Foundry Supervisor

The 3rd Shift Supervisor of Melting and Die Casting will guide shift operations for four 6,100-ton aluminum HPDC machines (automotive large castings), delivering Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost targets through effective staffing, pacing, and daily execution. Supervise and control melting/holding operations to ensure correct alloy/chemistry, temperature, metal cleanliness, and supply to casting machines. Maintain required melt logs and escalate out -of-spec conditions. Ensure stable casting performance by enforcing standard work and approved process windows (start-ups, parameter controls, die lube/thermal controls, changeovers, and (shut-downs), and coordinating die swaps/tool readiness. Own shift-level quality performance: first-off approvals, SPC/critical checks, defect recognition and containment, scrap control, and rapid response to quality alerts. Drive uptime by leading real-time troubleshooting of downtime/scrap and coordinating Maintenance/Automation/Tooling support; execute immediate countermeasures and follow through on root-cause actions. Maintain strong safety and housekeeping discipline (LOTO, guarding/interlocks, hot metal handling, crane/rigging, PPE, 5S) and develop team capability through coaching, shift huddles, and clear pass-down reporting. Collaborate with other departments to ensure communication is open to help drive continuous improvement. #J-18808-Ljbffr