Operations Supervisor - Oilgear : Job Details

Join Our Team as an Operations Supervisor!

We're looking for a hands-on leader to guide daily operations, inspire a high-performing team, and drive continuous improvement. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact—streamlining processes, fostering collaboration, and ensuring we deliver top-quality results. If you're motivated, solutions-driven, and ready to take your leadership skills to the next level, we want to hear from you!

JOB SUMMARY: The Operations Supervisor shall carry out all assigned production functions within their area(s) while establishing and maintaining a culture that embraces continuous improvement, cycle time and waste reduction, lean manufacturing techniques, quality, safety, and employee involvement. The supervisor shall provide coaching and training to their team regarding quality, environmental, and safety policies, procedures, and work instructions. This shall include identifying the training needs of their team and developing the training methods, materials, and schedules; and report training, and team member qualifications as required. This position has the responsibility of identifying and meeting production requirements, developing and implementing daily production schedules based on customer orders, and maintaining a culture of quality and safety while following all applicable laws, policies, and objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to):

• Meet established requirements for production, i.e., making the product to customer specifications, and meeting scheduled shipping dates.
• Meet established quality goals and standards.
• Always ensure all personnel practice safe work habits.
• Maintain 5S standards in his/her area of direct responsibility.
• Provide leadership and direction to employees under his/her direct responsibility.
• Work with the management team on customer complaints, quality issues, Non-conformance issues, process control, continuous improvement, Kaizen activities, and all policies and requirements of the governing version of current ISO standards.
• Oversee the flow of product through his/her area of responsibility.
• Embrace lean manufacturing techniques and work closely to implement such changes on a timely basis.
• Supervisory responsibility includes management of employee performance, hiring participation, time and attendance administration, discipline, development and resource planning.
• Develop, analyze, and present monthly reports, including but not limited to forecasts, productivity, and safety.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required/Preferred

• Minimum of five years of manufacturing and/or supervisory experience
• Associate degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Machining (including CNC) experience and knowledge.
• Basic Microsoft Office utilization skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Basic knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Assembly principles.
• Working knowledge of root cause analysis tools
• Demonstrated effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with team members.
• Hydraulic experience is a plus but not necessary.
• Understanding “Value Stream” methodology to improve all processes.

Relationships and Authority:

This position does have supervisory authority.

Working Environment and Physical Demands:

Manufacturing plant and professional office environments.

The Oilgear Company is an at-will employer.