Production Supervisor

Company: Engage2Excel
Location: Dudley
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

Make your Mark Coaching and Enhancing the Skills of a Multiple-Shift Production Team at an Optical Industry Leader
Build a progressive career at a mission-driven organization with a positive, upbeat culture.

If you have a hands-on approach to leading production teams along with the ability to maintain standards, drive continuous improvement, and hold people accountable, the role of Production Supervisor offers you some very compelling opportunities. You will:

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• Make an impact as you promote teamwork and high performance across four shifts of lab production personnel (teams work 12 hour shifts - 3 on and 4 off every other week). Teams are stable with low turn-over
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  Showcase your potential to take on additional responsibilities and advance in our growing global organization. In fact, this role is open due to promotion
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  Enjoy an upbeat culture along with the stability and resources of Essilor of America and our global parent company EssilorLuxottica -- the world's largest player in the eyewear industry.
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  Earn competitive compensation and bonus opportunity and an exceptional mix of first-rate benefits including medical, dental and vision insurances, a 401(k) plan, vacation and more in a role with advancement potential. In time, you could step up to a superintendent position
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  Become part of an organization driven by a threefold mission: Improving lives by improving sight, innovating for better vision, and reaching the 2.7 billion underserved.
  
  Your Role The Production Supervisor has two major functions:
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  • Maintenance(daily activities) using the Production Management System. Employees follow current standards to achieve expected results. The objective of Maintenance is to make certain that things do not go out of control, which requires effort and a strong sense of discipline
    
  • Improvement (LIFE - Lean Initiatives for Excellence) --- Enhancing and upgrading current standards by continually establishing new and higher targets
    Specifically, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
    • Ensuring a safe working environment at all times by owning and driving the BBS program within the department and ensuring a safety-first mindset within the team
    • Improving job performance by working with group leaders to identify skills improvement opportunities, plan/coordinate internal/external training efforts, and assist engineers, SMEs, and Training Manager in the development of new training programs
    • Creating an environment where applying the standard is a way of life
    • Training to standards according to the TWI approach and using our existing training management system
    • Owning outcome of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Morale (SQCDM)
    • And moreYour Qualifications
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      • Bachelor's degree (preferred) or 5+ years of group lead or supervisory experience in production environments
        
      • Proven leadership skills and experience (teaching, coaching and motivation); military leadership experience is an advantage
        
      • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with knowledge and process improvement experience in Lean manufacturing (Kaizen, 5S or Six Sigma); 5-whys, fishbone diagram
        
      • Excellent process orientation and safety mindset
        
      • Experience with performance management to increase employees' skills and capabilities
        
      • Good manufacturing experience and understanding of Equipment Effectiveness Ratio (EER) metic
        
      • Ability to work a flexible schedule required, including 8-hour shifts Monday through Friday with occasional weekend work (replacing a weekday)
        A few more great reasons to join our team.
        Truly living our values
        We believe everyone deserves to see life and all its detail with the best vision possible. That's why, in addition to designing, manufacturing and distributing quality vision care solutions worldwide, we invest in raising awareness of the importance of good vision, support eyecare professionals, invent new technologies and products, and support philanthropic initiatives. We also are committed to robust standards for environmental sustainability.
        
        Improving Lives By Improving Sight. Essilor of America, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of eyeglass lenses in the United States, employs more than 7,000 people and operates the largest and most comprehensive optical laboratory network in the U.S. Essilor of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Paris-based Essilor International. Essilor manufactures optical lenses under the Varilux, Crizal, Transitions, and other brands, and our products are worn by one billion people daily. Essilor has been on Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Innovative Companies every year since 2010.
        
        
        EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled

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