which can be taken to handle problems or potential problems and applying contingency plans to resolve those problems. Delegating Responsibility
• Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people. Autonomy
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Guiding Principles

• Guiding Principles:

  Understands the Company's Guiding Principles and follows them on a daily basis. Self-Motivated
• Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one?s ability using his or her own drive or initiative. Leadership
• Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions. Safety
• degree to which employee is committed to providing and maintaining a safe workplace. Reports all unsafe working conditions. Corrects unsafe work conditions. Follow all safety policies. Job Knowledge
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of his/her job processes and procedures. Integrates knowledge to efficiently accomplish job requirements. Efficiently uses resources (including management) to obtain additional knowledge. Working Under Pressure
• Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Education:

High School Graduate or GED.

Required Experience:

Three to five years of experience in a manufacturing/production environment.

Computer Skills:

Average Microsoft Office Suite software knowledge (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Must have previously used a manufacturing system (Visual, SAP) on a regular basis.

Certificates & Licenses:

Other Requirements:

Proficiency in the operation of all machines in use. Ability to teach, train and coach employees for current positions and future growth. Ability to appropriately plan and assign work orders to team members according to customer needs. Ability to read, understand and explain requirements of work orders. Ability to motivate staff and accomplish daily goals. Knowledge of safety issues and effective implementation of programs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS N

(Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position. O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0

• 2.5+ hrs./day) F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33%
• 66% of the time (2.5
• 5.

5+ hrs./day) C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs./day)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Lift/Carry 10 lbs. or less C Stand F 11

• 20 lbs. C Walk F 21
• 50 lbs. C Sit O 51
• 100 lbs. F Manually Manipulate F Over 100 lbs. O Reach Outward F Reach Above Shoulder F Push/Pull Climb O 12 lbs. or less C Crawl N 13
• 25 lbs. F Squat or Kneel O 26
• 40 lbs. O Bend O 41
• 100 lbs.

N Other Physical Requirements Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth). Sense of Sound (Ability to hear malfunctions in machinery). Sense of Smell. Sense of Touch. Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (As required on production floor).

WORK ENVIROMENT

Frequent exposure to production floor. Production floor environment includes safety-sensitive machine operations and warehouse equipment being operated. Noise level does not require PPE, except in marked areas. Airborne particle levels do not require PPE, except in marked areas. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee may be exposed to wet or humid conditions. The employee may be exposed to dusty environments.