Production Supervisor

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Spring Hill TN

Job Description:

• Responsible for the effective use of personnel material and equipment.
• Participates in the training developing and evaluating of hourly team members.
• Participates in the development of highly effective teams. Leads Global Manufacturing Systems(GMS) processes and serves as resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas. Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
• Maintains awareness of quality standards and communicates department quality goals and leverages resources to solve quality issues.
• Builds and maintains good working relationships with employees union and management. Understands and consistently administers the National and Local Agreements between General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union. Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues.
• Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics health and safety and housekeeping. Motivates trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods.
• Ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training).
• Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction control costs and achieve productivity improvements. Coach teach counsel and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities.

Additional Job Description:

• This is for Component Machining or Engine Assembly. This job will require working various shifts overtime and some offshift production support.
• Assist in executing the business plan for production in the Component Machining or Engine Assembly areas of responsibility.
• Proactively pursue the vision established for the area and foster an atmosphere of teamwork and cooperation.
• Has supervisory responsibility for a medium to large group of employees involved in plant production and/or maintenance operations.
• Work is of a technical nature using independent judgment within the limits of general practices and standards. The ability to deal with complex problems is desired.
• Some guidance from your supervisor is available to handle unusual situation.