About The PositionMeet the Smart Safety CompanyAt Safe Fleet our name says it all. We make fleet vehicles - and everyone in and around them - safer. Our fleet safety platform brings together best-in-class products, ground-breaking technology, and a 100-year history of fleet know-how and innovation to solve the world's biggest fleet safety problems.Our core value is safety. Without safety first, efficiency and productivity are not possible. This is true for our products, our culture, and our relationship with our community. Our vision is to reduce preventable deaths and injuries in and around fleet vehicles with a goal of ZERO accidents.We are re-defining what safety means for fleets of every type - from school buses to waste collection trucks, firefighting to utility vehicles, police cruisers to delivery vans. JOB SUMMARY The Production Supervisor plans, organizes, coordinates, and controls the activities of the production/assembly department. This position should have the following priorities: safety, quality, on-time, and efficient production. This position must work closely with most other functions including Manufacturing, Quality, Warehouse, Customer Service, Engineering, and PurchasingIn order to grow and build a successful career with Safe Fleet, you will be responsible to:
- Ensure compliance with OSHA and any other regulatory requirements
- Oversee production output and daily schedules for employees within assigned work center(s)
- Drive continuous improvement to improve safety, quality, delivery, employee engagement, and ultimately reduce costs
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Actively promote and drive a culture of safety
- Drive and monitor key team metrics for quality, delivery and productivity in alignment with company goals and objectives
- Interview, select, and on-board new employees in support of overall staffing plan
- Monitor performance and give recognition and take corrective action when necessary
- Identify cross training opportunities and implement wherever possible to expand employee skills and flexibility
- Coach and develop all employees as opportunities present themselves
- Mentor new employees during their transition and onboarding
- Organize and facilitate continuous improvement projects and production support activities as part of a cross functional work team
- Manage and monitor the flow of orders, parts inventory, and human resources to meet on-time shipping goals, quality expectations and optimize labor productivity, equipment, and space utilization.
- Identify, troubleshoot and resolve bottlenecks, process failures, incomplete or outdated procedures, staffing issues, supply chain problems, and/or training deficiencies
- Develop and support a team-based approach through daily communications meetings, working cross functionally and reinforcing overall company objectives
- Work with peers in management to drive the execution of continuous improvement projects
- Other duties as requested
Education, Experience and Qualifications:
- Associates degree or equivalent work experience.
- Operations Management post high school degree is preferred
- 2 years of hands-on supervisory experience in a multi-product, fast paced assembly environment.
- ERP experience, Syteline ERP knowledge preferred
- Advanced Excel skills - pivots, reports, V Lookup
- Proven skills leading employees in dependability, reliability, responsibility, safety, quality, efficiency and respect.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and coach others with effective oral and written communication skills.
- Mechanical aptitude preferred
- Training in Safety, Quality and Lean Manufacturing.
- Thorough knowledge of reading work instructions and part specification sheets.
At Safe Fleet, you are empowered to build a career that will take you where you want to go. You'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the tools necessary to achieve personal success. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including Medical, Dental, 401K and bonuses. Whether you work in our Charlotte plant to build life-saving stop arms for school buses, or design advanced camera vision products in our Vancouver office, forge valves and high-quality nozzles to fight fires, or dream up new ways to protect fleet operators in our Corporate HQ in Kansas City, you'll contribute to our goal to keep everyone safe.We are a fast-growing manufacturing, service, and technology company with over 1700 employees in over 15 locations across Canada and the US. We're looking for motivated self-starters with innovative thinking to join our team and help us achieve our growth and performance goals. Sound like you? *Safe Fleet does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, ancestry veteran status or any other status protected by law. We're a background check and pre-hire drug screen company where allowed by law.