Job Description
Production Supervisor Location: Newark, CA Reports to: Production Manager $28/hour Monday-Saturday Shift time varies, can be 5am or 10am or 12pm – noon, 8-11 hour days Job Summary The Production Supervisor is responsible for driving daily production targets, optimizing material utilization, and ensuring 100% on-time delivery to customers. You will take full accountability for shop floor safety, operator allotment, and KPI achievement while maintaining a "zero-accident" culture. Key Responsibilities
- Production Oversight: Manage daily activities across foam and corrugated converting, fabricating, and kitting lines.
- Labor Management: Assign labor, manage breaks, and balance staffing levels based on real-time workload and priorities.
- Quality Control: Enforce work instructions and packaging specs; verify first-article inspections (foam density, cut accuracy, etc.) to ensure zero defects.
- Operational Excellence: Lead Gemba walks and 5S audits; monitor KPIs including OEE, scrap rates, and throughput.
- Maintenance & Technical Support: Coordinate with Maintenance for machine uptime and support new product introductions (NPI) through team training.
- Reporting: Maintain ERP accuracy by reporting production quantities, scrap, labor hours, and completed work orders.
- Safety Leadership: Enforce all safety protocols and conduct incident reports to support Nefab’s zero-harm culture.
Requirements Education & Experience
- Education: Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Experience: Minimum 3 years in a manufacturing supervisory or managerial role.
- Industry Knowledge: Proven experience in developing a stable workforce and managing production flow.
- Lean Manufacturing: strong background in Lean, 5S, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
- Quality Systems: Preferred experience with ISO 9001 (auditing or implementation experience is a plus).
Skills
- Communication: Fluent in English; bilingual (Spanish) is a major plus.
- Software: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- ERP Systems: Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or SAP is preferred.
- Leadership: Demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts, coach employees, and manage performance evaluations.
salary: $27.99 - $28 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 5 AM - 4 PM
education: No Degree Required
Responsibilities
Production Supervisor $28/hour
Monday-Saturday
Shift time varies, can be 5am or 10am or 12pm – noon, 8-11 hour days
Newark, CA Job Summary Drive daily production targets, material utilization, and on-time delivery. You will oversee all foam/corrugated converting and kitting lines, ensuring 100% safety compliance and KPI achievement.
Key Responsibilities - Operations: Manage daily flow for foam/corrugated fabrication; remove bottlenecks to hit OEE and throughput goals.
- Leadership: Assign labor, manage staffing balance, and lead start-of-shift safety/production meetings.
- Quality: Verify first-article inspections and process checks; lead root-cause analysis for nonconformities.
- Lean: Drive Gemba walks, 5S audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Reporting: Ensure ERP accuracy (SAP/Dynamics) for scrap, labor hours, and work orders.
Requirements - Experience: 3+ years in manufacturing supervision.
- Education: Associate or Bachelor’s degree.
- Technical: Knowledge of Lean, 5S, and ISO 9001 standards.
- Skills: Proficient in MS Office; ERP experience preferred.
- Communication: strong verbal/written skills. bilingual (Spanish) is a plus.
The essential functions of this role include:
- standing for 8 hours at one time
Skills
- Supervising
- Production Control
Qualifications
- Years of experience: 2 years
- Experience level: Experienced
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