Production Supervisor

Job Summary

The Mill Supervisor is responsible for coordinating the activities for workers responsible for the milling of products to ensure all projects meet a high quality, within budget, maximizing efficiencies and in a timely manner in order to meet customer's requirements.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

* Plan and organize the production activities of the mill to ensure that the required products are milled in time to meet the customer demands.
* Ensure customer quality expectations per engineering prints via a first article process and periodic quality checks
* Work with scheduling to ensure that all schedules are attainable on a daily basis
* Work with procurement to ensure material availability and accuracy to meet schedules. Maintain WIP inventory
* Work with engineering through the ECR process to correct any BOM issues or improvements
* Control the use of all resources to ensure that costs are minimized and efficiencies are maintained
* Ensure all activities are done in accordance with health and safety procedures
* Maintain high morale among all employees by promoting and enforcing principles of great leadership
* Monitor the performance of employees and take appropriate action regarding promotions, demotions, leaves and disciplinary actions
* Lead the maintenance function to ensure all equipment is well maintained, free from down time and set up to maximize effectiveness. Ensure that daily operator preventive maintenance is performed
* Promote cross training across on machinery to enhance efficiency and flexibility
* Provide leadership to ensure all employees follow the correct procedures in reporting material and labor transactions in the ERP system
* Recommend training programs to upgrade the skills of employees under direct supervision

Qualifications

* 7+ years milling experience in a wood and/or metal manufacturing environment, preferrably in the consumer environments industry
* 5+ years experience as a Mill Supervisor in a wood and/or metal manufacturing environment, preferrably in the consumer environments industry
* Thorough understanding of manufacturing processes, material optimization and CNC Programming
* Understanding of CNC Equipment
* Ability to create and maintain spreadsheets along with an understanding of manufacturing computer software (ERP preferred)
* Must be able to take independent action, to act as a problem solver and possess excellent communication skills
* Technical Skills - must be proficient in computer numerical controls (CNCs) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and FANUC controls and Mazak controls. Must be proficient with robotics integration with CNCs
* Troubleshooting Skills - Ability to troubleshoot machine problems and determine resolutions, both basic and advanced.
* Team Work - Shares information with supervisor and other team members in a manner that is understandable
* Problem Solving - Requires strong programming, mechanical, and electrical problem solving skills
* Organizational - Organization skills that include record keeping with accurate and complete documentation
* Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures, including Lock-out/Tag-out; reports and or corrects potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly