Production Supervisor

Knorr-Bremse•Union City, CA

46d•Onsite

About The Position

Knorr Brake Company is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead production work cell team(s). This role is responsible for manufacturing products by supervising personnel, organizing and monitoring workflow, and adhering to company policies and procedures. The Production Supervisor will maintain high standards for quality, productivity, and continuous improvement, and will lead the implementation of management programs such as IRIS, Shop Floor Management, Andon System, Lean Manufacturing, and KPS within their assigned areas. This role also involves assisting, training, and mentoring Production teams, and collaborating with Segment Operations Managers and MRP controllers for capacity analysis and production scheduling. The position may involve customer interface, particularly concerning customer-owned material, and requires daily use of SAP CS and RMA maintenance, along with communication with various internal departments. The Production Supervisor will plan and schedule workflow to meet shipping dates and customer orders, and ensure all relevant KPIs are met or exceeded.

Requirements

Minimum 1 years Relevant Experience
Excellent organizational skills
Strong verbal and written skills
MRP System (e.g. SAP)
Good Product knowledge
IT: MS Word, MS Excel, e-mail (e.g. MS Office).
Leadership experience.
Ability to lead teams to deliver on time to quality standards.
High level of energy to work closely with peers and support team.
Flexibility to manage changing schedules.
Teamwork, and team building to maintain strong morale within assigned teams.
Effective communication skills.
Continuous Improvement experience to manage Work Cell(s) layout/product flow.
Must be able to comply with quality, product safety, and HSE rules, guidelines and regulations.
Must understand and comply with applicable standards. (i.e.: ISO 9001, ISO 22163, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, AAR, and CMMI).
This position is expected to participate in all required training courses and practice learned methods in everyday work. Examples are KPS (Knorr Production Systems), 5S, torque training, crimp training, etc.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree

Responsibilities

Manufacture products by supervising production personnel, organizing and monitoring workflow while following and administering company policies and procedures.
Maintain the highest standards for quality, productivity & continuous improvement.
Lead the implementation of management programs such as IRIS, Shop Floor Management, Andon System, Lean Manufacturing, KPS and others within the assigned areas.
Assist, train & mentor Production teams.
Assist in capacity analysis with Segment Operations Manager and MRP controllers for assigned supervisory area.
Work with MRP controllers in their respective areas to plan and prepare production schedules for manufacture of KBC products.
Draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to customer orders.
Provides support to Project Management and Rail Services (RS) Account Management to ensure contractual obligations are met.
This position may include customer interface as it directly relates to customer owned material.
Daily duties and requirements are SAP CS, RMA maintenance, and contact with various internal departments.
Plans and schedules workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
Meet or exceed all relevant KPI’s.
Maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment and ensure the compliance with company's rules and policies.
Must be able to comply with quality, product safety, and HSE rules, guidelines and regulations.
Be energy conscious, if applicable.
Must understand and comply with applicable standards. (i.e.: ISO 9001, ISO 22163, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, AAR, and CMMI).
Maintain and safeguard business records.
Receive customer complaint requests and enter applicable data into SAP. (RMA Creation)
Consistent communication with internal and external customers providing status updates to repairs and overhauls.
Work with our RS PM’s and Sales team to maintain a sales forecast and track monthly sales completion to the plan.
Work with Material Planner and KBC Service Center to establish repair schedule for in house repairs and overhauls.
Lead teams in carrying out their safety responsibilities, ensure safety standards are met and maintained in the area.
Respect, drive and improve 5S program.
Lead the training of new employees and update work team on safety requirements/hazards in the work area.
Respond to identified safety issues immediately; address and resolve the issue taking prompt action to correct any unsafe act or condition.
Drive and Improve KPS standards within assigned teams.
Work with organization to ensure all manufacturing documentation (Drawings, SOG, APT, TWI, KPS etc.) for job function is maintained.
Collaborate with QA to determine missed nonconformities in the work team, in order to identify, repair, and eliminate defects.
Assist in investigating and correcting the root cause of all production related workmanship defects; assist in other investigations as required.
Take action for the containment and repair of defects.
Provide team members with training, assistance, coaching and mentoring on production process and quality standards.
Receive feedback from team on ideas to improve production quality, work with manufacturing engineering to develop and implement plans and provide training to team.
Assist work team and your supervisor in understanding defect/discrepancy trends and help to identify additional analysis to discover root cause.
Monitor and report to supervisor the quality of the production process in the work team.
Meet delivery timing expectations by coaching team members as well as participating with assembly & test requirements ensuring team completes required work.
Ensure daily production requirements are achieved to meet customer expectations.
Follow-up as required with all teams to expedite flow of materials and documents to meet production schedule and customer expectation.
Responsible for information transfer and follow up with others as appropriate.
Develop strategies for improving overall workflow through process improvement, work cell content and new equipment installations.
Investigate and correct (or initiate the process of) the root cause of all work productivity issues.
Provide team members with training, assistance, coaching and mentoring on improving productivity processes, implement productivity improvements.
Insure the visual KPI’S are maintained for the team.
Develop and maintain multi-skilled knowledge of your assigned areas to support team members.
Interact with other teams to share information, ideas and solutions.
Assign workload to teams and prioritize important actions.
Lead problem solving actions as necessary to meet quality and delivery requirements.
Plan effectively in effort to maximize manpower utilization.
Manage equipment, tools, parts and materials to maintain functionality.
Ensure product meets delivery requirements according to MPS and/or Planner requirements.
Implement continuous improvements within assigned area to reduce overall product costs.
Maintain positive relations with production teams; ensure consistency of policy administration within your assigned areas.
Lead by example and follow the Knorr-Brems e values.
Maintain professional and positive attitude.
Ensure effective company and departmental communications takes place within assigned group.
Lead the hiring, performance evaluation and discipline processes within assigned areas.
Ensure that team members are trained on and adhere to KPS process, SAP and CADim.

Benefits

Competitive Health Benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision and Virtual visits
Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Company-paid Short-Term Disability Coverage
Voluntary life, Disability and other Supplemental coverages
Identity Theft and Legal Protection benefits
Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts
Generous 401(k) plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Free corporate passes to the Baltimore Zoo and Aquarium
Free gym membership
Additional discounts include cellular, auto, theme park & attraction tickets, local restaurants, bank partnerships, etc.
Generous Paid Time Off
Paid “KBC Cares” Volunteer Time Off
12 company-paid holidays (includes full week between Christmas and New Year’s)
Monthly employee welfare events and corporate outreach (Crab Feast, Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Chili Cook-Off, etc.)
6 weeks of paid parental leave
Employees also will receive 120 hours of vacation leave and 40 hours of Personal Paid Absence every year.
Employees will also enjoy 12 paid holidays, and 1 floating holiday throughout the calendar year, subject to relevant terms outlined in the employee handbook.