Overview:
At Serta Simmons Bedding, our production leaders play a critical role in delivering quality products to customers every day.
We are seeking a Production Supervisor at our Monroe, OH facility to lead our manufacturing teams, drive operational excellence, and support a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
How You'll Do It:
- Leads cell/department activities and associates to ensure a quality product is produced safely, in time for delivery and within budgeted costs; key contributor to leading and managing change within the plant.
- Identifies daily production challenges and find solutions to prevent reoccurrence and meet production schedules.
- Serves as a link between associates and management and support associates through changes.
- Assists in developing and monitoring standardized work for direct reports and adhere to Leader. Standard Work for your position.
- Audits or assigns audit duties for key result areas (e.g., quality, safety, scrap).
- Holds daily cell meeting and set expectations for the day.
- Monitors production status hourly, remove bottlenecks and take corrective measures to ensure daily goals are met.
- Oversees continuous flow and materials delivery systems and work with associates to continuously improve the process.
- Develops associates to improve/expand skills and bench strength.
- Reviews production schedules and estimate associate hours to complete a job assignment.
- Interprets specifications and job orders for associates and delegate duties.
- Recommends measures and changes to improve production, equipment, product quality and working conditions.
What You'll Bring:
- 3-5 years related experience in a Lean manufacturing environment in a supervisory role.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
You should understand the machinery, processes, and production flow.
- Can troubleshoot equipment issues
- Understands safety standards and quality control
- Knows how to read production metrics and reports
A supervisor leads people, not just processes. Our people are our priority!
- Motivates employees and builds morale
- Handles conflict professionally
- Sets clear expectations and holds people accountable
Clear communication prevents costly mistakes. Can you:
- Gives precise instructions
- Listens to worker feedback
- Communicates effectively with upper management and other departments
Manufacturing environments are full of unexpected issues. We'll need you to:
- Quickly identifies root causes
- Makes decisions under pressure
- Balances speed with quality and safety
Safety is non-negotiable in manufacturing. We expect you to:
- Enforces safety protocols
- Leads by example
- Proactively identifies hazards
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.