The Production Supervisor leads the 3rd-shift production team from 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., Monday night through Friday night. This position sets shift priorities, develops production and support personnel, maintains a safe and productive workforce, and drives timely response to production issues. The supervisor coordinates with maintenance, quality, engineering, and other support functions to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.

• Lead the production team on the floor, set shift priorities, assign resources, and maintain accountability for safe and productive execution
• Ensure and enforce plant safety regulations, regulatory controls, policies, and procedures
• Develop, train, coach, and manage the performance of production, technical, and support personnel
• Lead team stand-up and accountability meetings; set expectations, review performance, assign follow-up actions, and own the shift’s results through end-of-shift handoff
• Drive rapid response to safety, quality, equipment, scrap, and downtime issues through structured problem solving
• Monitor shift performance and take action to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, scrap, and uptime goals
• Coordinate with maintenance, quality, engineering, materials, and other support departments to resolve production issues
• Ensure accurate shift handoff and timely communication of staffing, production, quality, maintenance, and material needs
• Complete required people administration, including attendance, timecards, payroll issue escalation, and corrective action in accordance with Rain Bird policy

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS or BA degree in business or technical discipline
• 3+ years’ manufacturing supervision experience
• Experience with 5S, Lean tools, and structured problem solving
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, and team-development skills
• Ability to work 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., Monday night through Friday night

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate degree in business or technical discipline.
• Project Management experience in a seasonal business
• Ability to lead effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience with UKG and Oracle systems

Rain Bird is an Equal Opportunity Employer