The Production Supervisor has daily responsibility for providing direct supervision to manufacturing associates, in one or more value streams or departments, to achieve Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People performance goals. Through strong cross-functional leadership competencies and adherence to Integer Values, you coordinate the alignment of resources and equipment in the most efficient and effective manner to achieve production goals.
Be a leader in manufacturing excellence
At Integer, the foundation of our Manufacturing Excellence culture is based on the Integer Production System (“IPS”) and the five focus areas it embraces:
Enterprise alignment through tactical execution of operating plans and regular updates to Value Stream maps.
Leadership of Sustained Change by ensuring production monitoring & improvement activities and execution of Leader Standard Work.
Standardization through workplace organization & visual controls (5S), Manufacturing Standard Work, and adherence to robust training & certification programs.
Associate Engagement promoted through the adoption of standardized problem-solving methodologies, behavior-based safety programs, and improvement idea suggestion systems.
Systems & Process Optimization through adoption of principles of built in quality, optimized scheduling & material system designs, work cell design, and total productive maintenance
Build & develop teams
Set daily/weekly/monthly objectives and communicate them to associates.
Promote an environment of diversity, open communication and trust.
Mentor associates and lead the development and growth in their skills to meet future needs.
We all own Quality. Imbed a culture of quality across the team be a standard bearer for Quality in everything we do at Integer, by assuring adherence to our QMS, facilitating corrective and preventive actions, contributing to the successful attainment of our quality KPI’s and journey to 5 Sigma.
What a typical day looks like
Manage by Gemba walks, observations and asking questions. Have a curious mind with a passion for improving processes. Be an active listener, seeking opportunities to engage with your team members throughout the site and across all functions.
Execute production plans in conjunction with planning, customer service teams and others, to ensure compliance with customer requirements by applying lean manufacturing principles with emphasis on variation reduction and elimination of waste.
Audit processes and product; including but not limited to 5S, Safety, Quality, Production, to ensure associates adhere to Integers policies and procedures.
