Weekend OIP Manufacturing Supervisor

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Weekend Manufacturing Supervisor for its Alamo, TN location. This role is responsible for supervising a group of production employees engaged in various manufacturing activities and related functions. Schedule the work in the sections to meet on-time delivery objectives with the best utilization of resources. Maintain safe work practices in areas of responsibility. Resolve or participate in resolving production, technical and logistics problems and assist in developing and implement measures to improve operations.

Shift hours: Friday – Sunday, 5:00am-5:30pm

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Ensure a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the safe use of all equipment and resources and maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Manage work group by assigning and training employees. Understand and achieve Section KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and work to meet goals for Safety, On Time Delivery, Throughput Time, Productivity and Efficiency
• Track and enter hourly employees’ time into time keeping system
• Complete production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; reducing backlog; communicate and push expedites; resolving problems; monitor and reduce rework; reporting results
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions and responding to requests
• Resolves personnel issues by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action
• Use excellent people skills with coaching and communication to accomplish daily deliverables. Provides clear direction to the work group; Sets priorities as needed and in proactive manner; escalates issue when needed and builds support for issue resolution. Gains clear agreement and commitment from others by persuading, convincing and negotiating. Manages conflict in effective manner.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
  
  

Your Background

• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of manufacturing and experience; OR associate's degree and 4 years of manufacturing experience; OR High School Diploma/GED and 8 years of manufacturing experience.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States
• Broad experience working in industrial manufacturing environment
• Knowledge and experience with lean manufacturing implementation, plus six sigma training
• Strong interpersonal skills are required to achieve cooperation of others
• The ability to work effectively with limited supervision
• Strong communication skills are necessary to work effectively at all levels of the organization.
  
  

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

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