The Production Supervisor manages production activities within an assigned department(s), to produce component products at acceptable quality, cost, and service levels on a regular basis. Responsible for maintaining positive employee relations and ensures fair and consistent treatment of employees.
Responsibilities:
• Coordinating production activities among operators ensuring standard and efficient processes are followed.
• Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing; hiring; training; scheduling; monitoring work; providing communication, feedback and ongoing support; performance reviews; career development; discipline; addressing complaints and resolving issues in accordance with applicable laws and/or company policy; timekeeping; and monitors and ensures a positive work environment for employees.
• Directs production activities in accordance with production schedules and established priorities, ensuring maximum utilization of assigned resources, machines, personnel, and materials.
• Oversees production operations for an assigned shift using documented planning methods which allow for reaction to unforeseen changes in demand or capacity.
• Ensures production variances associated with materials scrap and usage are maintained at established goals for the assigned shift.
• Evaluates and suggests alternative production methods for continuous improvement.
• Assists production leads and operators in the interpretation of procedures, methods and correct use of production equipment to ensure procedures are followed.
• Maintains a working knowledge of production components and the associated next tier application.
• Holds regular meetings with production leads and operators to facilitate production requirements, consistency, communication and teamwork.
• Solicits assistance from Engineering on tooling and product issues to assure maximum tool utilization, production capable tolerances, and expedient processing of nonconforming materials.
• Participates in team driven activities to facilitate production improvements or new program development projects.
• Understands and supports quality policies and implements guidelines to assure adherence to quality documents and standards.
• Understands, supports, and implements company policies.
• Works with cross-functional teams to ensure safe and quality production.
• Supervisory experience in a production work environment; electromechanical experience preferred.
• 2 year degree or higher in a technical or engineering curriculum preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate with production employees and with all levels of management involved in the production process.
• Must have strong leadership skills.
• Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel).
• Extended periods of walking, standing or sitting may be required.
• Must be proficient in the English language.
Please note: This position may involve working with technical data, technology, software/source code, hardware, or other items (collectively “items) subject to U.S. and non-U.S. export control laws and regulations. Under these regulations, it may be necessary for TE to verify a candidate’s national origin and/or citizenship status to determine whether a U.S. or other government export license is required prior to releasing its technologies to the candidate. If TE determines that TE will require a license or will be prohibited by applicable laws from providing the candidate with items necessary for the performance of this position, then TE expressly reserves the right to either a) make an offer of employment contingent upon TE receiving required export licenses from the appropriate government agency, b) consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions TE shall establish in its sole discretion, or c) decline to move forward with the candidate’s application.
Competencies Managing and Measuring WorkMotivating OthersBuilding Effective TeamsValues: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, TeamworkSET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)