Production Supervisor - Manufacturing

RBC•Torrington, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

RBC - Aircraft Products Inc. is searching for a motivated individual to supervise hourly individuals working on the production floor.

Requirements

Two years of technical schooling or equivalent work experience in a manufacturing environment or any combination of experience, education and training which would provide the level of knowledge, skill and ability required.
3 years of supervising production workers
Able to communicate to all levels of employees to assure understanding of work assignments
Leadership skills to effectively manage/motivate the workforce
Manufacturing processes
Quality requirements
Blueprint reading
Understanding of labor and time reporting systems
Basic computer skills

Responsibilities

Directly supervises the hourly employees, plans and assigns work and schedules hours of work to assure production is completed on a timely basis and meets customer quality requirements.
Monitors production on a routine basis, determining if any changes in methods or procedures are necessary to increase efficiency and productivity.
Closely supervises production runs to determine that methods and tooling are accomplishing production and quality objectives are being met.
Reviews capacity planning versus production schedules to identify and address production bottlenecks.
Monitors condition of production equipment to make sure equipment is running optimally and if needed, coordinates with Maintenance or Engineering to make sure equipment is brought back to acceptable condition.
Inspects quality on a spot check basis to assure product conforms to print and quality expectations.
Responsible for corrective actions in overseen area.
Resolves problems as they arise.
Interfaces with other disciplines, ie Quality, Engineering, Production Control, Maintenance via meetings as a participant or leader, etc to address issues in the plant.
Closely monitors earned hours, efficiencies and overtime.
Maintains a positive relationship with all employees and encourages teamwork within and outside department.
Monitors employee attendance and tardiness to minimize absenteeism.
Interviews and selects candidates for hire into the department.
Trains new hires and those newly assigned to their department in all relevant quality procedures and work instructions.
Cross trains employees for most optimum and flexible production coverage.
Performs employee performance reviews to identify weaknesses and promote individual improvement.
Assures work area is kept in an orderly fashion.
Assures work area meets all environmental regulations and reports any discrepancies to Facility Manager.
Reports workplace injuries in a timely manner.
Monitors labor and time reporting via computer systems.
Reviews employee requests for vacation and approves or declines.
Recommends disciplinary action for all employees within direct responsibility.
Assure all employees adhere to safe work practices and wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.