Share Email Opening Title Manufacturing Supervisor  About the Organization - Are you looking for a company that values its people? - Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career at a fast paced and employee focused environment? We are happy you are here! Together, we are on a mission to craft furniture that nourishes connection and builds community - helping our people and customers connect, grow and learn together. As a family-owned business we are able to do this by designing our process around the customer. And we do it all with Michigan-made high-quality furniture, friendly service, and fast lead times. We are committed to making Grand Rapids Chair the best it can be, and we use our values to guide the way and thrive when we all hold ourselves accountable to these key values. We believe that each employee directly contributes to the growth and success of Grand Rapids Chair and we look forward to seeing what we will accomplish together. Go Be Awesome! At Grand Rapids Chair Company, we know that our employees have lives that extend beyond our four walls. So, we provide competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and opportunities to continuously learn and grow professionally. We were even named one of Grand Rapids' Best and Brightest Companies to Work ForŪ. Just like our customers, we want our employees to SIT HAPPY, too. Visit our website at www.grandrapidschair.com/careers for more details.   Description SUMMARY - The WELD Supervisor position is responsible for executing a tactical strategy that moves the organization toward the short-term strategic objectives. The Supervisor focuses on safety, quality, delivery, productivity and people development while driving continuous improvement through the Management System and Hoshin execution. This position reports directly to the Manufacturing Manager.   ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Ensure team members understand and follow all safety policies creating a safe culture for all Operations team members and visitors. Tactical execution to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and to develop team members.  Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to the team members using the Chari Performance System (CPS). Establish and maintain a proactive tempo of problem solving addressing and/or identifying difficult and complex situations. Solving daily struggles by conducting root-cause analysis with the goal of finding countermeasures that resolve the problem and best serves the Customer. Support the execution and deployment of a lean culture. Define, implement and insure all required visual management tools are in place and being used. Foster a customer focused, results oriented, and high-performance environment.  Support the launch of new products by partnering with Engineering teams to ensure new products and upgrades are brought to market quickly, meet customer quality requirements, and support company’s profitability goals. Write and maintain operational controls that are deployed effectively to drive process and equipment efficiencies. Identify opportunities to reduce both process and product costs. Analyze workforce capacity to meet customer demand. Work with Human Resources and Leadership to identify the developmental needs of team members. Create and execute plans for the department, and individuals in the department, to support learning needs. Maintain areas to a 5S standards while always being “tour ready.”   Position Requirements Associate's or Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred.   Minimum of three years leading in operations environments or equivalent combination of experience and education.  *Preferably in weld / metal fabrication. Minimum of two years leading and furthering a lean culture that utilized lean methodologies and tools. Excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills. *Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred. Effective leader of people who can articulate a vision that inspires and motivates followership.  Able to build trusting relationships with Operations team members and leaders across the organization.  Proven experience developing and coaching direct reports with a focus on results, lean thinking, and people development.  Able to lead and encourage daily problem-solving skills and develop improvement plans for safety, quality, reliability & cost. Strong analytical, problem solving, and strategic skills. Strong business acumen. Efficient in using common computer programs like Outlook, Word, and Excel. Experience using ERP systems.   Shift First   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.   Category Manufacturing   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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