Production Supervisor - Heat Treat

Jeffrey Chain•Morristown, TN

7h•$65,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for a 24/7 heat treat operation including but not limited to department safety, quality, delivery, personnel and equipment. Equipment currently includes belt line furnace, multiple internal quench furnaces, anneal and stress relieving operations, induction hardening, barrel finishing, and shot blast. Ensures materials meet expected properties (surface and core hardness specification and/or case depth).

Requirements

Ability to read, and interpret general prints, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to communicate procedure manuals.
Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of operators and managers.
Uses intuition and experience to determine furnace programs, Designs workflows and procedures for maximum efficiency.
Performs hardness and case depth testing.
Proactively identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Dispositions non-conforming components and Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
Knowledge of Microsoft office, and manufacturing software such as SAP.
Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
Job duties will contribute toward the Company’s mission, objectives and Critical Success factors.
Associate will be familiar with the Company’s current quality policies, procedures and work instructions that relate to this position.
Minimum 3 years of managing a team.
Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment.
Experience leading cross-functional teams.
Strong conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
Ability to coach and mentor team members to achieve performance goals.
Strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities.
Knowledge of safety practices and protocols related to manufacturing environment and heat treat equipment.
High School Diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Forklift license preferred.
Lean principles / 5S experience preferred.
Experience implementing ISO or other quality standard program.
Prefer proven knowledge of heat treat equipment and testing equipment.

Responsibilities

Comply with the Health, Safety, and Environmental policies. Eliminate hazards, participate, and oversee all incident reporting and root cause analysis.
Directly manages team members assigned to heat treat department including but not limited to schedule, attendance, and performance, corrective action, recruitment, and onboarding.
Develop and train operators in proper heat treat processes.
Work closely with planning and production to set priorities. Attend production meetings. Create production schedules and stage furnaces and induction equipment for efficiency and based on assembly needs.
Monitors furnace operations to maintain proper performance, using flow controls, computer controls, analyzing recording data, monitoring burner conditions and devices used to maintain atmospheres, mechanical loading and unloading equipment.
Measure sample hardness (surface and core) and case depth.
Ensures equipment is operating correctly and enters work orders for any issues.
Creates or edits heat treat furnace programs for proper carbon levels, temperature, and load time in coordination with plant metallurgist.
Disposition non-conforming components and determine rework process.
Aid in decisions regarding material substitutions/rework.
Maintain and order department supplies (shot, baskets/grids, quench oil, etc.).
Ensure baskets and grids are pulled from service as needed and sent for repair or scrap.
Pull quench oil samples quarterly for monitoring of oil responsiveness and communicate with laboratory.
Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to the QMS.
Provide guidance to other team members.
All other duties as required.