Production Supervisor (Automotive Manufacturing)

Job Description

Job Description

The Supervisor is responsible for the supervision and coordination of assigned production operations while striving to maintain production goals with minimal delays. Provides operations leadership to achieve and maintain budgetary, productivity, quality, and safety goals. Collaborates with maintenance and engineering to optimize equipment performance and reliability. Establishes clear goals and accountability to direct reports and provides performance feedback on a regular basis. Monitors key performance measures, employee performance standards, and training initiatives. Provide supervision, training, troubleshooting, and technical support. Confirm production goals are met or exceeded, including yield, throughput, safety, and quality. Drive continuous improvement principles with people and processes. Requires proven leadership, team building, coaching, and communication skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. Also, additional job duties may be assigned.

· Provides orientation and oversees training for all new, or transferred employees to ensure their understanding of working expectations and safety standards and procedures

· Structures a learning environment conducive to the attainment of required operator skills and oversees training. Provides development to optimize their performance and personal growth

· Communicates performance standards to associates, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems. Ensures all associates have the resources and capabilities to effectively accomplish their responsibilities

· Approves and ensures adherence to production schedules. Monitors the assignment of staff to ensure that production quotas are met for finished goods inventories. Oversees operations to ensure that waste and production costs are minimized and there is conformance to safety and quality standards

· Conducts meaningful performance reviews with subordinates. Ensures operators meet established safety/performance standards

· Enforce company rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and exhibit fair and consistent management practices

· Develops, maintains, and reports production-related information regarding yields, efficiencies, and labor utilization to management

· Responsible for planning, assigning works as required, proper production startups, shutdowns, and changeovers

· Investigate and respond to quality problems, tooling, and equipment problems. Follow up and coordinate with maintenance, tool room, and quality

· Assist and promote the team concept in manufacturing by scheduling, supporting, and attending meetings, training sessions, special projects, etc.

· Drives continuous improvement efforts in maintenance, production, quality, housekeeping, WPO, 5S, etc.

· Performs disciplinary activities

· Lead/Participate in Incident Investigations/Near Misses as necessary

· Assign overtime as required to meet production requirements

· Responsible for the organization and cleanliness of the production floor

· Keeps Plant Manager and Management informed as to the state of operations and production needs that need to be addressed

· Performs other assignments as directed by the Plant Manager not otherwise depicted in this general description

Expectations

Employees are expected to follow all standards listed below:

· Consistently exhibit appropriate attendance habits, working the hours necessary to perform the job

· Organize and maintain efficiency of personal work area

· Provide necessary, accurate, and timely feedback of all pertinent information to co-workers and management

· Effectively communicate with co-workers and management personnel to enhance teamwork and communication initiatives

· Consistently adhere to and support company policies and procedures, including ISO14001, IATF16949, and safety regulations

· Accept instructions and duties in a positive manner

· Treat all co-workers with dignity and respect

· Actively support the E&E values

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employees also may be subject to certain environments such as working near loud moving mechanical parts. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The following environments include:

· Manufacturing environment with automated machines combined with forklift traffic

· Must be able to work while wearing required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); including but not limited to; safety-toe shoes, ear plugs, glasses, sleeves and gloves

Physical Demands

The physical demands describes below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The following physical demands include:

· Standing

· Walking

· Sitting

· Reach with hands and arms

· Climb or balance

Education/Experience/Certifications:

To effectively carry out duties and responsibilities in the job position the following education, experience, or certifications are preferred:

Education:

· Bachelor’s degree in related field is strongly preferred

· Three (3) or more years of experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

· Two (2) or more years of experience working in a Supervisory or leadership role

· Two (2) or more years of work experience in automotive manufacturing

Additional Skills Required:

To effectively perform duties and responsibilities in the job position the following skills are required:

Computer skills :

·         Experience with basic computer systems

Communication skills:

·         Speak effectively with fellow employees

·         Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, etc.

·         Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Mathematical skills:

·         Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations

Other Skills:

·         Detail oriented

·         Organized and able to meet deadlines while performing multiple dutie

Metal Stamping and Assembly Automotive Manufacturing Supplier

Company Description

Metal Stamping and Assembly Automotive Manufacturing Supplier