1st Shift Foundry Supervisor (Dept 500)

Milwaukee Valve Company, LLC.•Town of Prairie du Sac, WI

12d

About The Position

Milwaukee Valve is hiring a Foundry Supervisor to oversee foundry operations and hourly employees. The supervisor helps establish production goals and schedules, organizes production procedures, monitors performance, manages the foundry budget, and implements cost-reduction and profit-improvement programs. The role maintains close oversight of foundry operations to ensure production schedules and timetables are met. The position supervises hourly employees, including directing, coordinating, and assisting with evaluations. Supervisory duties include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems. The supervisor is also expected to demonstrate project management, communication, teamwork, delegation, people management, quality management, cost consciousness, planning, judgment, safety, and dependability competencies. The role requires the ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; communicate effectively with groups; apply mathematical concepts to practical situations; solve practical problems; interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions; and use manufacturing software. The employee regularly stands, walks, and talks or hears; frequently sits, handles or feels objects, and reaches with hands and arms; and occasionally lifts or moves up to 25 pounds. The work environment includes regular exposure to extreme heat, frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration, and usually very loud noise.

Requirements

Associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups.
Ability to apply mathematical concepts, including probability, statistical inference, geometry, trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
Knowledge of manufacturing software.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing, walking, sitting, handling or feeling objects, reaching, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds.
Ability to work in an environment with extreme heat, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, vibration, and usually very loud noise.

Responsibilities

Directly and indirectly supervise hourly foundry employees.
Participate in establishing foundry production goals and timetables.
Organize production procedures and monitor performance.
Maintain the foundry budget and implement cost-reduction and profit-improvement programs.
Monitor foundry operations to ensure schedules and timetables are met.
Direct, coordinate, and assist with evaluation of employees in the assigned area and elsewhere as directed.
Train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; and address complaints and resolve problems.
Develop and coordinate project plans, communicate changes and progress, and complete projects on time and within budget.
Delegate work, set expectations, monitor delegated activities, and recognize results.
Support process improvement, quality, safety, and organizational goals.