- Supervise the production floor and ensure production schedules are met
- Ensure production employees are following all safety policies and procedures
- Monitor and balance production flow
- Delegate and adjust workloads to ensure requirements are met
- Conduct testing and interviews and recommend new hires
- Train current employees in proper safety and work procedures
- Evaluate and complete formal performance appraisals for production employees
- Perform discipline procedures when needed
- Make promotion/demotion/discharge recommendations and decisions
- Facilitate toolbox meetings on a regular basis
- Complete quality inspections on all completed parts and machines
- Assess employee skill levels and adjust workloads to maintain schedule requirements
- Determine staffing levels and manpower requirements to maintain schedule requirements
- Handle employee complaints and act as an advocate to management
- Perform data entry tasks
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement using lean principles. Promote lean goals and initiatives.
- Other duties as required