Group Performance Leader / Production Supervisor

Job Summary:

The Group Performance Leader (previously referred to as Production Supervisor) is responsible for the Plant Operations (Safety, Service, Quality, Cost and Productivity); and includes the planning and on-time execution of the production schedule, achieving Performance KPIs and Targets, addressing challenges affecting improved and sustained performance initiatives in all key areas, assigning resources as needed, as well as reporting performance and relevant issues into the daily integration meetings. The GPL champions the problem solving and continuous improvement process. Essential roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: 

• Accountable for safety, quality, and productivity KPI's in their area. The GPL and Maintenance leadership will partner to share
• joint accountability for improving and sustaining autonomous and preventative maintenance by the operators
• Managing all aspects of the Performance Management System.
• Leading the Department War Room, including Safety, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance representation, and ensure that performance KPI's are updated. War room updates and performance KPI's are critical for reporting the shift's performance on a daily basis.
• Creating the daily plan based on the output of the daily review, integration, and daily schedule meetings.
• Supporting problem solving activities related to safety, quality, service and performance on the shop floor.
• Administering disciplinary action, in conjunction with appropriate levels of management and HR.
• Providing support for all continuous improvement efforts which include implementation of new standards, procedures, and improvements.
  • Personally demonstrating and coaching lean fundamentals with production team members (i.e. - Specifically, Daily Gemba walks, conduct Behavior Based Safety Observations, Quality Behavior Observations, and lead Tier 2 meetings.)
• Assigning work to staff, provides coaching and training, sets goals, is accountable for performance evaluation, plans staff development, and makes and approves people management decisions either alone or in collaboration with management and HR (including recruitment, promotions, terminations, and compensation).

Role interaction includes:

• Internal Interaction:
  • Production Operators
  • Supporting personnel (i.e., Operations, Production Control, Training, Human Resources, Accounting/Finance, Quality, etc.)

• Management/Leadership Scope:
  • This role had full managerial responsibility: has direct reports, assigns work, provides coaching and training, sets goals, is accountable for performance evaluation, plans EE development, and makes and approves people management decisions either alone or in collaboration with management and HR (including recruitment, promotions, terminations, and compensation).
     

Qualifications:

• Education, Experience & Certifications/Training:
  • BS degree in engineering or a technical degree is required
  • Minimum of 3 years of relevant manufacturing experience
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in a production environment, in a supervisory role.
  • Prior experience with high volume operations. 
  • Six Sigma Certification is preferred. 

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with professional presentation and negotiation skills.
  • High degree of analysis, problem solving and creativity (i.e. - 5-Why Improve)
  • Ability to work both independently and within a team, generating results with general/minimal guidance from management.
  • Good understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles.
  • Must believe that a clean organized work environment is a safer and more productive work environment.
  • Must be able to prioritize and organize requests from a project perspective. Must be able
  • to multi-task.
  • Technology proficient; Able to effectively use technology to accomplish objectives (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail, internet, SAP, Business Objects etc.).
  • Strong financial acumen.
  • Physical requirements - Approximately 75% of the day will be on the production floor coaching and mentoring; Could sit for periods of up to 4 hours at a time; Must be able to lift up to 45 pounds occasionally.