Supervisor, Production Assembly

Tempur Sealy is committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries. Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic, Sealy and Stearns & Foster. We hire people who have a passion for helping others find their best night's sleep. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Tempur Sealy!

OUR COMPANY OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS, INCLUDING:
* Generous Paid Time Off
* Competitive Medical, Dental & other wellness programs
* Disability and Life Company Paid
* Retirement Plan Options
* Generous Employee Purchase Discounts

Hourly Rate: $58k-82k

What You Will Do:
* Follow all safety guidelines and participate as a fully empowered team member to achieve organization-wide goal of zero incidents.
* Key contact for continuous improvement in department with regards to safety, quality, productivity, and cost reduction.
* Inspects products to verify conformance to specifications and directs setup and adjustments of machines.
* Generates the final production schedules for production lines.
* Schedule production equipment to meet delivery date while maximizing manufacturing efficiencies.
* Key member of scrap reduction team, responsible for suggesting and implementing corrective actions in manufacturing.
* Key member or Project Lead for 5S program
* Department lead for ISO certification.
* Ongoing communication and follow-through with crew concerning safety, quality and scrap issues.
* Conducts downtime root cause analysis and suggests/implements corrective action.
* Calculates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.
* Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.
* Establishes or adjusts work procedures and instructions to meet productions schedules, safety regulations, and quality requirements.
* Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
* Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
* Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.
* Initiates and implements plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
* Maintains production records, and employee attendance and performance data.
* Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) for positions in assigned area.
* Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
* Act as back up to Production Manager in his/her absence.
* Train new supervisors and mentor junior supervisors.

Tempur Sealy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

What You Will Need:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be capable of performing each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Intermediate knowledge of PC usage required to include using Word, Excel, Microsoft Windows, and data entry operations.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
* Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, business, or related discipline is preferred.
* 3-5 years of direct supervisory experience in manufacturing environment, preferably supervising teams >20 individuals.
* Combination of education, skills and experience will be considered.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, procedures manual, and to comprehend basic instructions. Ability to communicate effectively with supervisor, lead, co-workers and other personnel. Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English. Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
* Must be able to measure using the metric system
* Intermediate math skills are needed to include the ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, to practical situations; ability to apply mathematical operations to tasks associated with the production of mattresses.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
* Fork truck license a plus, ability to complete fork truck license certification required.
* Preference will be given to Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Manufacturing, or other related Certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, repetitively use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; and use hands and arms to lift, push, or pull; and to walk.
* The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
* The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 50 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Depending on the duty being performed, gloves may be required. Safety shoes and glasses required.
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.
* Depending on the duties, the supervisor may be needed to drive a powered industrial lift truck (fork lift).