Manufacturing Operations Supervisor, 1st shift

Stanley Black & DeckerChesterfield, MI
Onsite

About The Position

Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join us and be part of a company at the forefront of technological evolution, delivering solutions that shape the future of the fastening industry. The Job: As a Supervisor – you’ll be part of our Metals team working as an on-site employee. You’ll get to: Maintains production records for production counts and standard hours. Enforces safe working environments and activities. Supervises all employees in the manufacturing departments. Owns responsibility for plant security. Recommends disciplinary action for all production personnel. Responsible for adhering/enforcing to all company rules: TS16949, Quality guidelines, and HR published procedures. Owns responsibility for production runs, proper change over procedures, quality of product, and maximizing the production area's full potential. Reports immediately to the Operations Manager any difficulties arising due to conditions of machines or employee actions. Sets up and assign personnel to specific jobs according to scheduling requirements. Ensures availability of component parts and supplies. Ensures proper installation of safety equipment and that safety regulations are adhered to. Troubleshoots manufacturing process problems and rectify accordingly. Ensures that housekeeping is maintained within assigned area of responsibility. Analyzes and submit operational and/or cost savings recommendations as is feasible. Maintains efficiency levels at an optimum level and explain deviations from expected levels. Responsible for continuous improvement within the department. Provides prompt, accurate documentation of machine, material or tooling problems to appropriate functional area for resolution. Takes a proactive approach to ensure working/processing environment meets level of expectations at all times and reports discrepancies, i.e. housekeeping, machine condition, material, tooling and personnel competence. This position will report to the Operations Manager but will interact with all required functions necessary to provide the shop floor with resources required to meet goals in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Full Safety Responsibility including: Promote Behavioral Based Safety throughout plant Monthly Safety Trainings/Investigations Complete Safety Incident Reporting Supports continuous improvement philosophy driving lean manufacturing principles. 6S projects, SMED events, Kaizen Responsible for manning requirements, training and talent development, goal attainment, and continuous improvement within these areas. Maintain time and attendance tracking. Quality Responsibilities: Perform daily layered audits. Quality investigations 8D and 4 Block Leadership and guidance for Quality Auditors Tool distribution. Assist operations with scheduling, printing, and distribution of work orders. Interface with other Supervisors to ensure efficient operations between shifts.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years Manufacturing experience required (cold forming, preferred)
  • 3 years’ direct supervisory experience required
  • Associates degree (preferred)
  • Strong leadership and effective communication skills
  • Knowledge of production equipment/tooling
  • Ability to work a full-time flexible schedule, including some early morning, overnight and weekend shifts, to work overtime as needed, and to respond to urgent issues at the plant when they arise
  • Specialized supervision training and management courses, including Six Sigma certifications, preferred

Nice To Haves

  • cold forming experience
  • Associates degree
  • Specialized supervision training and management courses
  • Six Sigma certifications

Responsibilities

  • Maintains production records for production counts and standard hours.
  • Enforces safe working environments and activities.
  • Supervises all employees in the manufacturing departments.
  • Owns responsibility for plant security.
  • Recommends disciplinary action for all production personnel.
  • Responsible for adhering/enforcing to all company rules: TS16949, Quality guidelines, and HR published procedures.
  • Owns responsibility for production runs, proper change over procedures, quality of product, and maximizing the production area's full potential.
  • Reports immediately to the Operations Manager any difficulties arising due to conditions of machines or employee actions.
  • Sets up and assign personnel to specific jobs according to scheduling requirements.
  • Ensures availability of component parts and supplies.
  • Ensures proper installation of safety equipment and that safety regulations are adhered to.
  • Troubleshoots manufacturing process problems and rectify accordingly.
  • Ensures that housekeeping is maintained within assigned area of responsibility.
  • Analyzes and submit operational and/or cost savings recommendations as is feasible.
  • Maintains efficiency levels at an optimum level and explain deviations from expected levels.
  • Responsible for continuous improvement within the department.
  • Provides prompt, accurate documentation of machine, material or tooling problems to appropriate functional area for resolution.
  • Takes a proactive approach to ensure working/processing environment meets level of expectations at all times and reports discrepancies, i.e. housekeeping, machine condition, material, tooling and personnel competence.
  • Promote Behavioral Based Safety throughout plant
  • Monthly Safety Trainings/Investigations
  • Complete Safety Incident Reporting
  • Supports continuous improvement philosophy driving lean manufacturing principles.
  • 6S projects, SMED events, Kaizen
  • Responsible for manning requirements, training and talent development, goal attainment, and continuous improvement within these areas.
  • Maintain time and attendance tracking.
  • Perform daily layered audits.
  • Quality investigations 8D and 4 Block
  • Leadership and guidance for Quality Auditors
  • Tool distribution.
  • Assist operations with scheduling, printing, and distribution of work orders.
  • Interface with other Supervisors to ensure efficient operations between shifts.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • dental
  • life
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401(k)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • paid time off
  • tuition reimbursement
  • Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs
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