Focus Factory Supervisor
Imagine yourself doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you. Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence. Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future. At McCrometer, a Veralto company, we are a global leader in flow instrumentation. Our products are used in the oil and gas industry, agriculture and irrigation, water and wastewater systems management, and industrial processes. Behind our innovations is an amazing team with deep expertise in flow physics and real-world operating dynamics, putting McCrometer at the forefront of flow technologies. Joining us means the opportunity to work hands-on in the field, applying your passion and extensive knowledge to help customers around the world. Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we're working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.
About The Role
As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you'll supervise the daily activities of welding, machining, final assembly, and operation material support functions. You'll prioritize, assign, and monitor tasks and work assignments to meet the shipment plan, track cell-level key performance indicators (KPIs), maintain visual daily management (VDM), and assist the Factory Manager with problem solving and other continuous improvement activities.
Responsibilities
- Prioritize and assign resources to complete production and shipment objectives consistent with the organization's quality, compliance, regulatory, and cost requirements.
- Monitor cell output on a regular pitch and facilitate workflow to eliminate delays and ensure production and shipping schedules are met.
- Maintain cleanliness and safety of the work area, ensuring proper handling of tools, equipment, and stock to prevent loss of capacity and materials.
- Coordinate with other department team leaders and supervisors to meet required shipment dates.
- Assist with training and provide ad hoc on-the-job training when appropriate.
- Ensure quality of orders by interpreting blueprints, travelers, and established methods and procedures.
- Partner with Purchasing and the Material Supervisor to maintain and improve design inventories.
- Promote a safe work environment by delivering safety training, managing near-miss kamishibai, and other cell audits.
- Enlist support from the indirect support team (engineering, purchasing, etc.) to resolve delays in production or delivery schedule.
- Track KPIs at the cell level, maintain VDM, and follow up with associates and action plans to promote accountability across the focus factory.
- Ensure sustainment of countermeasures by implementing reinforcing changes to SOP and Standard Work.
- Assist the Factory Manager with problem solving and other continuous improvement activities, and provide detailed suggestions for production recovery when required.
- Reinforce Veralto Enterprise System culture by sustaining 5S, SOP/Standard Work, and open, constructive communication with associates around the factory's Value Stream Transformation Action Plan.
Requirements
- Previous experience in a leadership role.
- Proven leadership ability to influence, develop, and empower employees to achieve objectives with a team approach.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to meet or exceed assigned deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; self-motivated, self-starter, with a strong sense of urgency.
- Ability to present complex or difficult messages clearly, concisely, and persuasively.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage many tasks simultaneously, with strong analytical thinking.
- Comfortable with change and a willingness to learn, with an excellent work ethic and the ability to perform both independent and team-based tasks.
- Proficiency with PC, Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel (basic formulas & charts).
- Experience with MRP, SAP, or ERP systems.
Schedule
This position operates on a 1st shift schedule (6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Monday–Friday) and requires flexibility to support occasional overtime and Saturday operations based on business needs.
Benefits
- Professional onboarding and training options
- Career coaching and development opportunities
- Health benefits (medical/dental/vision insurance)
- 401(k) retirement plan
Pay
The compensation range for this role is $85,000 - $105,000 USD per year.