Unit Supervisor III

Unit Supervisor III

Waterloo, Iowa - Full Time

Productive Resources (www.productiveresources.com) is seeking a candidate to be part of our engineering team at John Deere's facility in Waterloo, IA. As a member of our team, the selected candidate will be responsible for achieving departmental/area goals and objectives. Supervises semi to highly skilled production and/or maintenance employees on an assigned shift to ensure the manufacture of products within established delivery, quality, safety, and cost standards. The supervisor is the first-line liaison between the production employees and the management staff and thus also serves the function of representing the company's interests with the shop floor staff.

This is a full-time position that is indefinite in duration with the opportunity of professional growth, and additional opportunities within our organization.

Duties:

• Coordinate, schedule, and provide leadership to hourly wage employees on non-routine and self-directed tasks required to meet safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency objectives.
• Establish employee environment regarding communications, feedback, and overall guidance.
• Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction and tools to successfully do their job.
• Monitor Control Plans, troubleshoot workmanship problems, and generally supervise production activities to ensure that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality requirements.
• Administer employee policies, practices, procedures, and work rules appropriate for the unit.
• Monitor individual and line performance and take corrective action including discipline, as needed and respond to complaints to ensure the Company and employees adhere to policies, practices, procedures and work rules.
• Determine manufacturing and/or distribution priorities based on the production schedule and make daily assignments including filling vacancies and assigning overtime in order to adhere to the Customer Delivery date.
• Plan for maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize the uptime and utilization of capital equipment assets.

Requirements:

• 4-year degree in any field
• This position will work 3rd shift (hours are 9:30 pm to 6:00 am).
• Must have previous supervisor experience, leading teams along with manufacturing experience.
• Must have team building and UAW experience.
• 1 or more years of production/manufacturing supervisory experience is required.
• MS Office experience, including Excel.
• Must have great people skills and a great communicator.

As a condition of employment consideration, Productive Resources conducts pre-employment screening, including a background check and drug test. In addition, an employment candidate is required to provide proof of identity and legal authority to work in the United States.

Why work for Productive Resources?

Productive Resources is a full-service engineering firm with over two decades of experience serving leading global clients. Our primary focus is on project-based product development and manufacturing engineering support. Our primary industries of focus are off highway equipment including agricultural, construction, defense, mining, recreational, industrial, and specialty machines.

We lead with our reputation for quality, teamwork, and innovative solutions which keep our clients engaged as a partner in their journey. Our diverse experience and client base will challenge your technical skills and provide greater opportunity for growth.

Our primary delivery center is our Technical Center in Waterloo, IA, as well as numerous customer areas we serve with onsite and remote teams throughout the U.S.

We Offer Competitive Benefits:

• Health and Dental Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Short-term Disability
• Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
• Flexible Spending Plans for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Equal Opportunity and Veteran Friendly