Will “Hot Wound Spring Production Supervisor” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Plan and develop new products and production processes.

• Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.

• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.

• Set up and adjust machines and equipment.

• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.

• Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.

• Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.

• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.

• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.

• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.

• Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hirings, evaluations, or promotions.

• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.

• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.

• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.

• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.

• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.

• Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.

• Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.

• Evaluate employee performance.

• Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.