Supervisor in Training

Fuyao Glass America Inc•Fountain Inn, SC

About The Position

The Supervisor in Training oversees workshop KPI performance and the management of personnel, production, labor discipline, and quality in the Tempering Assembly department. The role deploys production tasks, controls product costs, and works to improve product quality and output. It reports to the Tempering Assembly Manager and has a Coordinator as a direct subordinate. The position organizes production according to plans, coordinates resources, monitors team costs and performance, and ensures production delivery. It also manages employee attendance and discipline, production quality and records, training and development, equipment and tooling, continuous improvement, team certification, TPM, 5S, and workplace safety and environmental controls. The role must follow integrated management system documents and may be assigned other duties by the lead shift supervisor or management. The job is performed in a manufacturing workshop. Employees regularly stand for long periods and may turn, reach, bend, squat, and lift up to 50 pounds. The work environment is usually moderately noisy, with occasional exposure to extreme heat. Safety glasses, hearing protection, and steel-toed work boots are specified in the qualifications; the work environment section specifically lists safety glasses and steel-toed work boots.

Requirements

One year of manufacturing experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to read, understand, and comprehend documents such as safety rules and operating and maintenance instructions, and to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions.
Ability to speak effectively and interact with team members, engineers, leadership, and customers; English and Mandarin are commonly spoken in the workplace.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables.
Knowledge of and familiarity with manufacturing software.
Familiarity with tempering technology, equipment, and quality requirements; ability to solve difficult production problems; and familiarity with production cost management and control methods.
Familiarity with IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management systems and production management knowledge and practices.
Leadership, communication, coordination, and organizational skills, including the ability to coach, develop, and train subordinates.
Ability to stand for long periods, turn at the waist, reach, bend, squat, and lift up to 50 pounds; pass static strength (grip) requirements; and meet visual acuity demands for near and far vision, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
Ability to work in a usually moderately noisy environment and occasionally be exposed to extreme heat.
Use required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, and steel-toed work boots.

Nice To Haves

Powered Industrial Truck certification, including propane, gas, or stand-up truck certification where applicable, and Forklift Train the Trainer certification.

Responsibilities

Manage team members through ADP, review and approve workshop employees’ leave requests, maintain the factory manpower personnel table, implement company management systems, and maintain production discipline.
Manage and control team production costs, lead the team toward workshop KPI targets, control production overtime and materials between buses, and participate in the company’s continuous improvement activities.
Organize team production, coordinate resources, execute production according to production plan orders, and complete deliveries to the required quality and quantity.
Manage production-line quality, implement self-process completion and change-point management, and supervise and control shift production quality.
Report abnormal production indicators and assist the main workshop director in developing improvement measures and tracking performance.
Review the accuracy of team production reports and records and ensure inventory and accounts are compliant.
Develop and organize on-the-job and job-transfer training and multi-post development plans for team employees, and track implementation results.
Monitor applications for production-line equipment and tooling, and manage their daily use, maintenance, and storage.
Build a five-star team and lead it through company-level star certification.
Promote team TPM activities and supervise workshop 5S implementation to maintain a clean, efficient, and safe work environment.
Understand and monitor workshop environmental factors, risk factors, hazards, and their control methods.
Understand and supervise workshop material safety data sheets.
Implement relevant integrated management system documents.
Perform other work tasks assigned by the lead shift supervisor; management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities.
Meet key performance indicators covering output, yield, dimission rate, sheet return rate, delivery, production cost, production efficiency, external damage, product audit compliance, production safety, and stock.