Production Supervisor B Shift

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Job Description

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR B SHIFT
DUNCAN, SC – DUNCAN PLANT  

This is supervisory work, coaching and supporting plant employees in a self-directed, just-in-time environment. Incumbents in this classification are primarily responsible for providing day to day supervision and direction to production employees regarding employee assignments, development, productivity, interviewing and selecting group/team leaders, identifying defects, and promoting 5S housekeeping standards.  Incumbents must be willing to rotate between day shift and night shift.

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

•  Maintains outstanding employee relations by inspiring and motivating plant staff to perform at their highest level of efficiency.
• Demonstrates equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees or assigns employees to experienced workers for training.
• Observes work, and monitors assembly line to ensure that operators conform to production or quality standards.
• Plans and establishes work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Provides training direction, encouragement, and motivation to prepare employees for assignments.
• Adjusts coaching techniques based on the strengths and weaknesses of team members.
• Analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of each team member to create developmental strategies.
• Enforces health and safety rules and regulations.
• Resolve team issues or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution.
• Reviews production schedules to determine work sequences and coordinate with the material department.
• Monitors workstations to ensure that it is being performed properly and that materials are being used as they should be.
• Recommends and implements measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, and customer services.
• Generates cost reduction opportunities along with operations to initiate/implement process improvement to reduce costs.
• Coordinates major initiatives and kaizen events.
• Implements and trains MOS & Lean / Sigma processes to employees.
• Drive daily production KPIs (safety, quality, cost, delivery, and people) and ensure alignment with plant objectives.
• Conduct regular Gemba walks to engage with employees on the floor, identify issues, and provide coaching.
• Lead and participate in root cause problem-solving to reduce scrap, downtime, and safety incidents.
• Partner with engineering, quality, and maintenance to resolve recurring issues and implement preventive measures.
• Champion Lean Manufacturing tools (Kaizen, Standard Work, 5S, Visual Management) to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Foster a high-performance culture by recognizing achievements and holding employees accountable.
• Develop and execute succession planning and talent development strategies for team leads and associates.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and environmental regulations through audits, training, and corrective actions.
• Prepare and present daily/weekly performance reports to management with action plans for improvement.

Your Qualifications

Your Qualifications:

•  Associate's degree required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Coordinate and implement activities in a manufacturing facility in relation to training, employment, safety, affirmative action, and/or personnel research. Interprets company policy to employees and enforces safety regulations.
• Possess knowledge of ISO 14001, OSHA, and TS16949 requirements and compliance.
• May recruit, hire, train staff, evaluate employee performance, and recommend or initiate promotions, transfers, and disciplinary action.
• Other responsibilities may include assisting the HR manager to oversee the administration of hiring, retention, termination, personnel records, legal compliance, compensation, benefits, and long-term staffing strategies.  Responsibilities include development and administration of personnel rules and regulations and programs for employee training, safety, health, and morale.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes and efficiencies, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of the various functions of an automotive plant such as maintenance, quality, production control, safety, quality, operations, and materials as needed to oversee and direct employees in these functions.
• Knowledge of strategies such as product lifecycle management (PLM), just-in-time, and self-directed teams as needed to effectively implement these strategies.
• Knowledge of Lear’s organizational rules, regulations, procedures, and practices as needed to oversee processes and human resources.
• Knowledge of applicable rules and regulations for environmental control and other regulatory authorities as needed to ensure compliance.
• Ability to create results, build teams, foster trust, and handle resistance to change.
• Ability to assess multiple events and circumstances as needed to establish a course of action.
• Ability to recognize relationships between facts, information, or situations as needed to integrate information from various sources.
• Ability to evaluate alternatives and anticipate consequences of various courses of actions as needed to adapt/plan accordingly.
• Ability to provide sound rationale/explanations for decisions and/or actions.
• Ability to communicate information objectively without interjecting personal biases.
• Ability to take an unpopular stand when necessary.
• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Ability to analyze problems to include asking the appropriate questions and gathering additional information to identify causes of and solutions to problems.
• Ability to communicate at all levels within the organization as well as dealing with customers and vendors for effective and efficient meetings of goals and requirements.
• Ability to multi-task with multiple priorities and time frames.

Physical Abilities:

• Physical Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Physical Ability to concentrate on a given task and not be distracted.
• Physical Ability to read and see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Physical Ability to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movements.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.