Production Supervisor - Manufacturing

RBCTorrington, CT
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.
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