Job Description

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Dubuque, IA 52001

Job Duration : 1 year (possible extension)

Job Type: Contract

Shift: 3rd Shift 10:30-6 Production Hours. Some Saturday work required

Pay Rate: Hourly (W2 – SGS Payroll)

The final pay rate will be determined based on factors such as your relevant skills, education, experience, and the benefits package you select.

Benefits:

Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan, which includes:

• Group Health Insurance (including Vision and Dental)

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

Job Description: :

As a Team Leader for Backhoe Operations, you will:

• Manage and monitor individual and department performance on safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency and take corrective action including discipline as needed

• Be intentional in driving employee engagement activities while establishing a positive employee environment through regular communication, feedback, and overall guidance

• Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction, and tooling to successfully execute their jobs

• Lead safety through regular safety communications, driving engagement in the CI process, Safety and Ergonomic Risk Assessment (SERA) process and prompting near miss reporting with a focus on quick, thorough safety corrective actions

• Manage daily staffing and employee moves on the line to meet daily production and warehousing requirements

• Oversee production activities to ensure that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality requirements

• Drive department-level support of factory goals regarding 5S implementation, Continuous Improvement, manpower planning, and operating budgets

What Skills You Need

• 2 or more years of experience in unionized manufacturing environment

• 1 or more years of experience with manufacturing and quality management principles, tools, and processes

• Willingness to work overtime (weekdays or weekends) as necessary to support operational needs and on-time delivery

• Excellent communicator who thrives on solving problems and working in a team environment

• Demonstrated experience making sound decisions and being proactive in a high-pressure or time-sensitive environments

• Ability to conduct crucial conversations, including ability to enforce company policies, practices, procedures and work rules

• Experience communicating across functions, such as: supply management, engineering, operations, and human resources or labor relations

What Makes You Stand Out

• 1 or more years of experience with production control systems, preferably with the client

• 1 or more years of experience in a leadership role in a union environment

• Two or more years of experience with shop floor manufacturing and incentive pay systems (such as CIPP)

• Cross-functional work experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Material Control, or Supply Management

• Demonstrated experience utilizing lean manufacturing techniques to drive business improvements

• Possess a good working knowledge of the appropriate operating and information systems used in Operations (Word, Excel, SAP, SharePoint, PowerBI)

Education:

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technology, Operations, Business/Management, or Supply Management or equivalent experience

Competencies

Leadership level of position – Manager

Competencies:

• Driving Sustainable Results

• Operating Globally and Inclusively

• Making Sound Decisions

• Communicating with Impact

• Leading Change

• • Engaging & Inspiring

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