Production Supervisor - AP Executive Staffing : Job Details

APX is hiring 1st and 3rd Shift Production Supervisors for our client, a World-class manufacturing company in Buffalo, NY. Reporting to the Associate Director, Operations, this role is critical in directly managing the clean-room production staff and monitoring the manufacturing processes critical to the company's operation and to ensure production of received orders. If you have experience supervising large teams (30+ employees), working in highly regulated manufacturing environments and experience managing production deadlines, apply today!

Specific duties will involve:

• Scheduling production and qualifications for their departments and communicate with Operations Manager to make necessary production changes
• Verify that paperwork for jobs is filled out accurately and completely for FDA regulated environment
• Design the room schedule based on demand, constraints, etc. and be able to react to schedule changes due to demand, availability of resources, etc.)
• Constantly communicate with team leads regarding job processes, changeover improvement plans, performance tracking
• Manages people with consistent and fair policy deployment (training, safety, absenteeism, operator discipline, etc.)
• Conduct quality audits and handle any quality issues.
• Accountable for business metrics (safety, quality, delivery, and cost)
• Developing Team Leaders, Assistant Team Leaders
• Hourly timekeeping approval
• Support lean initiatives and workshops on the plant floor
• Supervisors are responsible for making sure that all employees comply with safety rules and regulations. Supervisors have the authority to take corrective action as appropriate
• Promote a strong emphasis on safety from accident investigations, periodic safety inspections of their areas and assuring that employees are provided with and wear proper protective equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills/Technical Skills Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university and 3+ years of Production Leadership in a highly regulated environment ( FDA, FAA, ISO)
• 3+ years prior experience managing large teams (30+ employees), planning and scheduling
• 3+ years prior experience working with controlled product paperwork (DHRs/Travelers/etc.) and implementing lean processes preferred
• Ability to communicate in writing and verbally with Operations Manager and various levels of management as needed
• 3+ years of experience in a Lean Manufacturing (6 Sigma, Black Belt preferred)
• Experience with MRP systems and Microsoft Office Applications
• Ability to work any shift including 2nd and 3rd shifts
• Will occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds