Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

AIM Aerospace•Renton, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

SEKISUI Aerospace is accepting applications for an upcoming Production Supervisor position at its Renton location. The Production Supervisor oversees daily production activities to ensure volume, cost, and quality standards are met. The role coordinates work schedules, staffing requirements, and production sequences to maximize productivity; identifies production-process problems; and provides reports to support process improvement. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 4:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The position requires at least two years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment. A college or technical-school certificate or degree, or related experience or training, is required; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted. Composite manufacturing knowledge is strongly preferred. Intermediate Microsoft Office skills and prior ERP-system experience are preferred. SEKISUI Aerospace designs, tests, and manufactures composite products for the aerospace industry. The company describes its culture as employee-friendly and emphasizes Excellence, Integrity, Dignity and Respect, Trust, Engagement, and Passion. The role is subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background screening.

Requirements

At least two years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to apply technical knowledge related to manufacturing.
Demonstrated expertise in process-control methodologies and their applications.
Understanding and demonstrated skills in continuous-improvement methods to enhance safety, on-time delivery, cost, and product quality.
Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse community of customers and employees at all levels.
Ability to read and interpret manufacturing blueprints, plans, GD&T callouts, and specifications.
Ability to comprehend detailed and complex information and interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to communicate and deliver information to managers, supervisors, and technicians by telephone, in writing, by email, or in person.
Ability to multitask, follow through, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Capacity to work under pressure while maintaining perspective.
Ability to solve practical problems and handle situations with limited standardization.
Strong operational thinking to translate organizational vision and goals into successful implementation.
Demonstrated leadership skills aligned with company core values.
College or technical-school certificate or degree, or related experience or training; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of composite manufacturing processes is strongly preferred.
Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite to interoperate and create reports are preferred.
Prior experience with an ERP system is preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise and lead production team members, including assigning duties, training, coaching, counseling, and presenting disciplinary actions as necessary.
Coordinate and communicate production activities with external customers and internal departments, including logistics, engineering, and production management on other shifts.
Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and safety guidelines for workers.
Promote the flow and pull of products and information to internal and external customers.
Lead regular team communications about company and department performance to support improvement and reduce waste and non-value-added activity.
Investigate production-floor problems and issues, recommend and implement solutions, and use 5S tools to reduce variation in the work environment.
Develop and use visual aids to communicate processes and procedures established to address issues.
Partner with quality and engineering teams to identify issues and develop and implement processes and procedures to prevent recurrence.
Coordinate work schedules, staffing requirements, and production sequences to maximize productivity.
Identify problems in the production process and provide production reports to support process improvement.