Production Supervisor - Military veterans preferred

Alliance Laundry System LLC


Production Supervisor

US-WI-Ripon

Job ID: 2025-10008
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Manufacturing/Operations
Alliance Laundry Systems

Overview

As a Production Group Leader, you will be the first line leader to support team members within your area/zone.  You will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day activities by balancing safety practices,  maintaining scheduled production requirements, and ensuring your team is successful. 

The hours for this position is 5:00 am to 3 pm Monday-Thursday with the potential of overtime on Fridays. 

• Lead safety initiatives to create a culture of safety awareness and compliance
• Educate, train, and motivate production Team Members on safety protocols and procedures
• Creates an environment of continuous improvement and safety awareness for all Team Members
• Empowers and expects every team member to contribute to continuous improvement
• Demonstrates a core value of respectful treatment of all team members in every discussion, interaction and decision
• Coach and mentor production Team Members in best practices for safety and productivity
• Desires to eliminate risks waste and to develop team member skill to improve lean operations
• Ensure that employees are properly trained by their Team Leader or other designated trainer in the areas of safety, quality, equipment operation and 5S
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages team feedback and participation in safety initiatives
• Interface with technical staff to ensure proper support
• Establish annual goals and objectives that support the attainment of operating metrics
• Work to continuously improve processes and reduce inventories and work in progress
• Serve as the first point of contact for employees regarding employee relations issues
• Interface with Union Stewards in contract and discipline issues
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge/Experience/Education:

• Proven history of ability to lead with a servant leadership mindset.
• A minimum of one to three years of experience in a medium/high volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment with a focus on safety practices is preferred.
• Previous manufacturing supervision experience would be preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Manufacturing Engineering or Operations is preferred.
• Previous professional, internship or co-op experience will be taken into consideration as relevant experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Must be self-driven and ambitious with proven leadership capabilities, including providing coaching, mentoring and supervision within a team environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel).
• Strong problem solving skills, including encouraging others on your team to think proactively and create solutions.
• Basic understanding of process control, production scheduling, Kaizen, Kanban and Lean manufacturing is preferred.

 Physical Requirements:

• Stooping, bending, standing for long periods of time, manual dexterity and able to lift up to 50 lbs without assistance

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