Supervisor Assistant - 1st Shift

Looking for a hands-on leadership opportunity? As a Supervisor Assistant, you'll help support daily production operations by assisting employees, answering questions, resolving issues, and ensuring work is completed safely and efficiently. You'll work closely with the supervisor to keep the team on track, promote a positive work environment, and help employees succeed. This role is ideal for someone who takes initiative, communicates well, and enjoys helping others while getting the job done. *Please note, we are not able to consider candidates who currently or in the future will require VISA sponsorship. Hydro-Gear is a world leader in the design and production of precision drive solutions, serving multiple industries and delivering to customers worldwide. Our passion is innovation and a commitment to making our customers successful. Learn more about us at Hydro-Gear.com. Job Type: Full-time, onsite located in Princeton, KY Hourly Wage: Commensurate with experience Benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, personal days for flexibility of time offPaid HolidaysRelocation AssistanceRetirement PlansMedical, Dental, Vision, Life InsuranceHealth & Wellness Program Benefits with incentivesTuition Reimbursement What You'll Do: Determine and communicate job assignments to production operators (including job rotations) and build operator capabilitiesOversee and lead production line activities per standard work to meet goals for and improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity performanceContinuously support and encourage production operators to be positive, work as a team, grow their skills, and meet production line performance goals. Recognize positive performance.Assist the Production Supervisor in evaluating and coaching production operatorsProactively and positively participate in start-of-shift meetingsEffectively communicate production line performance results via shift turnover reports and to next shiftMonitor the quality of parts and assemblies and lead containment efforts for nonconforming materialsTimely communicate any risks to safety, quality, delivery, and productivity performance to Production SupervisorParticipate in and be a leader for 6S organization effortsEnsure production operators adhere to company policies, procedures, standard works, work instructions, and other instructions At Hydro-Gear, we offer a collaborative environment, professional growth opportunities, and the ability to make a real impact in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. Our commitment to innovation and continuous improvement makes this an exciting place to thrive, lead change, and drive meaningful results.