Good morning,
A shift supervisor who has been here for over a decade is likely leaving for another job in the next few months. My bosses and I (personnel director) are trying to get out in front of this so the transition is as smooth as possible. We are considering a bit of a change from how we have staffed this position in the past. Our shift supervisors are all machinists who can trouble shoot issues that arise in the shop with machines, tooling, programming etc. While this is helpful for the machining issues we sometimes run into, the downside is the supervisors aren't great at keeping people accountable for the work they aren't doing, the time they are wasting, or the general interactions between employees that can create drama and wasted time. We are considering looking for a true administrator who doesn't have the machining skills/knowledge but does have the ability to lead people. Our thoughts are this person would be checking up on all employees throughout the shift to make sure they are on pace to make production and do what needs to be done when they aren't. We have enough skilled operators that can handle issues that come up mechanically so the supervisor doesn't have to have that knowledge for us to continue to operate successfully. So my question is has anyone else dealt with a situation similar to this? What were the positives and negatives you have run into? Overall was it a good choice or bad? We are considering this for our 2nd and 3rd shift as 1st shift doesn't really have this issue with the bosses and I being here for their shift. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
A shift supervisor who has been here for over a decade is likely leaving for another job in the next few months. My bosses and I (personnel director) are trying to get out in front of this so the transition is as smooth as possible. We are considering a bit of a change from how we have staffed this position in the past. Our shift supervisors are all machinists who can trouble shoot issues that arise in the shop with machines, tooling, programming etc. While this is helpful for the machining issues we sometimes run into, the downside is the supervisors aren't great at keeping people accountable for the work they aren't doing, the time they are wasting, or the general interactions between employees that can create drama and wasted time. We are considering looking for a true administrator who doesn't have the machining skills/knowledge but does have the ability to lead people. Our thoughts are this person would be checking up on all employees throughout the shift to make sure they are on pace to make production and do what needs to be done when they aren't. We have enough skilled operators that can handle issues that come up mechanically so the supervisor doesn't have to have that knowledge for us to continue to operate successfully. So my question is has anyone else dealt with a situation similar to this? What were the positives and negatives you have run into? Overall was it a good choice or bad? We are considering this for our 2nd and 3rd shift as 1st shift doesn't really have this issue with the bosses and I being here for their shift. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!