Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor (PS) is responsible for managing the day-to-day production within a specific department(s).  In all duties below, the PS must work in collaboration with the department head.  The success of their partnership will be a primary factor in the department’s success on the film.

In addition, the PS is a leadership role in the studio and, as such, must accept the responsibility of supporting and representing the directives of the studio and the production leadership.

Responsibilities

• Work with PM and/or AP to meet overall production scheduling and man week requirements; help ensure the man weeks and schedule are updated as changes are made to the film’s production flow and/or staffing plans
• Understand how changes may affect the work week, scheduling, and overtime
• Look ahead to ensure weekly quotas, department milestones and inventory expectations are met.  Strategize with Department Head, film’s upper management, and other PSs to resolve productivity or inventory issues
• Collaborate with Department Head to ensure complexity of work is consistent with department budget and schedule
• Strategize with Department Head and film’s upper management on how to resolve overages
• Collaborate with Department Head to develop and manage department workflow processes
• Develop and manage internal department schedules and staffing requirements.  
• Create a list of critical assumptions and highlight any vulnerability
• Create and maintain reports that clearly illustrate department and individual artist productivity
• Collaborate with Department Head to cast assignments and issue deadlines to artists
• Perform walk-arounds to check in with the crew
• Drive dailies for the department and any other opportunities for director approval
• Act as the primary production person within the department; supervise and mentor any Production Assistants in that department
• Partner with Department Head to coach, mentor, and give performance feedback to all department members on the film.  In partnership with Artist Management, drive the feedback process and deliver feedback
• Partner with Department Head to manage conflict within the department and report to Artist Management, HR, and production leadership when necessary
• In partnership with the Department Head, develop a plan for training crew in the department tasks and collaborate with the training department as needed
• Manage, motivate, and create an environment conducive to achieving quotas and artistic achievements
• Represent the department in weekly production meetings.  Report department progress and discuss solutions to issues impeding the department
• Ensure all production data is tracked via the film’s production-tracking database
• Trouble-shoot wherever necessary to ensure timely delivery of sequences; determine, with the Associate Producer and Production Manager, when schedules will be modified to meet efficiency or inventory demands
• Manage day-to-day department planning issues, such as overtime and vacation; review time sheets of the department crew