Manufacturing Supervisor - 1st Shift

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Irvine, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

1st Shift: 6:00am - 2:30pm (Monday-Friday) The Manufacturing Supervisor provides leadership and supervises direct labor employees involved in manufacturing Shur-Lok products. Manages assigned company resources (personnel, equipment, and materials) to achieve work schedules and satisfy customer requirements efficiently and cost-effectively. May occasionally operate production equipment or perform hands-on production tasks, not to exceed 20 % of the workday (such activities must be cleared in advance by the Manufacturing Manager).

Requirements

3-10 years of technical experience in a fast-paced manufacturing setting, within a off-shift operations is highly preferred
Demonstrated strong leadership abilities to drive execution on a second shift
Demonstrated ability to work with multiple supervisors and prioritize competing requirements to drive the optimal decisions for the business
Strong communication skills to ensure that objectives are clearly understood and executed to productivity standards.
Working knowledge of ERP software, AS400/Mapcis preferred.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with various concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to interpret multiple instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to work under deadline pressure.
Ability to concentrate on specific objectives while managing multiple priorities, people, and functions.

Nice To Haves

Trade school experience and/or equivalent machine shop experience is highly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or a related discipline from a four-year college or university is a plus

Responsibilities

Complies with and enforces all company safety rules and regulations. These include using company-provided personal protective equipment/supplies (i.e., safety glasses, hearing protection, safety shoes); maintaining a clean work area; operating equipment and using tools safely; correcting unsafe conditions or practices.
Effectively leverages team leaders to manage a large team of employees to set performance expectations. Tasks for effective performance management include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Leverage the daily passdown on priorities to drive closure of job requirements on 2nd
Escalate any issues/concerns needing management support same day. Communicate a clear ahead / behind status in next day operations.
Resolve issues with scheduled jobs to maximize machine and operator efficiencies and report capacity constraints to production control.
Achieve daily metrics, including ESH, productivity, scrap, dock, sales, and other significant measures.
Maintain proper staffing levels to achieve budgeted levels of performance.
Analyze processes to improve efficiency (including purchasing new capital equipment, planning equipment arrangement, and using cost-effective production techniques) and achieving cost reduction expectations.
Maintain lean manufacturing methods in place (6S, flow, visual organization, etc.)
Ensure that manufacturing documentation procedures and protocols are always followed.
Monitor scrap, yield, and part efficiencies on existing programs to ensure budget achievement.
Ensure machinery is at optimum repair by implementing preventative maintenance programs, assigning repair tasks, and maintaining spare parts.
Obtain tooling, gages, and other supplies needed for production before the release of the router to machines.
Implement set-up time reduction methods.
Train personnel in production tasks, safety requirements, teamwork, and lean manufacturing principles.
Check quality and quantities of product runs, SPC charts, first article charts, and accuracy of routers.
Resolve technical and administrative problems.
Other tasks as assigned.