Operations Supervisor

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Gardena, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Permaswage designs and manufactures separable and permanent fluid fittings and installation tooling for aerospace and defense applications. The Manufacturing Supervisor provides leadership and supervises direct labor employees involved in the manufacturing of Permaswage products. This role manages assigned company resources (personnel, equipment and materials) to achieve work schedules and satisfy customer requirements in an efficient and cost effective manner. The supervisor may occasionally operate production equipment or perform hands-on production tasks, not to exceed 20% of the workday, with prior clearance from the Manufacturing Manager.

Requirements

1 – 5 years of technical experience in a fast-paced manufacturing setting is highly preferred
Demonstrated leadership abilities
Working knowledge of JDEdwards software, AS400/Mapcis preferred, but not required
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of 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

Experience in an aerospace machining environment
Previous experience managing hourly employees
Continuous Improvement background
Microsoft excel programming or other computer programming skills
Experience working with JDEdwards systems

Responsibilities

Complies with and enforces all company safety rules and regulations, including the use of personal protective equipment, maintaining a clean work area, operating equipment and using tools safely, and correcting unsafe conditions or practices.
Effectively leads a team of employees and manages performance to set expectations, including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and resolving problems.
Updates the Daily Management board and communicates the status of the Dispatch list, RYG report, weekly shipment plan, Flex performance, and projections during daily walk-throughs with management.
Escalates any issues/concerns needing management support during the daily walk-through.
Schedules jobs to maximize machine and operator efficiencies and reports capacity constraints to production control.
Achieves daily metrics including ESH, productivity, scrap, dock, sales, and other significant measures.
Uses the daily Flex tool to monitor and manage key metrics, especially variable spending.
Maintains proper staffing levels to achieve budgeted levels of performance.
Uses the Productivity Pipeline form to update and manage cost reduction projects and report status weekly.
Analyzes processes to improve efficiency (includes purchase of new capital equipment, planning arrangement of equipment, use of cost-effective production techniques) and achieve cost reduction expectations.
Implements lean manufacturing methods (6S, flow, visual organization, etc.).
Ensures that manufacturing documentation procedures and protocol are followed at all times.
Monitors scrap, yield, and part efficiencies on existing programs to ensure achievement of budget.
Holds weekly employee communication meetings and ensures their team understands the status and future of the business.
Ensures machinery is at optimum repair by implementing preventative maintenance programs, assigning repair tasks, and maintaining spare parts.
Obtains tooling, gages, and other supplies needed for production prior to release of the router to machines.
Implements set-up time reduction methods.
Trains personnel in production tasks, safety requirements, teamwork, and lean manufacturing principles.
Checks quality and quantities of product runs, SPC charts, first article charts, and accuracy of routers.
Resolves technical and administrative problems.
Performs other tasks as assigned.