Manufacturing Lead Supervisor

RSCC Wire & Cable LLC

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The Manufacturing Lead Supervisor directs the manufacturing environment to meet safety, quality, production, and cost objectives. Determines requirements for equipment, materials, and manpower resources. Usually directs other first-line supervisors in reporting and scheduling activities. Provides employee training and maintains compliance with established rules, regulations, practices, and contractual provisions.

Essential Duties:

Safety:

• Identify and report unsafe conditions by entering information into KPA and eliminate safety hazards.
• When an incident occurs, conduct a root cause analysis, and document implemented corrective action taken in the incident report.
• Incident reports need to be reviewed by the Manufacturing Manager for comment and corrective action as required.
• Breakdown by department.
• Regularly coach, encourage, and monitor employees for compliance with safety rules and practices.

Staffing/Training:

• Staff each work center adequately based on workload. Assign people as required to meet the workload demands for the day. Make recommendations (provide feedback) to the Manufacturing Manager.
• Train and cross-train operators as required to perform tasks according to the schedule as outlined by Planning.
• Each Supervisor will have the responsibility to be a member of various committees in collaboration with the Manufacturing Manager, designed to correct specific problems that have been addressed by the strategic plan, which include, but are not limited to: OSR/scrap reduction, material usage, and safety.
• Measure operator efficiency and communicate progress/challenges utilizing coaching and training. Track attendance and recognize quality performance and coach each employee for success.
• Confer with the appropriate Human Resources representative on matters about employee/labor relations, benefits, etc.
• Ensure new hire training process is on track and also completed per standard policies.

Schedule:

• Measure the performance of the achieved schedule vs. the planned schedule by workcenter.
• Coordinate this with the Master Scheduler to ensure accurate schedules are available and realistic.

Scrap:

• Assure that scrap is being reported by workcenter.
• Implement corrective action to reduce scrap by understanding all components that contribute to it.
• Analyze OSR’s by workcenter. Collaborate with operators to correct problems. Coordinate with engineers, maintenance personnel to correct equipment, process problems.

Productivity:

• Review the performance of each operator on a regular basis. Assure that productivity levels are met.
• Utilize coaching, collaboration and training for job development.

Organize work centers/departments:

• Organize each workcenter to achieve maximum efficiency. Conduct team meetings to brainstorm solutions to problems. Provide the required tools and other resources to achieve workcenter goals. Maintain good housekeeping disciplines (5S).
• Develop methods to increase the efficiency of staging materials to be run at a workcenter - eliminate the time for searching for reels and/or materials.

Measurement:

• Manning/Labor Performance:
• Achieve and sustain a minimum 75% earned labor efficiency.
• Improve material handling, less rework and utilization of work flexibility as outlined within the contract.
• Capacity/Load: Assure available capacity meets or exceeds actual capacity by workcenter
• On time delivery for Stock and Specials, as outlined by monthly forecast.

Cost Reduction:

• Eliminate downtime through efficient set-ups, material availability, and staging.
• Reduce downtime due to properly scheduled preventive maintenance program.

These are the general duties required of a Manufacturing Lead Supervisor , and not a detailed description of all work required. Additional duties and responsibilities may be required to meet the changing demands of the business.

Educational/ Job Experience Requirements:

• 3 - 5 years minimum experience within a manufacturing environment, in a supervisory capacity. Direct wire and cable experience preferred—strong mechanical and process aptitude and working knowledge of wire/cable machinery.
• 2 - 4-year degree in engineering or manufacturing technology preferred but will consider equivalent proven work experience.
• Candidate must have strong conceptual and analytical skills, organization and problem-solving ability, verbal and written communications skills, and excellent interpersonal skills. Must be a team player and a developer of teamwork within supervised areas.

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law .

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.