Associate Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift at Flextronics America LLC in West Columbia, South Carolina

Job Description:

Job Posting Start Date 03-20-2025 Job Posting End Date 05-20-2025

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A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Associate Production Supervisor located in Columbia, SC.

Reporting to the Production Manager the Associate Production Supervisor role is in charge of directing the manufacturing operations performed in a shift or group of production lines, ensuring they reach volume, quality and cost goals.

2nd Shift - 3:30pm-12:00pm

What a typical day looks like:

• Leads the production of several processes/lines in a highly technical environment and responsible for the lines success.


• Evaluates daily/regularly plant operating performance and advises on changes in operating conditions that will improve efficiencies and quality.


• Lead a team of individual professionals (e.g. engineers/officers) to meet quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness requirements.


• Troubleshoot and analyze operational problems and advise on their resolution. Guide regular discussions with operators to coach performance and improve operational understanding and capability.


• Solicits and evaluates ideas for plant improvements and collaborates with qualified engineers to develop project proposals.


• Provides technical and operational advice to project teams.


• May act as principal interface between the operation team and the maintenance function.


• Engage in training and coaching of junior operators.

• Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply in order to meet customer requirements.


• Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.


• Assist in department budget planning and management of department expenses.


• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing individuals on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.


• Ensures compliance to manufacturing standards.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• 3-5 years in assembly leadership on a high-volume program.


• Demonstrates operations and technical skills and understanding of Flex functional standards.


• Demonstrates a general knowledge of functional concepts and a rudimentary understanding of Flex policies and procedures.


• Has awareness of the functional impact upon work processes and other functions.


• Ability to operate telephones, data entry, office software including, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and data base systems.


• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. 


•  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 


•  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and customers.

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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans


• Life Insurance


• Short-term and Long-term Disability


• Matching 401(k) Contributions


• Vacation and Paid Sick Time


• Tuition Reimbursement

Job Category

Operations

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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