PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

American Axle & Manufacturing • Oxford, MI

274d

About The Position

AAM is searching for a Production Supervisor to join our Metal Forming organization on the 1st shift. This position will be based out of our Oxford Forge Facility in Oxford, Michigan. As a Production Supervisor, this individual will directly supervise hourly associates and direct resources as required. They will oversee the planning, scheduling, setup, and running of production activities. They will also manage the dispersal and distribution of materials for production. They will maintain labor and material requirements to meet the daily production schedule. They will also oversee the work of production associates and coordinate with leaders of production support staff, communicating expectations and providing direction and training. This individual will monitor work performance and provide feedback, and also coordinate maintenance of production equipment. They will oversee process control and quality process control.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Combination of 3-5 years of relevant work experience and/or education in a manufacturing or engineering field.
• Experience in the automotive industry preferred.
• Experience with PLEX preferred.
• Availability and willingness to work any shift, overtime, and weekends as requested.

Responsibilities

• Supervises production associate outcomes by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining associates.
• Communicates job expectations; plans, monitors, and appraises job contributions; recommends compensation actions; adheres to policies and procedures.
• Maintains production processes by observing process volumes; recommending process adjustments.
• Completes production processes by monitoring progress; expediting material flow and work results; resolving problems.
• Improves process workflow by eliminating stoppages; analyzing delays; testing new methods.
• Records production by completing daily shift production reports; calculating yields and recoveries.
• Maintains process flow by communicating production status, requirements, and problems to next shift.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy production process environment by adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations.
• Contributes to production process and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED