Operations Supervisor in Thief River Falls, Minnesota at Arctic Cat

Arctic Cat is a leader in the powersports industry. Arctic Cat markets its Snowmobile, ATV and SXS products through a network of independent dealers located throughout the United States and Canada and through distributors representing dealers in Europe, South America, the Middle East, Asia and other international markets.

Responsibilities:

• Organize operations within assigned work area and coordinate production activities to meet production schedules in the most efficient and effective manner.
• Conduct morning start up meetings to emphasize safety, set goals, and communicate weekly work plans in zone.
• Monitor performance to metrics and utilize problem solving skills to drive appropriate improvement.
• Identify training gaps and provide recommendations on developing skills and training needs and develop and mentor team members through delegation of duties and coaching.
• Identify CI opportunities by determining root cause and developing a corrective action plan.
• Recommend workplace layouts, production methods, and production efficiencies by auditing operations to improve production flow and reduce costs.
• Recommend and expedite the servicing and repair of equipment and facilities and realign production sequences to accommodate emergency maintenance schedules.
• Perform and support scheduled audits by zone to identify and correct safety, compliance, delivery, and other risk.
• Communicate with production control, logistics, assembly team, fabrication team, engineering, and parts and accessories to support production demand, growth initiatives and customer service.
• Support efforts toward hiring and retention of shop floor employees and manage time and attendance, performance, and employee concerns.
• Encourage positive employee morale, engagement of entire workforce and ensure a safe and productive environment for all team members.

Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required
• Years of Experience: 4 or more years of manufacturing experience required
• Software Knowledge: Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, interpersonal and teambuilding skills
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma preferred

Pay: $26.44-$28.85 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to years of experience, qualifications, and special technical skills.