Production Supervisor- Patch & Polish

Job Type
Full-time

Description

About Nautique Boat Company

With over 100 years of excellence, Nautique Boat Company , a subsidiary of Correct Craft, is recognized globally for building the world’s finest ski and wake boats. Since 1925, we’ve led the marine industry through innovation, superior craftsmanship, and a dedication to quality.

Beyond our boats, we’re driven by purpose. Through Nautique Cares , we contribute to causes both locally and around the globe improving that performance, people, and philanthropy go hand-in-hand

Job Description

Reporting to the department manager, the supervisor will manage a group of assigned department staff. The supervisor will be responsible for safety, quality, production, production-related metrics, administrative tasks, and improvements being made in the department. The supervisor will need to communicate production needs to the employees and focus on employee relationships and development. The supervisor will interact with other production supervisors, managers, quality control, and product design and development.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manages operations in his/her area to ensure the safe and timely completion of production schedules or department work by effectively utilizing people, equipment, and material. This includes coordinating Team Leaders (if applicable), time and production records, and ensuring that job assignments and work are set up for employees in the department.
- Ensures the team’s overall quality levels (quality of product or department work) and on-time delivery schedules are maintained.
- Interacts with various levels of people in the plant as needed, including quality control, industrial engineering, product development, and design.
- Supervises employee activities. This includes evaluation and discipline; overall performance management; training and development; analyzing and resolving work problems; initiating or suggesting plans to motivate workers to achieve goals; and effective communication with associates.
- Maintains safe working conditions in his/her area focusing on safety awareness with employees, and enforcing safety regulations.
- Inspects production/department work to verify conformance to specifications and directs any adjustments asneeded.
- Studies production/department work schedules and estimates employee hour requirements for completion of work. Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production/department schedules and goals.
- Continually works on process improvement and department efficiency. This includes recommendations to improve production methods, equipment performance, overall work quality, working conditions, and use of equipment.
- Communicates with other supervisors or managers as needed to coordinate activities of respective departments or areas.
- Actively participates with the entire Operation Team to support strategic plans and implement initiatives.
- Must comply with all OSHA and safety procedures.

Requirements

Skills and abilities for success in this position:

- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to work closely with all members of the organization.
- Strong facilitation skills.
- Proven ability to effectively lead and direct the work of others and delegate as needed.
- Ability to work as a team member toward overall Company objectives.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee information. This includes but is not limited to performance, illness, investigations, and personal information.
- Excellent organization and project management skills.
- Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment.
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to juggle and manage competing tasks and demands and deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
- Ability to make sound judgments and take the initiative to establish priorities, meet deadlines, and make decisions/choices within the functional area of responsibility with minimal direct supervision.
- Regular and punctual attendance.
- Maintain a positive work atmosphere and interaction with customers, co-workers, and management.
- Ability to handle emergency situations calmly.

Knowledge, Education, and Experience required or preferred:

- High school diploma or GED.
- 2+ years in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in the marine industry preferred.
- Experience with development of composite parts preferred.
- Must be a licensed driver with a good driving record (subject to MVR).

Physical Requirements:

- Must be able to work in a non-climate-controlled environment where ambient air temperature can exceed outside air temperature occasionally.
- Must be able to bend at the waist and knees and stand for extended periods.
- Must be able to lift 25 pounds when necessary.
- This is a safety sensitive position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Nautique Boat Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement

Nautique Boat Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a position, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. Nautique Boat Company engages in an interactive process with applicants and employees to identify reasonable accommodations

Notice of AI Use in Job Application Review

As part of our commitment in creating a fair, efficient, and consistent hiring process we may use artificial intelligence (AI) to help our recruiting teams organize, summarize, and analyze information provided by candidates, including resumes, application responses, and other materials submitted during the application process.AI may be used to identify patterns, highlight relevant skills, and experience, and assist in comparing a candidate’s qualifications with the requirement of a specific role. These tools are to improve efficiency and consistency while supporting more informed hiring decisions, which will ultimately be made by the hiring team.