Job Title: Production Supervisor
Location: Dubuque, IA 52001
Job Duration : 1 year (possible extension)
Job Type: Contract
Shift: 3rd Shift 10:30-6 Production Hours. Some Saturday work required
Pay Rate: Hourly (W2 – SGS Payroll)
The final pay rate will be determined based on factors such as your relevant skills, education, experience, and the benefits package you select.
Benefits:
Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan, which includes:
• Group Health Insurance (including Vision and Dental)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
Job Description: :
As a Team Leader for Backhoe Operations, you will:
• Manage and monitor individual and department performance on safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency and take corrective action including discipline as needed
• Be intentional in driving employee engagement activities while establishing a positive employee environment through regular communication, feedback, and overall guidance
• Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction, and tooling to successfully execute their jobs
• Lead safety through regular safety communications, driving engagement in the CI process, Safety and Ergonomic Risk Assessment (SERA) process and prompting near miss reporting with a focus on quick, thorough safety corrective actions
• Manage daily staffing and employee moves on the line to meet daily production and warehousing requirements
• Oversee production activities to ensure that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality requirements
• Drive department-level support of factory goals regarding 5S implementation, Continuous Improvement, manpower planning, and operating budgets
What Skills You Need
• 2 or more years of experience in unionized manufacturing environment
• 1 or more years of experience with manufacturing and quality management principles, tools, and processes
• Willingness to work overtime (weekdays or weekends) as necessary to support operational needs and on-time delivery
• Excellent communicator who thrives on solving problems and working in a team environment
• Demonstrated experience making sound decisions and being proactive in a high-pressure or time-sensitive environments
• Ability to conduct crucial conversations, including ability to enforce company policies, practices, procedures and work rules
• Experience communicating across functions, such as: supply management, engineering, operations, and human resources or labor relations
What Makes You Stand Out
• 1 or more years of experience with production control systems, preferably with the client
• 1 or more years of experience in a leadership role in a union environment
• Two or more years of experience with shop floor manufacturing and incentive pay systems (such as CIPP)
• Cross-functional work experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Material Control, or Supply Management
• Demonstrated experience utilizing lean manufacturing techniques to drive business improvements
• Possess a good working knowledge of the appropriate operating and information systems used in Operations (Word, Excel, SAP, SharePoint, PowerBI)
Education:
Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technology, Operations, Business/Management, or Supply Management or equivalent experience
Competencies
Leadership level of position – Manager
Competencies:
• Driving Sustainable Results
• Operating Globally and Inclusively
• Making Sound Decisions
• Communicating with Impact
• Leading Change