Production Supervisor - 1st shift

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility -our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how thework we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Direct supervision of 40 to 60 employees across multiple work shifts.
• Maintain and enforce safe work practices.
• Select and hire employees and provide on-going performance monitoring.
• Establish and implement employee training and development programs and schedules.
• Execute company policies and procedures with respect to disciplinary policies.
• Perform resource planning requirements and scheduling of work hours and time off requests.
• Receive predetermined assignments subject to a moderate level of control and review.
• Communicate daily production requirements and set targets based upon capacity.
• Plan and coordinate production order transitions between shifts and between manufacturing departments.
• Communicate production order status and results at frequent intervals.
• Accountable for safety, quality, customer delivery, and productivity improvement objectives.
• Lead continuous improvement projects, i.e. Kaizen events.
• Understand and maintain complex manufacturing order management systems.
  

Leadership:

• Facilitate manufacturing teams toward the achievement of business and customer objectives.
• Coach and train teams in the philosophy of continuous improvement and waste reduction concepts.
• Foster an environment that instills pride and ownership by all employees.
• Evaluate employee performance on a continual basis and provide continuous performance feedback.
• Develop a motivated employee base through rewards and recognition linked to accomplishments.
• Provide leadership in the support of best practices and compliance to procedures and specifications.
  

Interpersonal:

• Drive engagement and team work through clear communication of objectives.
• Foster collaborative effort in problem solving that promotes engagement and ownership by all.
• Maintain and enhance an environment of open and honest communication.
• Maintain and enhance a culture of mutual respect and integrity at all levels of the organization.
• Interact with internal support staff in communicating and resolving production issues.
• Prepare and present operational metrics during regular order status reviews.
  

Business:

• Calculate labor efficiency, utilization, and productivity.
• Analyze manufacturing labor times for variance and overall reduction opportunities.
• Analyze daily backlogs and calculate required capacity to manage order lead times.
• Develop resource plans based upon individual work cell order demand rates.
• Understand operating budgetary controls.
• Utilize problem solving tools as part of Lean Six Sigma based continuous improvement philosophy.
• Appropriately apply policies and procedures in compliance with government laws. Policies and procedures include, but not limited to: Standards of Business Conduct, Intellectual Property, Control Environment, Information Protection, ISO 9000 & 14000, government regulations (e.g. health, safety, quality and environmental), and functional policies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree OR equivalent professional experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience in an electromechanical manufacturing and built-to-order environment.
• Customer service or technical support involvement.
• Experience and knowledge of SAP business system.
• LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.