Production Supervisor

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• As Environmental Health & Safety of manufacturing personnel, ensuring that all employees are adequately trained, aware of, and complying with Cognex EHS procedures.

• Adhere and ensure compliance of company standards and regulatory on Environmental, Health and Safety guidelines

• Engages and participates on delivery of all the manufacturing KPI's.

• Ensures that Quality standards are achieved and maintained in the manufacturing areas.

• Ensure that training including all company policies and procedures happens according to the process instructions and that skill versatility targets are met and maintained.

• Expedites production, maximizing efficiencies in all areas including support functions,

• Manage employee Core Time and Attendance System.

• Liaise with the Inventory Controller to ensure material is transacted correctly and on time.

• Responsible for the maintaining of all Quality and Production related Documentation, training records to the required standards for all internal and external auditing including ISO9001 etc.

• Establish and encourage a strong teamwork culture within the manufacturing area.

• Recommends and implements measures to improve production methods, production flow, floor layout and product quality.

• Lead and participate in cross-functional and cross-divisional process improvement initiatives.

• Participates in process troubleshooting to correct/maintain desirable product outputs/yields.

• Understands and deploys the use of Lean Manufacturing (5S) and Process Excellence (Six Sigma) principles and methods.

• Works with the technical team to coordinate equipment repair to ensure the least amount of downtime of production lines.

• Understands and uses data, key metrics and statistical information to improve process (SPC).

• Communicate & keep team updated on all matters relevant to the manufacturing area in a timely and appropriate means.

• Conduct the team discipline and performance improvement per business requirement

Authority:

• Conduct the team discipline and performance improvement per business requirement

• Conduct staff annual performance review for merit adjust, promotion & demotion

• Daily watch and manage staff leave request

• Access to corporate IT system for assigned role or approved function

• Control the access for the team to facility and IT system

• Support management in any tasks assigned

Basic Qualifications and Skills:

• BS/BA in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Supply Chain Management or Logistics preferred.

• 2-3 years supervisory/people management experience, production planning experience required.

• Strong interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills.

• Good working knowledge of MRP and SAP.

• Proficient or advanced knowledge of analytical tools, specifically Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint.

• Self starter with demonstrated efficient work methods, analytical & problem solving skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.

• Lean Manufacturing and problem solving and investigative skills.

• Ability to lift, push, and pull 23 kg (50 pounds).

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