Machine Shop Supervisor

Essential Job Responsibilities

General Summary: Maintenance
Directs Team Leaders and other Team Members in assigned manufacturing area(s) in the execution of the group’s responsibilities.
Support the manufacturing areas and maintain the overall Toyota Production System with a focus on minimizing down time, increasing productivity, and coordinating preventative maintenance activities.
Manages as an operational unit and responsible to accomplish company goals and targets in accordance with all company policies, maintenance standards and methods, and standards for safety, quality, productivity, cost reduction, housekeeping, efficiency, training, teamwork, and morale.

• General Function as a first-line supervisor over team leaders and team members.
  Makes decisions and takes actions to resolve problems and improve operations.
  Plans and coordinates hiring and placement of team members with his/her Assistant Manager.
  Maintains staffing conditions, work hours and overtime, job rotation, and absenteeism.
• Understand, execute, and ensure consistent compliance with all company rules, policies, and practices, and take appropriate corrective action when warranted, in accordance with the terms of the Team Member Handbook.
  Responsible for managing and appraising team member job performance and recommending corrective action.
  Develops and maintains positive team member relations centered on mutual trust, dignity, respect, fairness, consistency, two-way communication, teamwork, and harmony.
• Provides direction and motivation to team members emphasizing safety, quality, efficiency, productivity, cost reduction, and morale.
  Manages and maintains machine uptime/downtime in accordance with departmental and company goals.
  Coordinates and supports maintenance and operations of facilities and utility systems.

Essential Job Functions

• Utilizes Toyota Production System (TPS) techniques to standardize current/new processes and methods, reduce process variation, identify waste, and methodically eliminate waste.
  Develops standardized work procedures by designing and/or documenting the best maintenance work sequence for each piece of equipment or tooling.
  Directs the work of Team Leaders and Team Members by assigning/re-assigning work stationing based on current work situation and production schedules.
• Directs floor activities through consistent application of Toyota Boshoku Business Practices (TBBP) to ensure all aspects of manufacturing maintenance and repair operations are effective and corrects sub-standard situations.
  Performs the essential job functions of team leaders or team members as necessary to maintain efficient, stable, and continuous operations.
  Directs and controls maintenance activities on all production equipment, facilities, and utility systems to provide a reliable production platform.
• Develops predictive and preventive maintenance programs in conjunction with production management to ensure operability of all plant production equipment and facilities.
  Maintains and monitors Preventive Maintenance (PM) scheduling for completion and performance and evaluates breakdown situations for PM effectiveness.
  Directs and coordinates activities of team members engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment to ensure continuous production operations.

Communication

• Communicates frequently with internal contacts on various issues.
  Through daily communication meetings, keeps team members informed on issues relevant to them and encourages two-way communication.
  Maintains daily and/or frequent communication with upstream and downstream groups/areas and support departments to ensure efficient and stable operations in a team-based environment.
  Covers communications between shifts for assigned area(s).

Education

• Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:
  High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
  Associate’s degree in Business, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Industrial Technology, or related field required; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Skilled Trades journeymen status or certification from trade school, technical college, or apprenticeship preferred.

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years of relevant maintenance experience required.
  Experience in maintenance and repair operations associated with electrical systems, electronics, fabrication, hydraulics, injection molding, mechanical drives, pneumatics, robotics, stamping, welding, assembly and conveyor systems, and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming and troubleshooting.
  Minimum two (2) years of leadership or supervisory experience required.
  Automotive industry experience preferred.
  Experience in automotive interiors including carpets, filters, powertrain, seating, and/or trim preferred.

Personal/Technical Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job functions of a leadership role.
  Ability to troubleshoot and track equipment issues to perform root cause analysis and correct issues with equipment suppliers.
  Must have a good working knowledge of industrial technology.
• Knowledge of skill areas including electrical, electronics, fabrication, hydraulics, injection molding, mechanical drives, pneumatics, robotics, stamping, welding, assembly and conveyor systems, and PLC programming.
  Ability to read and interpret blue prints, schematics, drawings, specifications, and technical instruction manuals.
  Thorough understanding of company product, trade terminology, maintenance and repair operations, manufacturing processes, and machine/equipment operation.

Training Requirements

• Machines, tools, tooling, equipment, and other motorized or maintenance related equipment (e.g., cranes, lift trucks, etc.).
  Cross training for leading other plant support departments.
  RCRA and DOT hazardous waste requirements, and pass certification.

Benefits

• Not specified.