Job Description:

Basic Function

The Production Supervisor would provide oversight and leadership to second-shift production employees to ensure compliance with all safety, quality, production, and housekeeping standards. This position would utilize the ITW toolbox to improve delivery, productivity, inventory, and overhead

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

*Marginal position functions that are not included among the essential duties and responsibilities in this position description are also requirements of this position.

• Provide a healthy and safe work environment for all production personnel.

• Learn and evaluate current production and support operations to identify areas for

improvement.

• Revise and enhance standards, processes, workflows, and methods to increase productivity.

• Implement, monitor, and report on crucial manufacturing and operational metrics.

• Lead, develop, and motivate operations personnel to provide a safe and productive

environment.

• Drive daily Gemba activities and ensure actions are taken to address operational performance

issues.

• Interact with department members and colleagues in other departments to provide direction and

resolve problems.

• Facilitate communication and scheduling between 1st and 2nd shifts to maintain overall team

production goals.

• Support daily production requirements for each cell by maintaining production schedules based

on customer-requested delivery.

• Supervise all personnel and operations on the shift.

• Ensure the team understands ITW toolbox practices and implements them within the operating

unit.

• Provide direction and training to staff to continuously improve the systems and processes used

to fulfill customer orders.

• Promote and support 5S discipline and visual management tools throughout Manufacturing.

• Maintain thorough knowledge of all processes and equipment.

• Train, upgrade, and evaluate employees on their specific duties.

• Ensure conformance to the requirements of the Brooks Quality system.

• Assist customers and Sales Representatives with complaints or problem resolution using the

formal customer complaint process when appropriate.

• Organize work for smooth operations.

• Ensure established policies, rules, regulations, and procedures are communicated and followed.

• Accurately follow inventory processes.

• Ensure that appropriately qualified staff are in place within the team for efficient and high[1]performance operation to customer requirements.

• Coach, mentor, and develop talent within Brooks.

Education and Experience

BS degree in Engineering, Technology or Business Administration preferred.

3+ years of related supervisory experience in a production setting required.

Demonstrated working knowledge and experience implementing lean manufacturing

technologies preferred.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

A working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint, is required.

Physical Demands

In this position, employees regularly engage in verbal communication or listening. They frequently stand and sit, occasionally walk and use their hands and arms. As needed, they may lift or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Specific visual abilities required include close vision and color perception.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to machine shop environment to include moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and/or caustic chemicals.  Safety glasses must be worn at all times. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Compensation Information:

$70,000-85,000