Production Supervisor

Do you want to develop your competencies and management skills as part of a production management team and contribute to developing our Grundfos Operations?

Then you have the opportunity to put your fingerprint on our Grundfos factory located in Inđija, where you become an important player in our new journey, and where you can spar with a skilled management team that looks forward to welcoming you.

What is the job about?

As Production Supervisor, your main responsibilities will be the performance of the Autonomous Production Team through task guidance, coaching, direction setting, and motivation of the production employees.
You will spend most of your time on the production floor among your employees, with a focus on achieving quality and goals in the production. Therefore, you are a visible, present, and action oriented leader on the floor, who follows up on daily operations, but also looks a lot at and initiates improvements and facilitates our projects and processes.
An important part of your job is also to play together with our support functions in the form of Production Technical Department, Quality, Maintenance, and Logistics.

Besides leading a team, your activities will include in particular:
EHS

• Ensuring local EHS procedures and requirements are followed.
• Taking needed actions to achieve EHS target.
• Ensuring that everyone knows their role and responsibility regarding EHS and show leadership according to it. Providing necessary safety training and medical checks regularly.
• Supporting PPS and preventive actions.
• Ensuring the culture of "safety first" is implemented.
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Quality

• Usage of QRQC to make quick responses to quality deviations. Ensuring correct countermeasure and follow-up on deviations.
• Zero Defects Philosophy.
• Appling Total Quality tools.

Production

• Deployment of GPS (Grundfos Production System) and applies methods of GPS foundation.
• Executing SQDICP - Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost & People.
• Defining and approving the standards in the organizational unit with the help of support functions.
• Supporting operation in case of the new production plan, and in testing and implementing new products.
• Taking care of the state and maintenance of machines.
• Responsible for the management of clothes and tools.
• Establishing visualization operation instruction with the help of technical engineers according to process documents.

People

• Accomplishing manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintaining staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.

What do you need to apply?

As a person, you are interested in production optimization and human management. You have a structured approach to your tasks, and you are the visible leader who likes to be where things happen - even when things are going fast. It is important that you are a strong motivator who manages to inspire independent employees through a coaching management style.

Moreover, you have:

• Most likely to have 4-5 years of previous supervisory experience
• Ready to work in shifts
• Excellent communication skills
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Structural thinking
• Broad knowledge of production planning processes
• Strategic planning and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of machine controls and instrumentation
• Experience in dealing with complex issues in a fast-paced setting

A great place to work!

Grundfos is the world’s largest pump manufacturer and our purpose is to pioneer solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people.

You will enter a financially strong company that is culturally driven led through key behaviors like accountability, collaboration, and customer-centricity.

Additional information

If this job sounds appealing to you, please send your resume and cover letter by clicking on
“Apply”.

We look forward to hearing from you!