Plant Superintendent 1st Shift

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage the paintline shift operation.
• Ensure effective employee relations.
• Cookordination production activities with maintenance and quality to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines and equipment.
• Work with human resources to maintain corporate policies and manage overall headcount according to the budget and sales.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Train employees; plan, assign and direct work; perform appraisals; reward and discipline; address complaints; and resolve problems.
• Revise production schedules and priorities as a result of equipment failure or operating problems.
• Consult with engineering relative to modifications of machines and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products, or when developing new lines for a new product.
• Troubleshoot processes and equipment.
• Provide support to all operations through the application of lean manufacturing / Kaizen principles.
• Manage special projects as requested by the General Manager.
• Frequent communication with all levels of management, corporate support groups, Quality Assurance, and plant personnel.
• Responsible for related safety requirements.
• Off shift contact person for customer concerns.

Qualifications

• Required Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in manufacturing management, a related technical field, or equivalent education and experience. 6 plus years of experience, or equivalent.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing.

Competencies

• Performance Management
• Technical Capacity
• Organizational Skills
• Leadership & Coaching
• Collaboration
• Teamwork
• Orientation
• Problem Solving/Analysis

Knowledge

• Knowledge of IATF16949 Quality Standards

Computer Proficiency

• Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel including customers & suppliers

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, kneel, crouch, talk and hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.