Manufacturing Supervisor

Company Description This role is required to be onsite in Red Wing, MN. We are unable to provide sponsorship or relocation at this time. LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY. Watch here to see what itslike to work at Red Wing Shoe Company. Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing. We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knitfamily atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. Were rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences. Focuson our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviorsof Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future. Job Description GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for efficiently and effectively managing daily operations in an assigned area, including but not limited to handling employee work schedules, developing positive employee morale, coordinating production flows, controlling material and resource utilization, supporting safety and quality practices and procedures, assuring equipment maintenance, and pursuing process improvements. ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage and empower union employees through effective communication, coaching, training, and enforcement of company policies, while adhering to the existing Labor Agreement. Produce leather products consistent with quality expectations of the company and the customer. Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by accepting ownership of policies and procedures, and by adhering to and enforcing company policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. Provide internal and external customer service consistent with quality and service expectations of the company and the customers, including but not limited to concise and timely communications with both internal and external customers. Participate in continuous improvement planning/implementation and establishment of manufacturing performance measures. Promote and support lean and continuous improvement events and efforts. Qualifications EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE: Bachelors degree from four-year college or university and three to five years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Demonstrated effective leadership skills, including the ability to motivate employees to take ownership in the responsibilities of their respective positions and in quality and safety performance Successful leadership experience in a union environment At least two years of experience managing a process manufacturing department Excellent communication skills Leather industry knowledge Microsoft Office proficiency Analytical and innovative thinking Additional Information Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contactrwsc.recruitment@redwingshoes.comor call 651-388-8211. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP athttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check. Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace. Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, disc ssed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Videos To Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-k58O0zrMA All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.