About The Position

The Technical Operations Supervisor, located in Cleveland, OH, is a first-level authority in the manufacturing plant responsible for providing leadership, coaching, and clear direction to ensure safe operations, meet customer demand, solve problems, eliminate waste, and achieve goals. This role oversees and coordinates the day-to-day production and maintenance execution of facility, equipment, and machinery. The incumbent must be able to seek cooperation from others and develop relationships to resolve problems. This role requires knowledge and experience in applying lean manufacturing principles, demonstrated ability to train, develop, and motivate subordinates, and well-developed communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum five years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Minimum of one year of management, supervisory, or team lead experience.
  • Must be a U.S. person status as defined by ITAR (U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee).

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Business from an accredited institution.
  • Experience using Oracle software.
  • Experience in a union environment.
  • Experience in works engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Supervising, scheduling, and leading a group of employees to meet departmental goals.
  • Diagnosing and assisting in solving difficult maintenance and production problems and recurring malfunctions.
  • Supporting operating results through the management of subordinates with emphasis on quantity, quality, timeliness, safety, recovery, and delivery performance.
  • Ensuring work is allocated fairly and clearly assigned to crew members; formulating and assigning tasks within guidelines established by department management.
  • Ensuring all Environmental & Safety policies are followed.
  • Monitoring performance and implementing corrective actions to meet goals.
  • Identifying and implementing improvement plans.
  • Effectively communicating with others within and outside the work group.
  • Maintaining all production and related quality assurance records.
  • Providing leadership, direction, and motivation to people in the assigned area.
  • Effectively managing employee and labor relations, including contract administration, grievance handling, and day-to-day employee complaints/issues.
  • Meeting or exceeding maintenance and production goals, including production output, safety, on-time delivery, and people initiatives.
  • Daily reviews of maintenance employee’s route sheets and PM’s, working with the Maintenance Planner to create follow work orders as needed.
  • Ordering repair parts as needed, assisting with identifying replacements for obsolete parts.
  • Directing the implementation of Howmet Aerospace Business System initiatives (lean manufacturing), including 5S, standardized work, work balance, product flow, and TPM improvements.
  • Owning cost savings initiatives (degree of implementation).
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