Production Supervisor - Casting

Purpose of Position

To provide assistance to the Casting Department Manager in a way that supports the Magna Charter, Corporate Constitution, customers, investors and employees.

Responsibilities

• Support the departmental leadership and employees to successfully meet goals and objectives by providing guidance, technical expertise and resources needed in order to be safe, productive, and produce quality parts.
• Ensure all employees' safety and well-being, overall development and supervision of Team Leaders and employees, health and safety, quality, customer cost, productivity, and ergonomic issues.
• Follow and enforce all plant safety rules and policies.
• Follows and supports Kamtek Castings and Magna’s operating principles, including Magna Employee Charter, Open Door Policy, C48, 5S, Safety First, Company quality and environmental policies, Core values, Employee Opinion Survey, and operational procedures/policies.
• Perform minor correction to equipment, contact the area leader or proper support personnel to report machine or tooling problems, recommend proposals for improving products, processes, systems, and work environment, and ensure employees are properly trained and adhering to such policies.
• Ensure weekly safety talks in pre-shift meetings are being conducted with employees signing safety training roster, routinely make visual inspections of emergency evacuations routes, conduct unplanned inspection audits on a weekly basis and planned inspection audits once a month, and monitor throughout day and make adjustments to support operations.
• Schedule, supervise, coordinate, and direct the activities of employees to ensure that production levels and quality standards are met.
• Plan and direct the utilization and use of all equipment and manpower to achieve the most effective results.
• Supervise employees in accordance with the principles of the Employee Charter and the policies and procedures set out in the Kamtek Employee Handbook.
• Act on behalf of the Department Manager in their absence and assume the responsibilities of Team Leader in their absence.
• Audit EASE (LPA system) at the end of shift to ensure Team Leaders have completed their LPA daily.
• Work with Cross Functional Departments to ensure successful implementation of engineering changes.
• Develop and facilitate on-the-job employee training.
• Promote continuous improvement programs, strive to maintain and improve productivity while capitalizing on cost reduction opportunities.
• Promote good housekeeping & 5S through regular workplace inspections.

Requirements

• Lead by example
• Ability to do the job
• Working knowledge and understanding of the assembly process
• Team-focused, interpersonal and leadership abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Willingness to work extended or flexible hours as required to meet external and internal customer requirements
• Willingness to work in various locations within and outside the facility
• Pay good attention to detail
• Good human relations, leadership skills, and a maturity of judgment
• Good organizational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to operate and maintain all machinery and equipment in his/her assigned area