Production Supervisor

Summary:

The main function of a production supervisor is to supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Recommend measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.

• Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.

• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, and maintenance to detect production problems.

• Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personal grievances.

• Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.

Skills:

• Verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and problem solving skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage one’s time.

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control 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 design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.