Production Supervisor

Are you looking to join a dynamic team that provides its people with the tools to be successfull and opportunities to grow?
Universal Logistics is a leading provider of customized transportation and logistics solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of services including transportation, value-added, intermodal, and specialized services utilized throughout entire supply chains. 
Universal has immediate career opportunities in your area. Apply today to become part of the Universal team! 

If you are looking to enhance, change, or even start your career in the logistics and supply chain field, we have the position for you! Our Warehouse Production Supervisors play a pivotal role in the overall success of our operations in being the face of the company to our various customers. One would be tasked with warehouse and inventory management as well as supervising and leading our general workforce to meet operational goals.

Westport Axle is a leading single-source logistics provider that offers a broad scope of services throughout the entire supply chain. Westport’s experienced management team, with its state-of-the-art technology, provides customized logistics solutions to its customers resulting in proven efficiencies and savings.

Position Overview:

Position is responsible for directly supervising production personnel for a wide variety of functions to ensure quality for production, materials and/or quality in a safe and timely fashion, and to ensure all product is assembled, tested and verified to customer specification.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions**):

• Directly supervise department line personnel.
• Directly supervise the activities of the designated department area – Quality, Materials, or Production Wheel and Tire or Axles while maintaining on-time delivery to the customer.
• Focus on achieving Company Productivity, Quality and Safety goals.
• Maintain attendance, production and training records for organization purposes.
• Report any problems that could interfere with production or related department assemblies to the necessary internal staff immediately.
• Ensure a clean, safe work environment.
• Observe company policies and ensure that all policies are conformed to, including work instructions, SOPs, PPE, training, and safety rules.
• Responsible for supporting programs related to ISO/TS 16949 and ISO14001.
• Handle employee issues such as coaching, disciplinary actions etc.
• and respond to any Corrective Actions and/or findings from internal and external audits.
• the Quality and Environmental policies and Management Systems.
• duties as needed or required.

Other Responsibilities:

• Schedule time for necessary employee meetings.
• Keep employees informed of various plant committees and functions.
• Address employee concerns in a timely and professional manner.
• Promote safety awareness.
• Complete special projects, assignments and/ or other tasks in a timely and professional manner.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to use MS software to complete reports, emails and projects.
• Ability to deal with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgment.
• Knowledge of the production process, plant and its various functions.
• Knowledge of production parts required for assembly.
• Ability to lead people
• Willingness to complete required classes and other recommended seminars that may be identified through career path process.

We offer a competitive base salary and benefits package including major medical, dental, 401K, and vacation in addition to offering upward mobility within the company. If you are an energetic, self-motivated individual with the drive to become part of a growing organization, do not hesitate, respond today!