Title: Production Supervisor
Department: Production/Operations
Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Reports to: Production Manager
Position Summary:
The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising all functions of production and ensuring the safety and cost-effectiveness of manufacturing. This team will focus on identifying efficiencies, monitoring quality control, and exceeding the needs of our customers while complying with all applicable regulations and requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Leadership, management, and accountability for the production team.
- Promote good employee relations and monitor employee morale.
- Drive employee coaching, development, and training.
- Schedule and assign personnel, establish priorities, monitor progress, accomplish work results, revise schedules, and resolve problems.
- Communicate, explain, and enforce Shop Rules and Company policies.
- Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and Job Safety Practices.
- Resolve and escalate personnel problems.
- Urgently communicate and escalate any issues or deficiencies that could adversely impact manufacturing, shipping, customers, or other segments of the business.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on production metrics including but not limited to volume, inventory, run rate/cycle time, yield/scrap, downtime, changeover time, and fill rate for specified time frames such as months, quarters, and fiscal years using Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, and related computational tools.
- Coordinate the efficient execution of production schedules to meet inventory targets.
- Monitor and coordinate raw materials and consumables with a Procurement Specialist.
- Knowledge of procurement processes and performing auxiliary procurement duties.
- Ensure quality checks and signoffs are appropriately managed and completed.
- Review and maintain timecards within the payroll system (ProLiant) and maintain attendance records.
- Monitor, support, and back up the entry of daily production work into the company’s software program LabelTrax.
- Assist with job tracking including but not limited to open and close jobs in LabelTrax, support jobs in RiteTime/RiteScan, and review material usage and waste.
- Develop a working knowledge of RiteTime/RiteScan to support operators' use and minor troubleshooting.
- Maintain a working knowledge of the operating costs, analyze, and reduce the cost to operate.
- Support, develop, and implement projects to improve production efficiency.
- Create, document, and continually improve/refine existing processes, SOPs, and best practices.
- Lead process improvements and optimization in all areas of production.
- Ensure the operation of equipment through monitoring, observations, and troubleshooting and will appropriately evaluate and prioritize issues for escalation to Maintenance.
- Work closely with manufacturing, quality, maintenance, and engineering to manage and control product and process improvements and modifications.
- An active member of the Safety Committee.
- Increase individual employee and team awareness and accountability for EH&S through coaching on safety and health responsibilities, goals, and the effective application of the EH&S program and work processes.
- Participate in daily Production meetings, L10 meetings, and Operational Planning meetings.
- Support the annual audit.
- Other duties as assigned.
Success Attributes
- High-school diploma or GED; college coursework preferred.
- Strong mathematical skills
- Experience and knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
- Proficient typing skills
- Capable of developing a working knowledge of ERP software (LabelTrax)
- Demonstrate leadership skills - inspire others and lead them through influence.
- Approachable nature
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
- Projects enthusiasm and promotes team participation.
- Ability to effectively perform roles using decision-making skills and other resources.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Proactive, organized, accurate, and with an eye for detail.
- Technical mindset
- Problem-solver
- A clear understanding of Process Control
- Willingness to learn new technologies.
- Strong writing, grammar, and proofreading skills supporting clear communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to manage conflict resolution in a professional manner.
- Strong collaboration skills to partner across business functions and departments
- Professional, flexible, and positive team player that is self-directed and self-motivated.
- This position operates on a standard weekday schedule; must be available to occasionally work off-shifts and extra hours as demand requires.
Dot It Restaurant Fulfillment LLC is an equal-opportunity employer. www.dotit.com
The above Job Description is not intended to be an all-encompassing list of responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this position. It is intended to be a guideline reflecting the principal activities.