Production Supervisor

Kforce has a client in Flint, MI that is seeking a Production Supervisor responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in the training, developing and evaluating of hourly team members
• Participates in the development of highly effective teams; Leads processes and serves as resource supporting launch/PTR and pilot activities in assigned areas
• Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements; Maintains awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and leverages resources to solve quality issues
• Builds and maintains good working relationships with employees, union and management
• Understands and consistently administers the National and Local Agreements between our client and the United Auto Workers Union
• Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues
• Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health, safety, and housekeeping; Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods
• Ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training)
• Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements