Production Supervisor

Overview:

Production Supervisors, are you looking for an opportunity to bring your talents and expertise to an industry-leading corporation? Join us at Vitro! We are a leader in the design, production, and distribution of glass markets worldwide. Through the Container, Flat Glass, and Automotive business units, Vitro products reach more than 40 countries, with operating and marketing facilities in eight countries on the American continent.

We are seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead our team!  In this position you will play a key role directing manufacturing operations in the Crestline (Mansfield), OH plant. If you would like to join us, and if you meet our requirements, we definitely want to hear from you. Contact us today!

Responsibilities:

• Welcome your team to daily pre-shift meetings, providing communication of important details and engaging information
• Ensuring team members are assigned to a position they are trained in and that they have the resources to do their work
• Holding team members accountable to core safety, quality, and production policies, practices, procedures, and guidelines
• Auditing the production areas for compliance with 5S requirements
• Recommending improvements to any process, procedure, or practice within the organization to help the team and results
• Accurate and timely completion of payroll, time-off approvals, and communication to team members and payroll
• Training assessments
• Accurate and timely entry of work orders to match production inventory
• Taking time to help employees understand not only what is going on each day, but also the why 
• Supporting the team members professionally to achieve their hour-by-hour goals

Qualifications:

We are looking for a strong people leader who combines solid manufacturing knowledge, team building skills and the ability to assess priorities and act decisively within a fast-paced, demanding environment. It is also important that you display excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  Additional requirements include:

• High School Diploma or equivalent; a relevant degree is highly preferred
• Candidates with at least 3 years’ experience in supervision is required
• Manufacturing experience is required, and automotive experience is a plus
• Schedule flexibility; must be willing to work 12-hour shift rotation, nights, and weekends

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Team building skills are essential to coach and develop associates
• Verbal and written communication skills
• SAP user experience a plus
• Problem solving