Job Description

About this role

This position supervises entry and intermediate professional level employees or team leaders of production employees and sets day-to-day goals. Manages cell productivity and guides scheduling, sequencing of work, and production innovation to optimize production.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and leading a team of 60-80 people to achieve operational, quality, and continuous improvement goals through training, coaching, discipline, and effective communication.

• Championing the use of continuous improvement tools to reduce downtime, improve quality, reduce scrap, and meet labor efficiency targets.

• Implementing product and engineering changes effectively and efficiently.

• Modeling and promoting adherence to environmental, health, and safety policies and initiatives.

• Prioritizing safety when assigning work to team members.

• Monitoring work order progress to ensure quality and timely completion.

• Maintaining accurate records of timecards and overtime.

• Review production schedules for assembly lines and then use that information to schedule the sheet metal stamping equipment.

• Fostering a positive working relationship with union representatives by adhering to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree with 2+ years of experience in operations or supply chain management

• 1+ years of experience working with Microsoft Office Suite

• 2+ years of experience reviewing production schedules and setting dynamic schedules in high volume production manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, sheet metal stamping or similar industry.

• Experience supervising unionized teams.

• Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma processes.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel).

• Work 2nd shift hours: 5pm to 3:30am (EST).