Production Supervisor 1 - Weekend Shift (Fri - Sun)

LISI•Torrance, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Group Supervisor I will oversee and coordinate the activities within their assigned production group unit in an efficient manner to achieve the optimal, cost-effective manufacturing process methods in accordance with product specifications, Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) and quality standards. The supervisor is aware of all activities in their assigned APU and acts daily to tasks or concerns. The individual ensures that company policies and guidelines are accurately interpreted and implemented.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 or more years of supervisory experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment required
Minimum of 4 years equivalent combination of education and supervisory aerospace experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment required.
Familiar and understands Lean Manufacturing Processes
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret manufacturing procedures.
Ability to write reports and ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers, as needed.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
Advanced knowledge of department programs (i.e. Statistical Process Control & Shop Floor System), Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Working knowledge with company Timekeeping System.
Employee is frequently required to stand, walk and sit for extended periods of time.
Requires eye-hand coordination, repetitive hand and arm movement and manual dexterity use of hands to finger, handle, or feel.
Reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, listen and speak.
Employee must frequently bend, reach to shoulder level and lift, carry, push and/or pull up to 30 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Hearing level is within normal/average range.
Employee will be required to wear personal safety equipment such as safety glasses, hearing protection, and proper steel toe footwear (PPE) in specified areas.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/ Manufacturing Engineering preferred

Responsibilities

Identify and anticipate safety risks and fix them before they occur.
Ensure that all manufacturing and HSE team member concerns are resolved or communicated to the production unit team.
Support and implement company safety programs, organize meetings in small groups to allow production to keep running with half the team.
Conduct HSE audits and risk assessments in their area and ensure adherence to safety rules.
Discipline employees who violate safety regulations and/or perform work improperly.
Attend all HSE training courses as required and adhere to all HSE procedures, policies, and plans, conforming to reporting requirements and safe operating procedures at all times.
Continually seek opportunities to improve HSE performance by establishing objectives and targets, measuring progress, and reporting results.
Suggest and implement waste elimination initiatives specifically related to the function and department such as EMS and recycling opportunities.
Inspect products in process in their area to verify conformance to quality specifications.
Direct setups and adjustments of machines as needed.
Manage Batch Rejection Rate by communicating and counseling operators regarding non-conformance and participating in 8D root cause analysis activities by auditing process control.
Ensure assigned team members are utilizing Statistical Process Control (SPC) and other tools to manage their quality output.
Maintain high standards of performance, quality and customer service within all departments.
Maintain a working knowledge of ISO policies, procedures, and directives.
Bring any known or suspected nonconformance for all company procedures or legal requirements to management’s attention immediately.
Ensure production goals are met within the assigned production group in order to meet production unit goals and deadlines.
Assign and schedule work to the assigned production group in coordination with other supervisors and production unit support team.
Identify bottlenecks and ensure that those areas are treated with the highest priority: workforce, equipment, load to optimize the throughput.
Drive OEE improvement by solving existing problems (mixed parts, bad quality of incoming parts etc.).
Enforce an overlap system for team members to cover lunch breaks, rest periods and switch over between shifts in their perspective area.
Recommend and schedule overtime of team members for the assigned production group when necessary to achieve production goals.
Drive LEAP projects in their area (PSM, CONWIP, KANBAN, 5S, etc.).
Report preventive maintenance and machine downtime concerns to the maintenance support team.
Support the production unit action plans in order to achieve the company's long-term goals and objectives.
Execute corrective actions to team members as required per company policy.
Adhere to and implement company policies and guidelines as prescribed by management.
Responsible for staff development, assessments, and ensures new team members selected to join the organization have the training and development necessary to integrate them into our continuous improvement culture.
Coach team members for improved performance, conduct performance evaluations, and recommend compensation reviews within company guidelines.
Represent manufacturing on cross-functional teams and ensure support teams have clear objectives to complete needed tasks on time.
Ensure all team members placed under their assigned area of responsibility are complying with the rules and regulations set forth by Federal, Local and State government laws, and LISI Aerospace policies, procedures and plans.
Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.
Directly supervise team members within their assigned production group unit.
Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Interviewing, hiring, and training employees.
Planning, assigning, and directing work.
Appraising performance.
Rewarding and disciplining employees.
Addressing concerns and resolving problems.
Ensure compliance with procedures, instructions, HSE guidelines and golden rules.
Ensure that procedures and instructions are always adapted and updated.
Ensure the acquisition and maintenance of the skills of its employees in relation to the tasks performed by its teams.
Ensure that the equipment under their responsibility is in good condition and operates without risk.
Identify and deal with HSE risk situations during the appropriate SHP.
Manage emergency situations with the help of the OHS and first response team members.
Relay and animate HSE communication within their teams.