Production Facilitator/Supervisor (3rd Shift) Job in Saint Paul

Viking Drill & Tool, an employee-owned manufacturer of high-speed cutting tools, has an opening for a motivated and self-driven Production Facilitator on third shift (10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.).

This is a salaried, exempt position that reports to the Production Manager. 

The qualified candidate will have 2-4 years manufacturing experience as well as 1-2 years in a leadership role.

Some of the qualifications necessary include:

• Exceptional people skills with the strong ability to motivate, communicate, and confront situations as they arise.
• The ability to supervise staff of 25 to 50, ensure daily departmental goals are met, implementation and maintenance of system and process related to lean manufacturing.
• Excellent, consistent attendance.
• Excellent organizational skills. 
• The ability to analyze and solve problems. 
• The ability to understand and help plan for present and future staffing requirements in order to keep operations performing at desired levels.
• The ability to direct resources to make certain key operations function at the highest level possible to meet customer requirements.
• The ability to demonstrate a sense of urgency to get the job done.
• The ability to set goals and expectations, maintain high levels of feedback, and monitor performance to ensure that goals and expectations are being met.  To show a desire and willingness to help teammates so they can be the best they can be.
• The ability to work with the Scheduling, Shipping, Maintenance, Training, and Quality functions within our company to create optimum conditions for excellence.
• The ability to understand and maximize flow of product through operations.

Education: 

• High school diploma or GED
• Two year certificate/degree and/or a combination of education and experience. 
• Manufacturing/Mechanical/Technical background a plus. 

We offer a competitive salary and superb benefits including medical (HSA options), dental, life, 401(k), ESOP, Quarterly Profit Sharing, tuition reimbursement and much, much more.