The Production Supervisor will supervise factory personnel in plant manufacturing activities to produce and deliver quality products on schedule and within prescribed specifications and cost requirements.

• Directs work group to assure on time production.
• Selects and trains employees to produce at standard and above standard efficiency.
• Responsible for maintaining quality standards.
• Responsible for teaching safe work practices, good housekeeping procedures and seeing they are adhered to.
• Responsible for having machines and/or equipment kept in good repair.
• Responsible for maintaining high employee morale and positive relationships.
• Responsible for accuracy of required administrative reports and record keeping.
• Recommends equipment or layout changes, production methods or material handling procedures.
• Responsible for controlling absenteeism, scrap and waste.
• Frequent contact with office staff giving and/or receiving information.

Preferred Skills; Lean or 5-S experience, experience in supervising others and maintaining efficient productive work groups, mechanical and mathematical skills sufficient for solving plant problems, skills in developing, communicating and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships with and among employees. Will report to the Plant Manager. The plant has about 120 employees and generates revenues of about $40M/yr, the company’s world-wide revenues are about $1.5B/yr and they are number 1 in the world in their category in the Household Furnishings industry. This is a first shift position supervises about 25 to 30 workers.

Requirements: Must have experience supervising manufacturing personnel in a plant setting.

Base pay ranges from $45 to $55K/yr, plus a potential bonus of 10% to 20%, a great 401K program where the company contribution requires no employee match and has been consistently ranging from 5% to 8% annually. This is a stable and growing company with opportunities for advancement.

CONTACT: Please send an updated Word version of your resume to Ron Young as an attachment ASAP at RYoung@tescareers.com , or you need more information feel free to call him at 440-266-0022 

KEYWORDS: SUPERVISOR, MANUFACTURING, MANAGER, MACHINES, MACHINERY, ASSEMBLY, QUALITY PRODUCTION, MATERIAL HANDLING, PRODUCTION, INDUSTRIAL, PLANT