Production Supervisor

Job description

At a Glance Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Production Supervisor to join the Lighting & Controls division in Richardson, TX. The candidate will be responsible for direct supervision of all production operations in assigned departments, cells or areas, including planning, assigning and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Responsibilities

What Will You Do?

• Responsible for maintaining uninterrupted production flow or high-quality products in the most economical way within the manufacturing limits.
• Fairly administer company rules and policies.
• Regularly educate employees in safe working processes, environmental compliance issues, personal health and safety issues, and general housekeeping conditions.
• Provide leadership for quality within the group. Is accountable for the total quality environment.
• Promote cross training and continuous improvement for all employees to:
• Provide a greater depth of knowledge per average employee.
• Create more flexibility on all levels of the manufacturing process.
• Ensure existence and use of safety devices and equipment.
• Accountable for meeting production plan, and in doing so, plan and control the efficient use of manpower, machines and other resources to meet and continuously improve upon established standards.
• Assure equipment and tooling is routinely and preventatively maintained.
• Assure a clean and safe working environment.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• B.S. degree in business or technical discipline.
• Minimum five years in a production environment.
• Minimum of two years effectively leading others.
• Minimum 1-year LEAN manufacturing experience.

Preferred Skills

• BS in engineering preferred.
• Strong data (KPI) driven supervisor, a plus.
• Strong leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to supervise others.
• Provide guidance, development and motivation to staff to achieve superior results and accomplish overall business objectives.
• Strong organizational and time management skills and be able to effectively handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to work in a high volume, fast paced environment.
• Independent judgment to plan, prioritize, organize and accomplish a diversified workload.
• Computer skills, working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and email software.
• SAP/ERP knowledge for production execution desired.
• Be highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based environment.
• Foster open communication and support an environment of innovation and creative change.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.