3rd Shift Production/Press Supervisor - Manchester

Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Responsibilities

• Supports Team Leader(s) ensuring daily production requirements are met while maintaining high standards of quality in a safe working manner.
• Guides, trains and directs Team Leaders and/or Zone Setters by giving clear direction (Key Result Areas) taken from the Team Steering Committee's Plan without taking ownership by getting indirectly involved.
• Stimulates the problem-solving process by empowering and motivating others to make improvements – highlighting opportunities/possible solutions (dropping seeds).
• Ensures all resources are effectively utilized to maximize all value-added activities that support the overall
• Steering Committee's Business Plan with high emphasis on customer satisfaction.
• Ensures all employees are given the necessary tools to perform duties, i.e. personal protective equipment, small tools etc. and completes requisition forms as required for such tools.
• Reports to Assistant General Manager, Production/Area Manager or designate on all teams' continuous improvement projects as per stated Lean Measurable.
• Conducts annual development reviews for all direct reports clearly stating each person's major duties and responsibilities, main objectives, direct customers (interior and exterior), including areas requiring
• improvement/development.
• Prepares and monitors departmental budgets and capital requirements.
• Actively participates in APQP team activities, and feasibility commitment teams as required.
• Distributes all work in a fair and equitable manner.
• Evenly allocates overtime and manage all vacation requests taking into consideration customerrequirements.
• Responsible for area efficiency, scrap, rework, staffing (direct and indirect) and equipment utilization.
• Conducts root-cause analysis on scrap report and provides recommendations on scrap reductions and quality results to management.
• Monitors paperwork at each workstation for accuracy and follow through, e.g., SPC charts, safety checks.
• Communicates with Quality to ensure consistent application of quality processes/procedures.
• Assists in performing Statistical Process Control.
• Conducts investigation with HR or Joint Health & Safety representative on work-related accidents and compiles report on results.
• Conducts customer site visits as required to further investigate concerns with a part/component to determine root cause of problem.
• Participates in any activities or projects that promote continuous improvement. Any other reasonable request made by management.
• Any other reasonable request made by management.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years' experience in a manufacturing/automotive industry to include previous supervisory experience
• General understanding of machinery/equipment, small presses, assembly machinery, etc.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of lean manufacturing process
• Sound understanding of TS16949 and ISO14001requirements
• Knowledge of applicable legislation, i.e. Employment Standards Act, Occupational Health & Safety, Human Rights, etc.
• High School Graduate or equivalent job-related experience