Production Supervisor - Joliet

Overview · Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectru ...

Job description

Overview

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group operates across a wide variety of attractive end markets and produces mission critical products with high replacement rates. Over 80 percent of the Company's revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer's products or processes.

With revenues of $1.4 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 6,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive.

Responsibilities

Primary duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide daily production floor supervision for team-oriented production activities by assuring adequate and efficient availability and staging of raw materials, component parts and direct labor to smoothly achieve production targets on time and on budget.
• Hire, supervise, develop, and train subordinates. Establish performance measures.  Review and document individual job performance and attendance of department personnel.
• Promote cross-training for operational efficiency and individual advancement.
• Maintain high morale among department personnel.
• Ensure that material and labor resources are deployed in a manner conducive to optimal production of required finished goods. Control variances.
• Ensure that finished goods are consistently manufactured in accordance with production and quality standards and specifications.
• Maintain work areas in a safe and orderly manner through constant monitoring and proper direction of department personnel.
• Complete all administrative assignments timely and accurately, as required.
• Order supplies as needed.
• Develop problem solving skills and promote team decision making.
• Recommend operational and cost saving improvements.
• Initiate and address problems and key issues in a timely and diplomatic manner. Follow-up to ensure resolution is achieved.
• Perform other duties as required.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School plus additional training equals two years of college.
• 3 years of manufacturing experience including one year as lead person.
• Detail oriented, organized, self-motivated team-player with good interpersonal and leadership skills.
• PC proficient using a database and MS Word and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective problem analysis and problem resolution skills required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with MRP, TQM and ISO.

Physical/Mental Demands:

While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is frequently required to reach, grasp, stand and/or sit for long periods of time (up to 90% of the shift), walk, talk, and hear; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

 

Working Environment:

Work is performed in an office environment.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet, with frequent interruptions and multiple demands.  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position.

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.   

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates.  Over 80 percent of the Company's revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer's products or processes.  With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.