Production Supervisor

ABOUT LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES Landscape Structures Inc. has been the leading manufacturer of commercial playground equipment in the world for more than 50 years. Our employee-owned company designs community and school playgrounds that encourage kids of all ages and abilities to learn persistence, leadership, competition, bravery, support, and empathy through play. Landscape Structures pushes the limits—of design, inclusion, and play—to help kids realize there is no limit to what they can do today and in the future. For a better tomorrow, we play today. POSITION SUMMARY The Production Supervisor supports their teams daily operations, ensuring efficient operations while driving continuous improvement through lean principles and a culture of idea sharing and implementation. VALUES Innovation Commitment and Passion Integrity Team and Relationships DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Develop and execute staffing plans based on demand by area Develop and sustain standard work for operations and positions Fosters a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement. Assess department constraints; communicate needs and propose solutions. Lead and ensure safe work practices Facilitate and lead teams on control plans (PDCA). Lead kaizen activities and continuous improvement efforts Lead MDI efforts and support team leads in identifying and implementing improvements. Work in close partnership with engineering to set priorities and successfully execute departmental goals. Provide leadership and employee development. Drive team performance against production targets (takt time, scrap, productivity) Lead and coach teams toward improved performance in department presentations. COMPETENCIES Managing and Measuring Work: Understands what is important and uses time effectively and efficiently; clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear directions, objectives and measures; skillfully uses resources (people, dollars, material, support, etc.) to get things done; monitors process, progress, and results; eliminates roadblocks, designs feedback loops into work.  Motivates and Cares for Others: Genuinely cares about people; is interested in the work and non-work lives of direct reports; creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports, teams, or project members; can assess each person to bring out the best in them; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; employees know where they stand through frequent discussions; makes each individual feel their work is important; cares about individual career goals; is someone people like working for and with.    Peer Relationships: Can quickly find common ground and solve problems and make improvements for the good of all; can represent their own interests and yet be fair to other groups; can solve problems with peers with a minimum of noise; is seen as a team…