Supervise the production operations in assigned areas to manufacture products; plan, schedule, and assign work in such a manner as to manufacture the product within quality and cost objectives; investigate and resolve problems; observe and review operations; recommend changes involving equipment and work methods; take corrective action when needed; coordinate activities between departments; keep managers and other supervisors informed; and perform other duties as directed. A production supervisor is, first and foremost, an overseer whose primary responsibility is to ensure that a group of subordinates reaches the required productivity within a given timeline and without sacrificing quality, cost, or safety.

The supervisor’s job is to organize their department and employees, visualize future impacts and needs, energize the employees to complete their tasks, and supervise their work, ensuring that productivity and quality standards are met. To achieve this, the supervisor ensures that employees have the training, tools, and material they need to carry out their duties.

Supervise the production operations in assigned areas to manufacture products; plan, schedule, and assign work in such a manner as to manufacture the product within quality and cost objectives; investigate and resolve problems; observe and review operations; recommend changes involving equipment and work methods; take corrective action when needed; coordinate activities between departments; keep managers and other supervisors informed; and perform other duties as directed. A production supervisor is, first and foremost, an overseer whose primary responsibility is to ensure that a group of subordinates reaches the required productivity within a given timeline and without sacrificing quality, cost, or safety.

The supervisor’s job is to organize their department and employees, visualize future impacts and needs, energize the employees to complete their tasks, and supervise their work, ensuring that productivity and quality standards are met. To achieve this, the supervisor ensures that employees have the training, tools, and material they need to carry out their duties.

Skills:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing the performance of oneself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively