Production Supervisor

The role of a Production Supervisor is to manage the production performance, personnel issues and the Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) standards of several Autonomous Production Groups (GAP). 

Ensuring permanent presence in the area, the supervisor has a close relationship with all operators under his/her responsibility.

He/she is involved in daily management and in development of the team.

The main missions of the role are to:

• Lead the Quality Cost & Delivery (QCD) performance for designated groups

• Direct QCD initiatives: set targets, implement plans, track daily results, make appropriate adjustments in resource planning in order to attain desired results

• Drive actions for improvement: communicate with the Plant Manager, Production Supervisors of other shifts, and support functions to ensure a transparent information flow, collaborate to define improvement areas and precise action plans.

• Manage team performance: know team problems, define areas for performance improvements with team members, drive teamwork, lead problem solving groups, lead workshops on quality improvement methods (5S, TPM, 6M…).

• Manage the personnel issues of the assigned team

• Ensure daily team management: assure appropriate headcount, ensure the respect of standardised work methods, assure presence on the floor to answer questions or address problems

• Develop the team: ensure proper staffing, integrate new team members, foster individual development plans, advise and arrange for appropriate training, assure punctual job evaluations, etc.

• Ensure that working conditions are fully compliant with Group HSE standards: interfere in production line in case of safety risks and drive improvement of working conditions and ergonomics

• Bachelor degree in engineering or Diploma with a specialization in Production

• 1-3 years of production experience

• Team Player

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Japanese fluent level to interact within plant & ability to communicate in English with Management team