Job Description

DEHN Overview:

DEHN protects. Two words, a big promise. The motto of our company has been both an obligation and an incentive since 1910 of our family-owned company. Headquartered in Neumarkt, Germany, DEHN’s mission is to provide world-class Lightning and Surge protection solutions for people, building installations and electrical/electronic devices and systems against the effects of lightning and surges. For the past 115 years, we have been leading the development in surge protection, lightning protection and safety equipment, making DEHN the most experienced and trusted expert for a total protection concept.

Business Overview:

DEHN Inc. is the USA subsidiary for DEHN SE (ISO 9001/14001certified). We focus on solutions for lightning and surge-related problems as they apply to the North American market. These solutions include education, technical assistance, system design, risk assessments and site surveys in addition to lightning and electrical surge protection products.

Our customers include commercial, communications, energy, electronics, industrial, hospitality, infrastructure, medical, security & defense markets. Companies depend on DEHN solutions to ensure their facilities and assets run efficiently and without fail, protecting the plant, people, equipment and the critical services they provide to the public and industry. With over 115 years in business, we have 2 words… DEHN protects.

Position Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading employees, scheduling work activities, ensuring quality of workmanship, training and educating employees on safety guidelines, company policies, and production equipment. This position reports to the Production Manager.

Applicants must be able to work 1st or 2nd Shift to support our production ramp up.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains a safe operation by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
• Executes production schedule by maximizing output throughout the department on all equipment, meeting or exceeding production goals
• Holds employees accountable to Company safety guidelines and procedures
• Trains and coaches new employees
• Is actively engaged in solving problems as they arise
• Ensures that products being produced meet all quality standards
• Directs and supervises the work of multiple employees across multiple departments
• Verifies that all steps are being made to ensure shipping, integrity, and accuracy
• Establishes and maintains an environment that promotes teamwork
• Works with the Maintenance department to facilitate repair of equipment
• Ensures employees maintain a neat and orderly working environment
• Coordinates manpower requirements by increasing or decreasing personnel and overtime to meet changing conditions
• Recommends measures to improve safety, production methods, and quality of product
• Develops and implements plans to motivate workers to achieve production goals

Requirements:

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• High School Diploma/GED. College degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Production Supervisor or production leadership role
• Be a problem solver; implement improvements throughout the department
• Previous experience of managing a medium sized team of employees, 10+
• Previous experience in a manufacturing, production environment
• Good time management and proven multi-tasking skills
• Must be capable of coordinating a complex workflow across multiple departments
• Demonstrates initiative, sense of urgency and is self-motivated when addressing work tasks
• Ability to coach, counsel, train, and discipline employees in a respectful manner
• Ability to work flexible shifts and hours including nights and weekends.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in electronics manufacturing
• Progressive advancement in previous positions

Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork, highly adaptive
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while fulfilling critical deadlines
• High ethical integrity
• Willingness to drive change
• Hands-on mentality
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and to be resilient

EEO Statement:

DEHN Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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