Production Supervisor/Materials Specialst

Wabtec•Erie, PA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services. Our team is focused on continually improving our best-in-class production capabilities. We combine deep domain expertise and tenured experience to deliver unparalleled products for our customers. Here you’ll interact daily with team members during the problem resolution process and will partner with other key stakeholders to support our internal customers and their responsibilities. As a Production Supervisor/Materials Specialist you will supervise our unionized hourly production workers who support manufacturing of the best locomotives and parts that move the world. The Production/Material Supervisor Specialist is responsible for safely leading a team to assemble products to Wabtec’s quality standards. They are also responsible for providing materials management expertise to the operations team in addition to maintaining inventory accuracy, work order consumption, and ordering of direct materials The Supervisor is also responsible for ensuring that his/her team is working efficiently and effectively, providing high quality product and customer service to Wabtec’s stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum two current years’ experience in supervisory role in manufacturing industry
Bachelor’s degree or Technical degree preferred
Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing techniques and processes
Strategic and creative thinking to analyze issues that may arise and create solutions
Basic shop math skills in all units of measure, along with ability to read and use gauges and measuring instruments
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while having a high degree of attention to details
Knowledge of production/materials control system
Understanding of continuous improvement, lean manufacturing concepts and production schedules preferred
Strong organization skills
Demonstrates strong communication skills and interpersonal skills
Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to influence, motive, coach, and drive accountability

Responsibilities

Monitor and maintain safety procedures and conditions to prevent accidents and provide a safe workplace
Supervise staff including hiring, employee communications, training, discipline, evaluation, and terminations responsibilities
Drive customer satisfaction through detailed focus on product reliability.
Provide direction and support for an assigned hourly production team encompassing EHS, Quality, Material, Process, and Delivery
Help motivate all employees in his/her production team to perform their duties using established procedures to meet or exceed goals
Work with the Team Leads to develop and execute training plans for all operators to ensure they have the skills needed to do their jobs and are sufficiently cross trained to optimize resource usage safely and correctly
Identify opportunities to increase employee engagement, motivation, and collaboration across work group
Responsible for all Time and Attendance functions
Work closely with the fulfillment and planning teams to forecast and avoid part shortages impacting production, escalating issues, and communicating to the operations teams as necessary
Own all internal ordering and lineside management of direct material for one or several production lines simultaneously
Work closely with the fulfillment and planning teams to forecast and avoid part shortages impacting production, escalating issues, and communicating to the operations teams as necessary