Weinbrenner Shoe Company is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Supervisor for our 1st shift at our Merrill, WI location.

We are recruiting candidates who have strong leadership skills, embody our core values and desires an environment where growth is encouraged, dedication recognized, and achievement is rewarded. Our growing company provides great potential for career advancement as we develop our leadership.

You will contribute to department goals and objectives, be instrumental in continuing to build a positive culture, have exemplary communication and leadership skills and be a team player. Candidates must have at least 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing, production, or factory setting, and advanced employee relations and communication skills.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Responsible for ensuring that footwear is produced economically, on time, and of the highest quality.
• Produces footwear according to estimates through proper supervision, motivation, and leadership of employees, while maintaining a safe and healthy environment in the department.
• Organizes and supervises the production of footwear in specified quantity and quality according to daily plan.
• Implements measures necessary to eliminate waiting time, wastage of materials, and extra wages.
• Ensures that operators are performing daily clean-up and machine maintenance.
• Trains and motivates employees to reach required standard outputs in the shortest possible time.
• Encourages and assists employees to learn more than one job so that they become more versatile in the event of absenteeism or product change.
• Ensures strict compliance with all regulations contained in the Occupational Safety and Health Act and assures adherence to all plant safety rules, machine guarding, and that personal protective equipment, where issued, is used by operators.
• Approves payroll of operators and submits same to payroll department.
• Promotes a favorable company image among operators and peers in the community and with customers.
• Enforces all Company policies and plant rules in effect or as directed by his or her superior or by management.
• Ensures that all aspects of the job are carried out following applicable WSC ISO 9001 Quality System requirements.
• Work closely with the HR department on hiring of employee.
• Supervise and direct workforce.
• Works closely with the HR department to investigate and settle labor grievances.

Qualifications/Skills Needed:

• Completion of a 2-4 year in supervisory management degree preferred.
• Minimum of high school/GED equivalent and 3 years of relevant work history.
• Experience in a union setting preferred.
• Proficient use of computers, software and other technology such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, and ability to learn new systems.
• Excellent communication, customer service and client relation skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Above average team working and collaboration abilities.
• Bilingual (preferred)

Benefits:

As a Weinbrenner Shoe Company employee you will have access to excellent benefits and incentives including:

• Health with an HSA company match
• Dental and Vision
• Company paid group Life and AD&D insurance
• Company paid long-and-short-term disability insurance
• Robust employee assistance program
• Voluntary supplemental critical illness, hospital indemnity and accident insurance
• Voluntary Spouse/Child life insurance
• 401K
• ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Bonus program
• Vacation
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick time

Enjoy working for a company designated as an essential workplace, where advancement opportunities are achievable and each person is important.

If you have a positive attitude and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where you can make a difference and want to be part of a growing company, apply today or send your resume to Savannah Felch, Human Resources Coordinator and Recruiting Specialist at sfelch@weinbrennerusa.com.

Weinbrenner is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.