Supervisor Manufacturing at Memphis

Job Description

This Position requires understanding and independently acting upon company strategies in order to achieve volume, quality and cost objectives. Provides day to day leadership for team within functional group to manufacture products through efficient execution and application of all policies, rules and SOPs.

• Accomplishes manufacturing results by alignment with company goals, objectives and strategies. Assists team by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results, while coaching and counseling to meet performance standards.
• Maintains a qualified staff by seeking opportunities to expand knowledge and abilities within the assigned functional group.
• Demonstrates the ability to analyze data to support activities and make recommendations to improve or maintain work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to use sound judgment in regards to regulatory guidelines and consumer values while assisting team members in applying these principles to functional work.
• Initiates the process of continuous improvement for functional group and assess opportunities for process change.
• Analyzes and develops supporting data to offer candid opinions pertaining to raw material usage, inventory levels and effect on output efficiencies.
• Generates manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data to support or build upon on existing ideas while developing new trains of thought.
• Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing change.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and couching personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.

Job Requirements

High School diploma or G.E.D required.
Associate or Bachelor Degree in Management, Engineering or related field preferred.
Demonstrated track record of high performance in a manufacturing environment.
Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Proven self-starter that generates new ideas and challenges the status quo..
Good understanding of computers including Excel, Word and other system driven controls and data.
Experience in a FDA regulated work environment..
Must be able to perform the principal duties and responsibilities.
Country: USA, State: Tennessee, City: Memphis, Company: American Snuff Company.