The Production Supervisor is responsible for fostering a performance-driven and continuous-improvement environment for production operations and has accountability for the safety, quality, delivery, and productivity performance of the manufacturing team in the shift.

• Supervises manufacturing activities in a high-Speed automated assembly environment. Manages all productivity and quality-related issues within the manufacturing team
• Hires, develops, trains, and monitors production, technical, and support personnel
• Builds a team focused culture that integrates core employees, temps, inventory, and equipment to achieve production, quality and safety goals
• Ensures that the manufacturing equipment and work cells are staffed with people who are properly trained and supported
• Ensures that preventative maintenance and proper machine operation procedures are followed
• Ensures safety regulations, regulatory controls, policies, and procedures are followed
• Assists in the management of the Corrective Action System
• Initiates and oversees 5S, quality and process improvements
• Promotes and uses techniques for continuous improvement such as Six-Sigma and Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing)
• Position requires an individual who is enthusiastic, hardworking and has a “can-do” attitude.
• Manage attendance, payroll, formal problem solving, and disciplinary process for employees in accordance with the Rain Bird personnel Policies manual
• Promotes team building and ensures production teams are functional
• Ensures accurate and efficient communication between all departments and production personnel
• Requires an individual with flexibility to work and rotate between day shift and night shift based on business needs in a 24/7 operation.
• Leads daily production meetings to review previous day activities, and results against department daily goals and along with team members identifies necessary actions to meet targets.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS degree
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing environment
• Experience with 5S and Lean Tools
• Proven leadership skills – interpersonal and communication skills
• History of increasing responsibilities with proven track record of achieving good results
• Excellent team builder and team player

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual - English and Spanish
• BA degree in engineering or other technical discipline
• Six Sigma Certification

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Rain Bird is an Equal Opportunity Employer