What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at Woodgrain?
Job Summary
The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operations within the production shop, ensuring all work is completed accurately, safely, and efficiently. This role includes supervising employees, maintaining equipment, managing workflow, and driving continuous improvement efforts across the shop floor.
Key Responsibilities
The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operations within the production shop, ensuring all work is completed accurately, safely, and efficiently. This role includes supervising employees, maintaining equipment, managing workflow, and driving continuous improvement efforts across the shop floor.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee completion and accuracy of all daily jobs, including prep work for both interior and exterior tasks.
- Conduct and document quality inspections with physical signatures or initials on inspected products.
- Ensure all preventive maintenance (PM) on shop equipment is performed and logged; immediately report equipment failures to the Production Manager.
- Accept completed work orders on an hourly basis and input them into the Work Order Center.
- Maintain accurate and necessary inventory adjustments.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives in collaboration with shop employees.
- Input time records for temporary employees daily.
- Manage PTO requests and ensure proper coverage of essential functions during absences.
- Administer disciplinary actions in compliance with union contracts, with prior approval from the Production Manager and documentation submitted to the Operations and General Managers.
- Maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas; oversee daily cleaning, dust collection system maintenance, and timely trash disposal.
- Ensure all overtime is pre-approved and scheduled appropriately.
- Report all employee absences to management via email by 8:00 AM daily.
- Monitor and support employee training to uphold production quality standards.
- Use P-card exclusively for authorized shop-related purchases; all other purchases require prior email approval from management.
- Maintain an inventory of critical replacement parts in a secure storage area to minimize downtime.
- Enforce scheduled break times and adherence to break schedules.
- Spend approximately 75% of work time on the shop floor to ensure safety, optimize production, and manage daily operations.
- Prior supervisory or leadership experience in a production or manufacturing environment preferred.
- Strong understanding of safety, quality control, and maintenance procedures.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead teams, enforce policies, and drive productivity on the shop floor.
- Experience with inventory systems, time tracking, and work order entry preferred.
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