Production Supervisor - Casting

Magna International • Birmingham, AL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Casting Production Supervisor is responsible for all employee’s safety and well-being, overall development and supervision of Team Leaders and employees, health and safety, quality, customer cost, productivity, and ergonomic issues through using the company policies and procedures and the Magna Employee’s Charter as a guideline. He/She will provide supervision and direction to the Casting employees/operators in the Casting department area assigned to them ensuring that the Customer, People and Investor goals are balanced and met.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 5 years experience
• Lead by example
• Must be a “Self-Starter” with the ability to formulate a project and see it through to its conclusion.
• Must possess working knowledge and understanding of the assembly process
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Must possess working knowledge and understanding of quality systems, standards, and procedures
• Must have strong team-focused, interpersonal and leadership abilities
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Must be willing to work extended or flexible hours as required to meet external and internal customer requirements
• Must be willing to work in various locations within and outside the facility
• Must be able to pay good attention to detail
• Must possess good human relations, leadership skills, and a maturity of judgment
• Must have good organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate and maintain all machinery and equipment in his/her assigned area
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Nice To Haves

• Previous leadership role preferred
• TECHNICAL TRAINING: Automated systems environment, Automotive preferred
• Must have the ability to manage multiple priorities in support of management’s priorities and goals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Be able to readily resolve conflicts and maintain progress on tasks and projects.
• Be able to adjust to changing needs and conditions.
• Basic computer skills - Microsoft Office software
• Understanding of production scheduling and inventory control
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Follow and enforce all plant safety rules and policies.
• Follows and supports Kamtek Castings and Magna’s operating principles, including: Magna Employee Charter, Open Door Policy, C48, 5S, Safety First, Company quality and environmental policies, and Core values.
• Supports efforts to achieve department and plant goals on Employee Opinion Survey.
• Follows the escalation process when equipment is down.
• Perform minor correction to equipment. Contact the area leader or proper support personnel to report machine or tooling problems.
• Recommends proposals for improving products, processes, systems, and work environment through the continuous Improvement process and encourages employees to participate in the process as well.
• Understand and promote Magna’s philosophies (Magna Operational Principles, Corporate Constitution and Employee’s Charter).
• Follow, comply and enforce all operational procedures/policies as stated in the employee Environmental Health and Safety programs (Magna and OSHA Standards). Responsible to ensure employees are properly trained and adhering to such policies, enforcing disciplinary actions when safety infractions occur, and conduct Team Safety Talks as required.
• Ensure weekly safety talks in pre-shift meetings are being conducted with employees signing safety training roster.
• Routinely make visual inspections of emergency evacuations routes correcting any safety concerns immediately.
• Ensure daily pre-shift inspections are completed, conduct unplanned inspection audits on a weekly basis and planned inspection audits once a month.
• Schedule, supervise, coordinate, and direct the activities of employees to ensure that production levels and quality standards are met. Monitor throughout day and make adjustments to support operations.
• Establish and maintain effective communications with all other departments as well as conduct all business activities in a professional manner.
• Plan and direct the utilization and use of all equipment and manpower to achieve the most effective results.
• Supervise employees in accordance with the principles of the Employee Charter and the policies and procedures set out in the Kamtek Employee Handbook.
• Act on behalf of the Department Manager in their absence and assume the responsibilities of Team Leader in their absence.
• Responsible for accurate and timely monitoring and approval of employees’ schedules through E-time.
• Immediately attend to all accidents and injuries and initiate the accident and injury investigation program. Within 24 hours of an accident/incident complete accident investigations identifying root cause and corrective action.
• Audits team member adherence to Kamtek processes and procedures including, but not limited to SOP, QID, QIF and provides feedback and coaching where needed to ensure adherence.
• Supervise Team Leaders in their job performance and ensure fulfillment of policies, practices and procedures. Utilize interactive management principles when implementing corrective discipline procedures in dealing with employees, encourage professional development to enhance team performance, and cross train to maximize flexibility and coverage to accommodate vacations and absences.
• Provide timely coaching, counseling, and feedback to employees through one-on-one sessions, performance evaluations, and regular team meetings.
• Ensure department KPI’s-key performance indicators are current and posted.
• LPA and other required audits are completed on-time for all responsible areas.
• Audit EASE (LPA system) at the end of shift to ensure Team Leaders have completed their LPA daily.
• Responsible to work with Cross Functional Departments to ensure successful implementation of engineering changes.
• Develop and facilitate on-the-job employee training -encourages training and development.
• Promote continuous improvement programs, strive to maintain and improve productivity while capitalizing on cost reduction opportunities.
• Promote good housekeeping & 5S through regular workplace inspections.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed.
• As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED