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Operations Supervisor - SVT - 1st Shift

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Woodward logoWoodward · Rockford - Loves Park Campus (lpc)
Full-timeOn-site1w ago
ExcelLeadershipLeanMentoringPower BIProcess Improvement
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Responsibilities

  • Team Supervision: Provide direct support to front line team members in meeting their daily production targets to ensure customer expectations are met.
  • Resource Management: Allocates and coordinates resources effectively to meet operational objectives.
  • Performance Management: Conducts performance evaluations, provides feedback, manages member development, recognition and ensures accountability and policy adherence.
  • Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves day-to-day technical and operational issues and coaching and mentoring team's problem-solving capabilities.
  • Process Improvement: Collaborates with key stakeholders to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness to improve the production system and meet customer demand.
  • Key Skills:
  • Leadership: The ability to guide, motivate, and inspire teams to achieve goals while fostering collaboration, accountability, and a positive work environment.
  • Critical Thinking: The ability to analyze situations, evaluate options, and develop effective solutions using logic, creativity, and sound judgment.
  • Team Communication: Sets example and models excellent communication skills with internal stakeholders, support teams, and with own team
  • Time Management: Ability to identify critical tasks and allocate time and resources accordingly. Balances urgent production needs with short-term improvement initiatives. Consistently meets production and delivery targets. Manages competing priorities without compromising quality or safety.
  • Lean Mindset: Follows lean practices such as 5S and waste reduction. Participates and support continuous improvement activities.
  • Team Focus: Ability to effectively lead team through 5S, Visual Management, standardized work, and Daily Management System.
  • Successful candidates typically have:
  • 12 months of flexibility in completing wor

Benefits

Health insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance401(k)Paid time offFlexible scheduleEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonusParental leave

Additional Information

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future. Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Operations Supervisor - SVT - 1st Shift Estimated annual base pay: $85,000 (minimum) - $110,000 (midpoint) - $136,000 (maximum) All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity. 401(k) match (4.5%) Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%) Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays. Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave. Paid parental leave. Adoption Assistance Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits. Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life Member referral bonus Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Voluntary benefits, including: Home / Auto Insurance discounts Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave


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