Founded in 1948 as an independent representative for commercial building product manufacturers, the company quickly shifted to its own manufacturing operations and grew its business through product diversification and acquisitions, including the 100+ year old Babcock-Davis brand. Led by CEO Sue W. Thomas, today Nystrom has 180 manufacturing and business support employees with an extensive national partner network throughout North America.
So what gets us powered up each day? For starters, we live true to our five core values – ensure profitable growth, lead by example in our daily work, put both the external and internal customer first, raise the bar in our work and create a work/life balance. We think big – because we’re all about creating the ultimate hassle-free service for our customers. No matter who you are or what you do with us, you’ll find endless ways to be part of the Nystrom family and serve our community.
As the first level Production Supervisor, you provide daily direction and monitor team performance. You are an integral part of our hardworking, experienced production team, leading through training, organizing, staffing and coordination. You thrive on anticipating and resolving challenges to achieve production schedule goals, communicate daily with the team and monitor production output to maximize productivity. You encourage organized workstations and enforce safety practices. Finally, you enjoy working with a team to reach company goals.
If you value dependable attendance and results-focused work and want to be part of a loyal, well-tenured and passionate team and you’re interested in working with a stable and innovative company, we’d love to meet you.
Essential Functions
- Lead through training, organizing, staffing and coordination
- Daily team communication sharing company information and daily production schedules
- Monitor output and maximize productivity
- Monitor and enforce inventory control programs
- Understand plant scheduling (capacity planning, Theory of Constraints)
- Establish preventive maintenance program and troubleshoot machine issues
- Participate in department hiring process
- Monitor daily team performance and complete individual reviews
- Manage personnel challenges
- Administrate personnel attendance and record daily payroll
- Identify, monitor and reinforce training
- Enforce safety rules
- Company goal expertise
- Gain an understanding of product portfolios and internal processes
Minimum Qualifications
- Associates degree or 5+ years experience in metal fabrication
- 3+ years of supervisory experience
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Lean Manufacturing Principles implementation experience
- Leads by example (attendance, attitude, quality, performance)
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects
- Proactively improve processes
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, Macola)
Health & Safety
Nystrom values the health & safety of our employees. We have engaged the following safety protection measures against COVID-19:- Entrance temperature checks
- Mask & glove requirement
- Workplace social distancing
- Increased personal and facility cleaning protocols
Nystrom offers the following benefits and more!
- Profit sharing
- 16 days PTO + 9 paid holidays
- Medical/Dental/Eye Care insurance
- Self-motivated
- 401(k), Matching and Contribution Retirement plan
- Life & Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
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