Production Supervisor

Who we are?
At Mergon, we mould ideas for a sustainable future. We work with leading brands like Tesla, BMW, and Xerox to design, manufacture and deliver sustainable products for the vehicles and equipment of the future.
We care deeply about our colleagues, customers and our community and we have a curiosity that constantly pushes us to innovate and improve. We are competent, capable and we invest in our people and in our processes to ensure we continue to grow and do our best work every day.
Scope of the position
We are hiring a Production Supervisor to manage and control resources to ensure the production plan is achieved while achieving safety, quality, and efficiency metrics.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the production team to deliver against the production plan.
Allocate resources in the optimum manner in line with priorities.
Manage production output through proper control of materials, monitoring of cycle times and IQMS output reports at appropriate intervals throughout the shift.
Ensure adherence to all safety and quality procedures at all times.
Manage all non-conforming events (quality, safety etc.) in line with relevant procedures and policies.
Work closely with warehouse, quality, and engineering to ensure that all issues impacting production are dealt with in a timely manner.
Plan for and co-ordinate mold change activity to achieve quickest possible start-ups, line clearance etc.
Troubleshoot on primary and secondary processes as required requesting technical support from the relevant area when necessary.
Oversee and verify 6S activities and maintain excellent standards of housekeeping throughout the shift.
Monitor IQMS figures throughout the shift taking corrective action where necessary and verify production report at the end of the shift.
Report all metrics at the end of the shift and daily production meeting.
Continually review production methods/operating procedures with a view to improving efficiency, quality, and visual management in line with lean manufacturing principles.
Plan training of new hires with Trainer to ensure shift is adequately resourced.
Effectively manage holidays, absences, and timekeeping by ensuring that all employee time (hours worked, PTO, & Personal Time) is recorded accurately and in real time.
Provide timely feedback to employees on performance and ensure all performance issues are addressed in a constructive and prompt manner.
Develop a supportive team environment in which employees are engaged in achieving targets and supported in their roles.
Complete disciplinary actions as needed and document incidents in real time.
Key Relationships
Production Manager: develop strong working relationship to ensure that production plans are achieved.
Quality Team: work closely with Quality personnel to ensure procedures are strictly adhered to and timely decisions are made in relation to product quality.
Engineering Team: liaise with engineering group on start-up and maintenance and validation runs.
Leads: work closely with Line Leads to ensure the smooth running of production.
EHS Team: reporting incidents and partnering in investigations for employee care.
HR Team: work closely to ensure that employees have a positive and supportive work environment.

Employment type
Permanent Full Time

Work arrangement
No