Production Supervisor - 1st Shift
Cedar Graphics Inc
Hiawatha, IA
Full-time
Manufacturing / Production / Operations
Posted on January 31, 2023
Cedar Graphics, located in Hiawatha, is one of the largest, full service, sheet fed printers in the Midwest. We are currently seeking qualified candidates to lead our multi-shift bindery department as a Production Supervisor - 1st Shift. Looking for candidates that have a solid work history, have good communication skills, are process oriented, and keeps quality as the number one priority.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinates and schedules work to meet tight deadlines in the most efficient and cost effective way possible
- Work with other production leaders to resolve daily production issues such as material, delivery, quality and employee performance.
- Identify gaps in production that prevent production targets from being achieved.
- Perform tasks necessary to ensure assigned team has the parts, tools, and resources necessary to accomplish their assigned work, allowing them to stay on task.
- Ensure the desired product quality levels are achieved through use of standard work and training to those standards, training in operation and inspection techniques, and use of tools/data.
- Create and maintain a respectful work environment by listening, seeking facts to support decisions, managing one’s own reactions, and addressing unacceptable behavior.
- Proactively address substandard performance, conducts performance reviews, coach’s team for development.
- Provides information to estimating, job planning, csr and sales on better ways to produce product.
- Routinely develops ideas and solutions using continuous improvement tools and techniques to improve areas.
- Support and foster an environment of continuous improvement by encouraging associates to challenge existing processes and implement solutions that enhance the overall effectiveness of the operation.
- Communicates with team leaders to ensure changes are implemented and sustained.
- Lead safety awareness and implement new techniques to assure a safe working environment.
- Assure adherence to cross training of employees. Ensures adherence to product quality standards.
- Coordinate personnel needs between areas to ensure optimization of customer needs.
- Promptly completes first report of injury and thoroughly investigates any work place accidents or illnesses.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Preferred candidates will have a High School diploma or equivalent and prior experience in a leadership role. Other combinations of formal training and experience will be considered.
- Minimum 3-5 years in a complex, custom product manufacturing environment; print experience helpful
- Able to facilitate, 5S, kaizen and process improvement events
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Working knowledge of business processes, financial decisions, and basic process improvement techniques
- Ability to perform basic shop math functions
- Demonstrated ability to solve practical problems, make decisions, and direct action
- Basic business knowledge about how a business runs and makes decisions
- Able to collaborate, coach, develop and motivate associates at all levels, effectively communicate 1:1 and in groups
- Display energy for the business and effectively lead change
- Able to develop and maintain a respectful and safe work environment
- Able to support and foster a continuous improvement culture
- Demonstrates a priority for safety
- Ability to bend, squat, twist, push/pull, reach and lift up to 50 lbs.
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