Production Supervisor - Plating

Job Overview

Directs and coordinates day-to-day activities of the metal finishing department in safely processing materials, ensuring the maintenance of tank chemistries, adhering to and maintaining clean work cells, scheduling, training, directing labor, and supporting manufacturing flow and lean processes.

A Day In The Life

• Drives safety culture through attitude, activities, and strict enforcement of safety procedures, training, and PPE compliance.
• Ensures environmental compliance through monitoring of processes and waste handling to ensure company, local, and federal standards are met.
• Operates waste treatment (Air and water) systems in compliance with company policies and local, state, and federal government requirements.
• Maintains a high standard of cleanliness and housekeeping within the department to ensure a safe, healthy and well-maintained workplace environment.
• Reviews production orders and/or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations.
• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
• Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Communicates with other operations supervisors to ensure proper flow of materials to ensure schedule compliance and past-due work order minimalization/elimination.
• Drives continuous improvement projects in the department using Lean Manufacturing principles including visual management boards, kaizen events, 5-S, TPM, and other elements of the Hubbell Manufacturing System.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Inspections machines and equipment to ensure specific safe and efficient operational performance and optimum utilization.
• Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
• Solves employee concerns and interpersonal conflicts or submits unsettled issues to Department Manager for action.
• Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data.
• Works with engineering to revise and develop training documentation for all processes within Metal finishing.
• Maintains the Metal Finishing key process staffing matrix.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises all shifts of hourly employees in the Metal Finishing Department.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Interviews, hires, and trains employees.
• Plays, assigns, and directs work.
• Appraises performance.
• Rewards and disciplines employees.
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Associate's or Bachelor's Degree Required.
• Minimum 6-10 years relevant Experience.
• Prior leadership experience in a Lean Manufacturing environment (required).
• 6+ years of leadership experience Required.
• Knowledge and use of Lean Manufacturing concepts.
• Proficiency in related systems and software.