The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and directing a team in the safe execution of the daily production plan and associated support activities scheduled in their process area of responsibility.
Requirements
- Responsible and accountable for their respective team’s performance in safety, quality, delivery and productivity;
- Ensure their team’s full compliance and efforts in support of the Vestas safety and quality standards;
- Proactively address challenges that would compromise the safety of employees, the quality or reliability of our products, the adherence to weekly production schedules and will ensure efficient and appropriate utilization of resources.
- Set an example as a Vestas ambassador and role model in terms of behaviors showing focus on Vestas core values in accountability, collaboration, simplicity and ownership;
- Foster participation, ownership and collaboration by encouraging area team members involvement, soliciting input on process improvements and utilizing team member ideas as much as possible;
- Translate goals set by leadership into tasks and drive completion of daily production schedule;
- Responsible for team’s performance with regards to safety, quality, delivery, schedule adherence and continuous improvement.
- Provide clear communication;
- Ensure all team members have performance expectations set, 1:1 coaching and evaluations for performance, behaviors and development plans, coaching and development of Process Leads.
- Set an example, with regards to safe behavior, hazard recognition, and incident prevention;
- Ensure team’s compliance of established safety rules, policies and practices of environmental, health and safety with specific attention to the Vestas Lifesaving Rules;
- Conduct daily/monthly safety inspections in assigned area, correcting hazards identified, and ensure that employees are using proper PPE at all times;
- Alert appropriate support function when encountering the need to execute non-standard processes, and lead/participate in creation of job hazard analysis prior to work being performed;
- Investigating incidents and near misses in conjunction with the safety representative;
- Take immediate action when tools or equipment are not being used safely or when tools are need of repair that are presenting safety risks;
- Ensure process area teams adherence to all quality standards and specifications;
- Conduct or team conducts all quality walks and inspections as prescribed by the control plan;
- Ensure accuracy of all build documentation and escalate to Technical Support and/or Quality Engineering and if deviation is found.
- Ensure team member competency is current and regularly update on-process training, including line orientation and risk review, of all new team members or those transferring into the area;
- Develop and mentor high potential employees and process lead;
- Maintain good housekeeping standards through 5S concepts and practices in assigned process area;
- Teach and develop team’s adherence to factory 5S standards;
- Demonstrate solid and practical understanding of and commitment toward the use of Lean tools and continuous improvement;
- Support, incorporate, and audit to ensure first line preventative maintenance is being completed during daily activities;
Benefits
- Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision.
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policies.
- Great 401(k) plan (with employer match).
- Tuition assistance.
