Supervisor Manufacturing-US
About The Position
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com . Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Job Title: Production Supervisor Location: New Albany, IN Shift: 3rd shift (Sunday - Thursday -- 11pm - 7:30am shift) Role: Supervise direct labor within defined department or shifts, establish, monitor, and maintain efficient manufacturing processes and workflow for production demands. Provide direction, training, and guidance to assigned staff.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- 3+ years’ experience in manufacturing environment
- Proven track record and working knowledge in a manufacturing industry
- Good knowledge of cell custom build, Lean Manufacturing, six sigma and ISO methodology
Nice To Haves
- A.S. in engineering or other related fields preferred
Responsibilities
- Organize, implement, and maintain production process flow
- Train and supervise staff
- Establish and maintain quality culture
- Develop work instructions, workmanship standards, and process documentation, and ensure they are followed
- Continuously improve existing operations for increased quality, productivity, efficiency and cost savings
- Troubleshoot operational issues and report findings and recommended solutions to the broader team
- Liaise with Management, production planners and product engineering on all department requirements
- Provide manufacturing data i.e., production control charts, reliability, process capability, to improve the process and monitor and measure progress to targets
- Identify and achieve documented cost savings through process improvement
- Recommend new equipment and manage capital expenditure projects and justifications
- Ability to lead a team of people to drive improvement in all phases of an operation.
- Lead and assist with manufacturing improvement projects
- Organize meetings with other team members to facilitate growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
