Aerospace Production Supervisor - Titanium Investment Castings

About the role

Under the general supervision of the Area Operations Manager, the Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of a team/shift in the following prioritized areas: Safety, Quality, Throughput and Cost. The Manufacturing Supervisor leads and coaches a team, empowering production personnel to make informed and appropriate decisions guided by policies, procedures, and a business plan, and successfully meeting performance targets. The Manufacturing Supervisor identifies and resolves day-to-day technical and operational problems, using tact and diplomacy in the exchange of information.

Responsibilities

• Lead a zero-injury culture through continuous improvement and employee engagement.
• Maintain daily contacts and teamwork to foster trust, and ultimately, a larger group of active problem-solvers.
• Support life-threat programs and determine opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate through continuous improvement of safety procedures, results that benefit all other areas of the business.
• Initiate and coordinate the hiring and termination process within the area of responsibility.
• Provide leadership, feedback, performance reviews, wage adjustments, personnel assignments, training program management, and coaching to production teams and individuals within direct reporting structure.
• Provide day-to-day supervision to a team including the coordination of activities and measuring/communicating performance versus plan.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions and applying technical experience and precedents.
• Collaboratively problem-solve with other functional groups such as engineering, quality, and maintenance.
• Lead specific projects with cross-functional teams to accomplish improvements.
• Ensure processing of parts according to established and documented procedures, requirements, and specifications.
• Responsible for team productivity, maintaining daily right-first-time performance measurements and leading/teaching problem-solving skills.
• Ensure on-time delivery and throughput of parts according to dispatch lists, priorities, and production systems.
• Contribute to the development of improved metrics for tracking individual and team achievement of objectives.
• Responsible for cost-effective optimization of equipment and labor through planning and appropriate scheduling of resources, team members, and production schedules to meet plan throughput.

Minimum Knowledge, Qualifications And Experience

• Lean and/or continuous improvement knowledge required.
• Pull production methodologies.
• Proficient computer skills and experience with applications such as Microsoft Suite.
• Managing team and individual performance, and providing effective feedback.
• Coaching team members to encourage individual problem-solving.
• Work well-scoped projects from beginning to end.
• Convey concise written and verbal communication.
• Lead teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 1 year experience as a lead or supervisor in a production environment required.
• Four year degree in Business, Science, or Engineering preferred.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be willing to undergo a pre-employment background check.
• Must be willing to participate in pre-employment and periodic drug screening.

Working Conditions

Must be willing/available to work/change shifts, as needed. Work is performed in a manufacturing environment.