Production Supervisor

Location: CHICAGO,IL,60633

12+ Months contract

Position Description:

Position Duties

• Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity to ensure objectives are met through following standardized work

• Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives

• Monitor ANDON occurrences. Be the first responder as secondary support

• Through Process Confirmation, verify that the line is running safely, smoothly, and producing quality parts • Support Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) and coach problem resolution to the lowest level

• Communication and Recognition

• Meet First Time Through (FTT), inventory, cost, scrap, supply, and tooling expense targets

• Build Team Leader and Team Member capability

• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks

• Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents Our workplace is committed to a culturally diverse workforce, without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.

Skills Required:

o Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends o Ability to work independently with limited supervision o Capable of assigning work to unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput o Strong organizational and administrative skills o Ability to multi-task o Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills • Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate effective leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Experience Required:

o Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles o Microsoft Office knowledge

Experience Preferred:

o Body shop/stamping/paint/subassembly experience preferred o Safety and Quality experience preferred o Knowledge of constraint management principles o Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook) o Prior experience managing a unionized work force

Education Required:

High School Diploma/GED

Education Preferred:

Bachelor's Degree

Additional Safety Training/Licensing/Personal Protection Requirements: