Scope of Position:
Under the supervision of the production supervisor learns the operations within the department and helps maintain a well-trained, highly motivated, and quality-oriented team that meets or exceeds business goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Learns and assists the department supervisor with managing results in terms of costs, methods, quality, and production goals/targets.
- Learns and assists the department supervisor with dept. workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observes control points and equipment; monitors personnel and resources; studies methods; implements cost reductions; develops reporting procedures and systems; facilitates corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiates and fosters a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
- Understands work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals and customer demand.
- Understands and assists with enforcing established policies and procedures.
- Maintains direct contact with employees, using proper communication and good people/motivational skills.
- Provides a clean, safe, orderly work area. Performs 5S audits and uses them as a tool to hold people accountable for a safe/organized work area.
- Provides training in the safe and proper use of equipment.
- Using LEAN tools, practices continuous improvement daily, to eliminate wastes, improve quality, and increase efficiency and productivity.
- Observes and obeys all safety rules, practices, and procedures.
- Wears and employs all safety equipment.
- Flexibility to rotate within different departments to learn and understand each line’s processes/procedures.
Position Requirements:
The Factory Supervisor Trainee should possess the minimum knowledge listed below:
- High School Education
- Prior supervisory experience a plus
- Must demonstrate exceptional initiative
- Ability to function under pressure
- Ability to use computer software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook
- Must be able to get along with others
- Ability to effectively prioritize
- Must understand, convey, and comply with company policies and procedures
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Skills and Qualifications: Supervision, Coaching, Managing Processes, Process Improvement, Budget Tracking, Production Planning, Controls and Instrumentation, Strategic Planning, Dealing with Complexity