Description
Summary:
Responsible for the overall successful operation of the production floor, ensuring that production targets are met, and that the production process is efficient and sustainable.
Essential Functions:
Manage the production team: Set daily/weekly/monthly objectives and assign tasks to production employees, while guiding and coaching all direct reports.
Maintain safety: Follow all safety policies and procedures, ensuring and enforcing that the production workspace is safe and clean, and that equipment is used safely and maintained regularly.
Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve issues that arise during production.
Communicating: Keep all departments informed of production status.
Reporting: Prepare production reports on performance and progress as needed.
Successfully move project work orders through production via the accurate scheduling of labor and resources on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
Schedule and engage in project kick-offs and closeouts for seamless handoff to production.
Organize and create continuous workflow through the production floor, utilizing Innergy to optimize workflow.
Supervise shipping & receiving on production floor.
Maintain maintenance schedules, general shop and vehicle up-keep, including the purchase of needed tools and tooling.
Schedule and conduct monthly safety training.
Review, edit, and approve production employee timesheets.
Support estimating in development of required hours for projects/operations.
Manage and supervise all remote warehouses.
Additional Duties & Responsibilities:
Improvement of manufacturing processes, utilizing lean processes when necessary.
Communicate and coordinate with project coordinator, project managers, and engineers to meet customer expectations and deadlines.
Collaborate with HR to determine and communicate wage increases.
Key Competencies
Possess excellent problem solving, multitasking, time management and organizational skills.
Ability to overlap projects to effectively execute and manage available resources.
Prioritize needs and adapt to changes with ease.
Possess solid communication skills and communicate effectively and professionally with direct reports, vendors, customers, and colleagues.
Aptitude for creating and implementing best practices to streamline production to improve efficiencies and strengthen the organization.
Capacity to make accurate and quick judgement calls.
Follow an initiative-taking philosophy and approach.
Education & Experience
High-school diploma or equivalent
Bachelor’s degree in business management, or equivalent
Management certification or adequate firsthand experience
Minimum five years’ experience in production supervisory role.
Knowledge of the design of furniture/fixtures and architectural millwork from previous work
Proficiency in reading architectural
Strong computer skills (i.e., Microsoft Office, ERP systems).
Physical Demands
Working at desk and on feet on a regular basis as needs throughout locations arise.
Able to physically perform routine maintenance checks.
Occasional lifting, carrying, or moving items up to 75 pounds.
Work Environment
Occasional exposure to woodworking shop odors and noises.
Occasional exposure to hazardous materials.
Occasional exposure to hazards on the production floor.
For immediate consideration forward your resume to ryan@tradejobplacement.com or call (417) 682-3056.
