1st Shift Production Supervisor

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship of U.S. work visas

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide leadership to employees in manufacturing operations. Lead daily production activities while fostering a culture of safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Maintain safety, quality, productivity, attendance, and performance standards while meeting production goals. Coach, develop, and support employees to ensure operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

REPORTS TO (Title): Operations Manager

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Assign workload and priorities to direct and indirect employees

• Maintain product quality and quantity standards regarding output

• Enforce operating policies and procedures

• Provide training and assistance to employees (Conduct employee coaching, performance discussions, and disciplinary actions when appropriate.)

• Conduct interviews for open positions 

• Resolve union issues in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement and company policies

• Monitor daily production performance and implement corrective actions to achieve safety, quality, and productivity objectives
• Promote and maintain a safe work environment by ensuring compliance with all safety policies and procedures
• Collaborate with maintenance, quality, engineering, and other departments to resolve production issues and improve processes
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that reduce waste and increase operational efficiency

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND REQUIRED ABILITIES:

• Demonstrate leadership ability

• Results oriented

• Works well with employees and internal customers

• Strong organizational skills

• Good computer skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of safety, quality, and continuous improvement principles

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED required; associate's degree preferred

• 2-5 years of manufacturing experience

• Leadership experience leading employees in a union manufacturing environment preferred

• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, employee development, and conflict resolution
• Experience utilizing ERP systems, preferably JD Edwards (JDE), for production planning, inventory management, and reporting

• Working knowledge of Bills of Material (BOMs) preferred

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint

• Preferred experience with Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, reporting, and performance metric tracking
• Ability to analyze production, quality, and labor data to identify trends and drive operational improvements

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Visual acuity needed for close detail work and computer use

• General manufacturing, warehouse and office environment

• Requires standing and walking for extended periods and occasional lifting consistent with manufacturing operations

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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