Production Planning Supervisor (Rail Car)

Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A.•Lincoln, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Kawasaki Rail Car Lincoln INC seeks a full-time Production Planning Supervisor at our Rail Car manufacturing facility in Lincoln, NE. This role involves supervising, implementing, and coordinating activities related to production and inventory plans, production schedules, and regulatory processes. The position also focuses on employee development, creating and updating best practices, managing manpower, collaborating with Research and Development, overseeing customer service, providing technical support, analyzing information for efficiency improvements, and promoting safety and quality. The role may also include managing trade compliance activities.

Requirements

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
Must be able to display appropriate proficiency with computers and computer applications
4-6 years of scheduling or planning experience managing projects and 1 year of management experience preferred
Must be a critical thinker, decision-maker, and manage and direct and evaluate the job duties of department personnel to ensure department responsibilities are performed accurately, effectively and timely
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, cost and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
Ability to be able to promote automation within the area
Ability to research and identify specialized resources inside or outside of the organization that will effectively meet the needs of the situation
Ability to communicate clear expectations to the resource; monitor deliverable, evaluate and record results, contact information and other data for future use

Responsibilities

Supervise, implement and coordinate the activities and performance of personnel engaged in creating and maintaining production and inventory plans, production schedules and regulatory processes
Create and implement a plan to develop employee skills and knowledge and ensure training of employees to meet production demand and company growth
Create, evaluate and update standardized best practices to meet department and/or production goals
Manage manpower for specific area and develop labor standards
Work closely with Research and Development team for new products
Manage all levels of customer service within facility
Be the contact representative for Kawasaki within customer service area
Provide technical support to operate equipment and specified designs, understand industry packaging and shipping, as well as improve data collection
Analyze various information in order to manage customer demand and system parameters to improve efficiencies, support cost down efforts, provide customer service and to determine opportunities for improvement
Promote safety and quality within area
May manage and direct activity for trade compliance