Production Supervisor

Talascend is seeking a  Production Supervisor for an opportunity in Lansing, MI.

Supervise a medium to large group of employees involved in plant production operations. Provide leadership for Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE).  Work is generally of a technical nature with the ability to make decisions within the limits of general standards and practices. Some direct guidance received from supervisor.


RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment.
• Promotes safe work environment with proper housekeeping standards and workplace organization.  Conducts safety talks, job instruction training, ergonomic evaluations, and safety incident report & investigation.
• Provide environment which stimulates team member’s involvement & personal growth by maintaining communications, soliciting suggestions, development training plan, attendance records, performance improvement, standardized work, support team meetings, job rotation, and work with UAW to resolve problems.
• Understand and comply with the terms of local and national labor agreements.
• Inform management and others outside the work group of developments as they occur.
• Maintains department records.
• Maintain awareness of quality standards and processes, communicate department quality goals and leverage resources to solve quality problems. Implements problem solving processes.
• Liaise with customers for quality problems and co-ordinate countermeasures.
• Respond to work environment to meet production schedule.
• Ensure cost control achieves budget needs.
• Must be willing to rotate shifts.

QUALIFICATION:

• GED and High School Diploma.
• 2 to 3 years of stamping experience is ideal, but 2 to 3 years of manufacturing automotive is required

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