Supv 1, Manufacturing

Silfex•Eaton, OH

About The Position

Silfex’s Manufacturing Supervisors are accountable to the Manufacturing Manager for meeting or exceeding production, delivery, quality, cost, and safety targets within their value stream. They allocate equipment and personnel effectively to support customer satisfaction and coach production employees to achieve key performance metrics. The role provides direction for planning, organizing, developing, and continuously improving production areas to maximize productivity and efficiency. It also collaborates with engineering, quality, maintenance, and other support functions to address manufacturing issues, reduce scrap, and minimize machine downtime. The supervisor develops employees through training and cross-training, and champions Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints methodologies. The position coordinates assigned value streams or manufacturing work cells, ensuring production schedules are met in accordance with quality standards and cost expectations. It also supports a culture of safety, accountability, respectful communication, continuous improvement, and organized work areas.

Requirements

Associate degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Three to five years of manufacturing experience and one to three years of supervisory or team-lead experience, or an equivalent combination of experience.
Demonstrated history of using Lean tools to drive continuous improvement with significant, sustained organizational results.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, and schedule-form instructions and assess drawings and specifications to make safety and product-quality decisions.
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and interfacing with ERP software.
Experience entering data into quality or productivity tracking software or performing transactions in an ERP system.
Ability to use software on CNC machines and Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Safety- and quality-minded, with attention to detail.
Demonstrated history of giving reinforcing and corrective feedback to promote positive behavior change and results.
Demonstrated history of developing individual talent, identifying strengths, and using flexibility and cross-training to build high-performing, self-directed manufacturing teams.
Ability to adapt quickly and effectively to the pace of work in a manufacturing area and perform successfully with minimal supervision.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience writing reports and drafting work instructions or job aids.
Ability to regularly stand, walk, and use hands to handle or feel; frequently reach with hands and arms; and occasionally sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, or hear.
Ability to work around strong magnetic fields in the crystal-growing area and frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles; occasional exposure to wet or humid conditions.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Vision sufficient for close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent certification.
Prior supervisory or leadership experience with direct responsibility for team performance.
Experience documenting performance reviews, performance improvement plans, and performance warnings.

Responsibilities

Set individual and team performance goals that support department metrics.
Organize, prioritize, and delegate work to meet daily output targets.
Understand how department metrics support Silfex’s annual operating plan and develop a thorough understanding of workflows in the functional area.
Model ownership and compliance, conduct periodic audits, ensure employee training is current, and review and update procedures, policies, training and onboarding plans, and standard work as needed.
Execute manufacturing schedules based on management and customer requirements; review production orders, schedules, and pull signals, and ensure products are manufactured on schedule, to quality standards, and at the lowest possible cost.
Identify actual and potential barriers to daily goals and work proactively and inclusively to eliminate them or minimize their impact.
Work with the Team Lead and Value Stream Manager on safety, quality, throughput, and scheduling issues; consult support functions to resolve manufacturing issues.
Champion continuous improvement using standard work and Lean and Six Sigma methodologies; coach employees, facilitate workflow training, generate action items, follow up, and escalate issues as appropriate.
Assist the Value Stream Manager with department metrics, performance-monitoring methods, gemba walks, metric reviews, and performance data analysis.
Monitor and maintain consumables inventories and adequate work-in-process for processing resources.
Ensure daily collection of safety, quality, delivery, and cost data and timely completion of ERP transactions.
Communicate shift metrics, opportunities, and project status to the team, oncoming shift counterpart, supervisor, engineering, and others identified in the shift communication plan.
Motivate employees and provide timely reinforcing and corrective feedback; listen to team needs and use coaching and employee-discipline guidelines to manage performance.
Identify training needs, maintain training-needs matrices, establish training sessions for new employees, and use training to maximize production efficiency.
Maintain working knowledge of the Silfex Quality Management System and apply relevant Quality Procedures and Operating Procedures.
Promote workplace safety, follow and model safety policies, promptly report incidents or unsafe conditions, and wear required PPE.
Communicate effectively and respectfully to support teamwork and collaboration across the organization.
Apply lean manufacturing concepts and 5S; maintain a clean and organized work area and escalate maintenance issues responsibly.
Perform other assigned duties and projects.