A operations supervisor is a hired professional to improve the efficiency of production processes through supervision and control activities of the daily operations of the company.
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Through its work, the company ensures that operations function optimally, improving business productivity regardless of the type of economic activity to which is dedicated.
For it, must continuously and personally supervise the execution of the processes, which implies from monitoring compliance with the procedures manual established by the company, such as personnel management and compliance with hygiene and safety standards.
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However, the functions under their responsibility may vary according to the characteristics of each company, such as the size and type of economic activity.
In this article you will find:
Job Duties of an Operations Supervisor
- Supervise that the operational processes work correctly, and make the changes that it considers necessary to comply with the company's objectives.
- Monitor the efficient use of the entity's resources, such as materials, supplies, as well as machinery and equipment implemented in each of the operating processes.
- Ensure that the quality standards established by the entity are met and improved.
- Ensure that all personnel correctly comply with hygiene and safety standards within the company.
- Supervise compliance with working hours and compliance with the functions of workers in each operations department.
- Apply performance indicators KPI's to know the productivity, quality and performance of the company's operating processes.
- Develop proposals, strategies and recommendations to optimize operational processes based on the results of the KPI's indicators.
- Supervise and advise staff in the implementation of new methods and tactics in operational processes.
- Help improve efficiency in the supply chain.
- Provide support in the training process of new staff.
- Establish mechanisms for the professional development of workers.
- Investigate any anomaly or delay in operations and notify superiors.
- Monitor and control logistics processes to improve productivity in each operational area.
- Provide support to the warehouse supervisor in the control of inventory inputs and outputs.
- Supervise the order and cleanliness during and after the daily operations of the entity from method of the 5 S of productivity.
- Help reduce material costs and waste.
- Supervise compliance with specifications in customer and company orders.
- Issue reports and reports periodically to their superiors on the operational functioning of the entity.
Qualities an operations supervisor should have
The qualities that an operations supervisor must have are:
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- Must be observer to be able to detect when the operations work on the fly and when there is a failure or anomaly in the process.
- must be a good leader in order to instruct and motivate workers to improve the company's operational processes.
- Must be proactive, maintaining its own initiative to be able to anticipate future problems and propose the most viable measures to solve them.
Job Requirements for an Operations Supervisor
- be ing Industrial / Lic. In administration / Lic. In Logistics or other careers related to the operational processes of the company.
- Have minimum verifiable experience.
- Know how to apply KPI's performance indicators.
- Have time availability.
Job field of an operations supervisor
- Logistics supervisor.
- Warehouse supervisor.
- Manufacturing supervisor.
- Dispatch and distribution supervisor.
Average salary of an operations supervisor in Mexico
An operations supervisor in Mexico can earn a monthly salary between $13,000.00 to $15,500.00 pesos; however, the salary may vary depending on the experience of the supervisor and the size of the company.
