Focus Area Supervisor - 3rd

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Lead Manufacturing Supervisor, the Focus Area Supervisor oversees manufacturing personnel, production safety, and all aspects of manufacturing in a team environment. This is achieved while maintaining HellermannTyton's Quality and EHS certifications by supporting all corporate policies, procedures, work instructions, and required documentation.

Essential Functions

• Read and communicate through email for general direction, priorities, items to be addressed, and general company information.
• Interact, collaborate, and review daily status with the previous shift to understand current floor conditions (down presses, changeovers, production or personnel issues, special instructions).
• Develop daily schedule of work assignments and break schedules for the shift.
• Manage the labor headcount to remain current with floor conditions and assure no excess labor or overtime is accumulated.
• Manage, schedule, and certify the proper execution of all production changeover and cavitation block activities (Setup Changeover, Work order changeover, material changeover, etc.).
• Lead and interact with shift staff to provide direction, feedback, expectations, employee relations, coaching, and accountability (Gemba meetings, Tech meetings, Supervisor Meetings, Huddle meetings, Stand downs, etc.).
• Develop, create, and publish shift notes to convey information about daily operations and execution plans.
• Ensure all employees are wearing and using the appropriate PPE and following all safety procedures. Wearing your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a condition of employment.
• Identify, investigate and report all EHS or property damage incidents, accidents or near misses through the Clarity system and email communication as appropriate.
• Run Production Report, review and evaluate shift performance. Use Mattec and other means and metrics to monitor and respond to scrap, Downtime, regrind, cycle, and schedule adherence.
• Maintain a cultural awareness to uphold housekeeping standards and adherence to 5S organizational efforts with safety and quality in mind.
• Conduct an area walk-through of the production floor at the beginning and end of each shift with the adjacent shift Supervisor to coordinate acceptable handoff conditions and promote communication of floor expectations.
• Complete a Layered Process Audit per day as assigned by the provided press audit schedule. Audits to be completed electronically with the OGP Audit application via cellphone.
• Submit production and process deviations, IT Helpdesk tickets, maintenance work orders, Dayforce entries for promotions, transfers, hiring, termination, etc.
• Conduct accurate and complete production review and sign-off of product and process as required.
• Responsible for time & attendance, completing performance/competency evaluations, competency/training logs, providing feedback, motivation, and disciplinary actions for employees in assigned department(s).
• Provide performance feedback to the team and work to continually develop their skills. Support career development plans for the team.
• Engage with new employees through the onboarding process to ensure they have a positive experience. Ensure they receive effective training and completion of the training documentation is thorough and on time.
• Maintain IATF16949/ISO14001 documentation for the production floor.

Other Functions

• Participate in the Hold process through evaluation, investigation, and management of Hold activities and red bin review.
• Randomly verify that team members are completing box, bag, and water checks and documentation appropriately.
• Absorb and assist cell members with answering machine and auxiliary equipment alarms, changing bags, training co-workers on troubleshooting of problems, and/or calling support department personnel for assistance.
• Oversee the general housekeeping of the production areas and that supplies are in the appropriate places. Assure machines and equipment are kept clean.

What You'll Bring

• A high school diploma or equivalency required.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• A valid drivers license, acceptable driving record, along with adequate auto insurance.
• Good communication skills, oral and written.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 40 lbs.
• Ability to work other shifts/weekends as necessary.
• Advanced knowledge of plastic injection molding preferred.
• Ability to inspect production for quality defects.
• Prior forklift experience preferred.