Operations Supervisor - Epitec : Job Details

Position Requirements:

• Manufacturing experience in a union environment.
• Systems experience with SAP.
• Familiarity with desktop applications such as MS Word, Office, and Excel.
• Good communication skills.
• Position is on-site from day one.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve departmental/area goals and objectives.
• Supervise semi to highly skilled production and/or maintenance employees on an assigned shift to ensure the manufacture of products within established delivery, quality, safety, and cost standards.
• Serve as the first-line liaison between production employees and management, representing the company's interests with shop floor staff.

Duties:

• Establish an employee environment focused on communication, feedback, and overall guidance.
• Ensure assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instructions, and tools to successfully perform their jobs.
• Monitor control plans, troubleshoot workmanship problems, and supervise production activities to ensure products meet or exceed quality requirements.
• Administer employee policies, practices, procedures, and work rules.
• Monitor individual and line performance, take corrective action including discipline as needed, and respond to complaints to ensure adherence to company policies.
• Determine manufacturing and/or distribution priorities based on the production schedule, make daily assignments, fill vacancies, and assign overtime to meet customer delivery dates.
• Plan for maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize uptime and utilization of capital equipment assets.
• Monitor and make corrections to stay within department operating budget targets.
• Direct departmental continuous improvement plans and activities.
• Implement and monitor safety programs and housekeeping.

Education Preferred:

• College Degree or Equivalent Experience

Years of Experience Required:

• 5+ years of professional experience

Must-Haves:

• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience in a warehouse or manufacturing environment

Shift Details:

• 3rd shift runs from 10pm to 6:30am, not including overtime. Employees are expected to be present a little before and after shifts. Start times may vary depending on overtime needs.
• Must be open to working possible overtime variably.

Additional Information:

• Contingent workers will not be driving a Deere vehicle while on assignment.

Description:

• Achieve departmental/area goals and objectives.
• Supervise production, maintenance, and/or warehouse employees in operations or processes requiring semi-skilled to unskilled employees to ensure departmental and organizational goals are achieved.
• Serve as the first-line liaison between production employees and management, representing the company's interests with shop floor staff.
• Supervise and lead the development and execution of departmental plans to achieve objectives in safety, quality, schedule, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Investigate, analyze, and resolve various system, part, people, or process issues to correct deficiencies, reduce costs, and improve processes/performance.
• Administer employee policies, practices, procedures, and work rules.
• Monitor individual and line performance, take corrective action including discipline as needed, and respond to complaints to ensure adherence to company policies.
• Work with the Safety Team to meet company standards and enforce safety regulations to prevent and eliminate injuries.
• Plan for maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize uptime and utilization of capital equipment assets.
• Manage and control costs to stay within department operating budget targets.
• Establish an employee environment focused on communication, feedback, and overall guidance.
• Ensure assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instructions, and tools to successfully perform their jobs.
• Direct departmental continuous improvement plans and activities.

Seniority Level:

• Mid-Senior level

Industry:

• Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing

Employment Type:

• Contract

Job Functions:

• Manufacturing
• Management

Skills:

• SAP Products
• Microsoft Office
• Leadership
• Management

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