Production Supervisor

HYDAC is a fluid power leader that specializes in the design and development of custom solutions for the mobile and industrial markets. At our Bethlehem PA facility we are seeking a qualified Production Supervisors for first shift. The Production Supervisor is responsible to oversee the day-to-day activities of their assigned production department personnel, and perform the duties listed below.

Duties: 

• Supervise and coordinate activities of hourly workforce either directly or using Team Leaders.
• Review and verify all work instructions.
• Interprets policies and procedures to employees and enforce safety and work rules.
• Interface with others in the organization to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Develops, recommends and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.
• Maintains accurate production related records
• Communicate production goals to employees and establish and communicate priorities
• Use of hourly boards and communicating to employees importance of them
• Ensure finished products meet accepted quality standards
• Communicate, administer and ensure compliance to company policies for safety, environmental issues, attendance policies, etc. and take appropriate actions for violations.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment
• Be visible and accessible to employees
• Identify and communicate critical issues to management
• Responsible for minimizing downtime related to part changes and process set-up
• Responds swiftly to issues or concerns raised by production team or Leadership
• Ensure parts and supplies are available to perform job duties
• Demonstrated good interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills to communicate with internal and external contact
• Create / update work instructions / procedures
• Perform Layered Process Audits (LPA)

• 3-5 Years’ experience in a Manufacturing Supervisory Role.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing including 5S, Kaizen and Lean Practices.
• Experience in an ISO certified company is a plus