Senior Supervisor, Production Planning (1st Shift)

Job Title: Senior Supervisor, Production Planning (1 st Shift)

Job Code: 15918

Job Location: Malabar, FL

Job Description:

Supervises lower-level professionals or supervisors and/or higher-level support. Communicates with parties inside and outside of own department to explain and interpret policies, practices, and procedures. Makes moderate improvements to processes, systems, and solutions. Plans and establishes operational objectives for a team with moderate impact on department results. Understands basic management approaches and has proficient knowledge of job area.

Essential Functions:

• Supervises individual(s) typically consisting of lower-level professionals or supervisors and/or higher-level support employees.
• Provides input on hiring, firing, promotion, performance and/or compensation decisions for own organization
• Leads, directs and reviews the work of direct report(s) to maintain workflow and productivity and ensure weekly objectives are achieved.
• Communicates with parties within and outside of own department, which may include customers or vendors.
• Explains and interprets policies, practices and procedures of the job area to others within the organization.
• May work to justify and gain cooperation of other parties on practices, policies, and procedures.
• Work consists of making moderate improvements to processes, systems, solutions or products to enhance performance of the job area.
• Problems are typically solved drawing from prior experiences, with analysis of the issues.
• Plans and establishes operational objectives for a team with moderate impact on the achievement of department results.
• Assigns tasks, peer reviews and provides training.
• Does not have budget or Profit & Loss (P&L) accountability but may manage day-to-day elements of the budget (e.g., overtime for staff).
• Understands basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 4 years prior relevant experience or a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Working knowledge of Control MRP system, MES & PDM
• Strong analytical skills
• Creative thinking & demonstrated problem resolution
• Ability to perform within a demanding environment
• Excellent communication, technical writing and presentation skills