The Production Supervisor directly supervises and coordinates the activities of production operators. This role will work closely with other supervisors, production engineers, safety, quality, environment, equipment/controls, and process teams. They might be required to serve as technical trainer and coach/mentor for operators both on regular and on-demand occasions depending on company needs and their qualifications.
Responsibilities:
Production Workforce Management
- Review production schedules and make suggestions on the labor plans to meet the scheduled requirements
- Manage attendance of operators
- Coach and train operators to develop production skills and technical/general competencies related to production
- Appraise operator performance and give productive feedback
- Address complaints and resolve problems of operators
Production Management/Continuous Improvement
- Assign and direct work according to the production plans
- Responsible for achieving, monitoring, reporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Confer with other shift leaders to coordinate activities in related departments
- Interpret company policies to operators to ensure that safety and proves/ qualities policies are followed
- Recommend continuous improvement activities to improve quality and reduce cost
- Collect and voice opinions when the revision and/or establishment of new work procedures are needed
- Manage MES system and logistics regarding the shift he/she supervises
Production Operation
- Run, monitor, and supervise the production operations listed. The operation is mainly conducted by computer-controlled equipment: Notching, Vacuum Dry, Stacking, Tap-welding, and Packaging
- Monitor and inspect he quality of semi-finished products (electrodes)
Equipment Management
- Monitor the maintenance and operation status of production equipment in assembly line
- Report incidents or malfunctions of equipment and inquire maintenance according to the trouble correspondence manual
Work Environment/Safety Management
- Monitor and support production environment improvement on light of 3R (Right material, Right quantity, Right position) and 5S (Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain)
- Responsible for on-site S.H.E management activities
Materials/Inventory Management
- Manage site materials and inventory of the semi-finished products
- Manage inventory of the products pending evaluation and the B-graded products
- Manage the on-site logistics of semi-finished products
- Other job-related tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent REQUIRED
- At least 1-2 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
- Advanced knowledge of operational tools and procedures obtained through work experience
- Ability to perform all tasks within a single production process and to turn-on/off the system
- Microsoft Office proficiency (especially Excel)
- Night shift availability preferred but not required
- Experience in high-volume manufacturing, especially in automotive, electrical component, and/or chemical manufacturing preferred
- Experience with LEAN, SPC, Six Sigma programs preferred
- Experience with MES preferred
