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Company: Simmons Bedding Company
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Company Overview

Are you looking for a career that’s fully charged? At Simmons Bedding, you’ll get the chance to inspire, impact, and innovate every day. Since 1870, we’ve been leaders in the bedding industry, from the introduction of the pocketed coil Beautyrest® (the most recognized name in history of bedding industry) in 1925, to inventing the no-flip mattress in 2000, to recent advances like our Beautyrest® Recharge™ Sleep System. These innovations helped us grow to a $1 billion company, yet despite our size, we still maintain a one-team culture that supports our associates so they can develop and succeed together. Come recharge your career at Simmons!

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Job Description

Reports To: Production Manager
Salary Grade: 8
FLSA Status: Full-Time Exempt
Summary: Supervise and coordinate activities of direct reports and cell/department to ensure a quality product is produced safely, in time for delivery, and within budgeted costs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Counter or anticipate daily production challenges and find effective solutions to prevent reoccurrence and meet production schedules
• Act as the information link between associates and management and support associates through change initiatives
• Assist in developing and monitoring standardized work for direct reports and adhere to Leader Standard Work for your position
• Audit or assign audit duties for key result areas (e.g., quality, safety, scrap)
• Hold daily cell meeting and set expectations for the day
• Monitor production status hourly, remove bottlenecks, and take corrective measures to ensure daily goals are met
• Oversee continuous flow and materials delivery systems and work with associates to continuously improve the process
• Develop associates to improve and expand skill sets and create bench strength (e.g., new hire OJT, cross-training)
• Review production schedules and estimate associate hour requirements for completion of a job assignment
• Interpret specifications and job orders to associates and delegate duties
• Recommend measures to improve production, equipment, and product quality
• Suggest changes to working conditions and equipment use to increase efficiency
• Analyze and resolve work problems and assist associates in solving problems
• Initiate and/or suggest plans to motivate and enforce safety rules and interpret company policies to associates
• Work with other supervisors to coordinate activities across departments

Leadership Skills
• Inspire trust
• Think strategically
• Engage and inspire
• Drive for results/execution
• Focus on customers
• Adapt and learn
• Build talent


Job Requirements

• Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years job-related experience in a manufacturing environment

Functional Skills
• Leader Standard Work
• Lean Management System
• Lean and Green Scrap Program
• National Quality Audit
• Safety Program
• Zone Scheduling

Job Factors/Work Environment
• No travel
• Continuous walking, standing, bending, and lifting required for 8 hours or longer

Position Qualifications
• Strong written, oral, and analytical skills
• Problem identification and resolution skills
• Basic PC skills in Windows environment
• Understanding of plant procedures and policies
• Must have or be able to learn LEAN manufacturing techniques.

Major Relationships
• Production manager
• Direct reports/team
• Ops manager
• HR manager
• Controller
• Other plant supervisors
• Maintenance team
• Customer service team

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties or responsibilities associated with the job. Other job-related duties may be assigned.

An Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V
Drug-Free Working Environment



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