Production Supervisor

STS Technical Services is hiring a Production Supervisor for a position in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This onsite, full-time role at 2737 Harrison St, Oshkosh, WI 54901, is a contract position through March 2025 with the possibility of extension or conversion. US citizenship is required. No travel is required.

Job Summary

The Production Supervisor will provide leadership and support to manufacturing teams to create a safe, productive, and profitable environment. This role will plan and facilitate the work of team members to support on-time completion of production schedules, quality, housekeeping, and safety objectives. This role will develop high-performance work teams with ongoing coaching and direction, both formal and informal, enabling a People First Culture.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead 1-2 small or similar areas/processes within the production facility/line.
• Lead production team members in a union and/or non-union environment on the manufacturing process and provide daily support in troubleshooting issues that arise.
• Provide performance feedback and appraisals to team members to guide their development.
• Educate and enforce quality, safety, and 5S standards and processes and recommend changes as opportunities arise on the production floor.
• Support maintenance, continuous improvement, and value stream projects that support the business and ensure the production schedule demands are met.
• Conduct root-cause analyses of manufacturing processes to identify, define, and resolve problems and opportunities.
• Report and respond to product and process nonconformance issues.
• Implement and sustain 5S in work areas, ensuring that tools and materials essential for the performance of the work are readily available.
• Responsible for changes needed in machines, processes, materials, and assembly. Champion process improvements and lead Kaizen events.
• Create value stream mapping and standard work.
• Accurately maintain company records and documents in accordance with policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with three (3) or more years of manufacturing experience, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong willingness to learn.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to plan and organize projects.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.

Core Competencies

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information; these contacts may be within or outside the department or division. Gathering factual information may include communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• External Contacts: Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask for assistance.
• Communication Skills: Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence. Speak effectively before internal and external groups. Read, analyze, and interpret business manuals, technical procedures, and/or government regulations.
• Decision-Making: Regularly makes decisions involving evaluation of information. Decisions may require development or application of alternatives or precedents.
• Complexity Judgment and Problem Solving: Generally structured work involving a choice of action within limits of standard policy and procedures.
• Supervisory/Managerial: Recommends personnel actions, hiring, termination, and pay changes. Involves scheduling, supervision, and evaluation of employees who perform similar work assignments.

Working Conditions

• Physical Demands:
  • Frequent: Standing, walking/running, sitting, reaching, hearing, talking, visual, typing.
  • Occasional: Driving, fine dexterity, manual dexterity, upper extremity repetitive motion.
  • Seldom: Lifting/carrying 25lbs, pushing/pulling 25lbs.
• Non-Physical Demands:
  • Frequent: Analysis/reasoning, communication/interpretation, math/mental computation, reading, sustained mental activity (e.g., auditing, problem-solving, grant writing, composing reports), writing.
• Environmental Demands:
  • Frequent: Work alone, frequent task changes, tedious/exacting work.
  • Occasional: High volume public contact.
• Work Schedule: Routine shift hours with infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.
• Demands/Deadlines: Occasional stress due to deadlines or workload from intermittent or cyclical work pressures or occasional exposure to distressed individuals within the immediate work environment.

About STS Technical Services:

STS Technical Services is a Top 100 Staffing Firm that’s partnered with some of the largest names in the aerospace, manufacturing, defense and industrial industries.

Our professional recruitment teams put talented individuals to work at client locations all over the world, and we have hundreds of exciting career opportunities for you to explore!

If you want to speak to a Recruiting Professional directly, call 1-800-359-4787.

STS Technical Services is an equal opportunity employer.

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