Overview Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career. At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day. Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role. Responsibilities Now hiring for a Production Supervisor at our Ada, Oklahoma manufacturing plant. 2nd Shift 2:30 - 11:45 pm Monday through Friday with overtime as needed For more than 100 years, our passionate mission of safety empowers us to protect lives. Globe invented Fire Fighter Protective Clothing / Turn Out Gear / Fire Suits over 137 years ago and we are proud to protect those on the front line today! The Production Supervisor has full responsibility for the safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance for their assigned value stream. Responsible for: Building and nurturing the team through excellent two-way communication and engaging associates to meet or exceed key performance indicators (KPIs). Developing Coordinators to be future leaders through mentoring. Empowering them to own all material movement and be a first responder to operator production needs. Ensuring all employees are trained to perform the required job functions. Driving cross-training to minimize the impact of vacation and absence. Addressing employees’ personal and work-related issues, including issuing progressive disciplinary action, if appropriate. Enforcing company policies and procedures. Ensuring all equipment is in safe operating condition and all safety concerns are immediately addressed. Meeting schedule delivery commitments through adjusting staffing to balance work-flow to maximize throughput. Working closely with other Supervisors to share resources as needed to ensure cut convergence at shipping. Monitoring chronic bottleneck operations\jobs and upcoming product mix to ensure controls are in place to respond to work-flow issues. Monitoring value stream productivity to identify and resolve problem areas. Driving productivity improvement through process innovation, teamwork and operator engagement. Ensuring compliance to ISO 9001 procedures and production work instructions. Monitoring value stream and operator quality performance and driving actions toward improvement. Utilizing a structured problem-solving methodology to ensure preventive\corrective actions are focused on the true root cause – not a symptom. Qualifications Special knowledge, skills and abilities required: Excellent communications skills Ability to coach, develop, cross train and mentor staff Strong problem solving skills Familiar with AS400, Microsoft Office Word and Excel Familiar with ISO 9001 quality standards Education and experienced required: Level one Associates Degree in related field or educational academic equivalent Two years supervisory or leadership experience, and three years working experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment. Level two Associates Degree in related field or educational academic equivalent. Four years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or military setting may be substituted for an Associate’s degree 2 years supervisory or leadership experience (this can include Group Leader experience) 3 years working experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment Related military experience may be substituted for up to two years of supervisory and/or work experience. Two years of proven supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing, warehouse or military setting may be substituted for an Associates Degree. Education and experience preferred: Stitching background and/or experience with garment, textile or industrial sewing manufacturing operations. 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing leadership position directing people and work-flow in value stream setting Experience managing up to 65 employees Experience working in a manufacturing setting and managing via KPI's Associates Degree or Higher #LI-JW1 #Onsite