Operations Supervisor

Operations Supervisor 2nd shift (90248 Gardena, CA) -- Aerospace Manufacturer -- 100-115K 10% Bonus

Salary Expectations:

-100-115K

-10% Bonus

-3 Weeks Vacation

Keys to this role:

-Have any manufacturing experience, preference towards CNC machining or metal fabrication

-Growth role (NEW) due to expansion of business

-Previous Supervisory experience, ideally in aerospace manufacturing

-Overseeing 15 associates

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Complies with and enforces all company safety rules and regulations. These include the use of company-provided personal protective equipment/supplies (i.e., safety glasses, hearing protection, safety shoes); maintaining a clean work area; operating equipment and using tools in a safe manner; correcting unsafe conditions or practices
• Effectively leads a team of employees and manages performance to set expectations. Tasks for effective performance management include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
• Update Daily Management board and communicate status of Dispatch list, RYG report, weekly shipment plan, Flex performance and projections during daily walk thru with management. Escalate any issues/concerns needing management support during this walk thru
• Schedule jobs to maximize machine and operator efficiencies and report capacity constraints to production control
• Achieve daily metrics including ESH, productivity, scrap, dock, sales and other significant measures
• Use the daily Flex tool to monitor and manage key metrics especially variable spending. Each supervisor must understand spending details on a daily basis
• Maintain proper staffing levels to achieve budgeted levels of performance
• Use the Productivity Pipeline form to update and manage cost reduction projects and report status on a weekly basis
• Analyze processes to improve efficiency (includes purchase of new capital equipment, planning arrangement of equipment, use of cost effective production techniques) and achieve cost reduction expectations
• Implement lean manufacturing methods (6S, flow, visual organization, etc.)
• Ensure that manufacturing documentation procedures and protocol are followed at all times
• Monitor scrap, yield and part efficiencies on existing programs to ensure achievement of budget
• Holds weekly employee communication meetings and ensures their team has an understanding of the status and future of the business
• Ensure machinery is at optimum repair by implementing preventative maintenance programs, assigning repair tasks and maintaining spare parts
• Obtain tooling, gages and other supplies needed for production prior to release of the router to machines. Implement set-up time reduction methods
• Train personnel in production tasks, safety requirements, teamwork and lean manufacturing principles
• Check quality and quantities of product runs, SPC charts, first article charts, accuracy of routers
• Resolve technical and administrative problems
• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

Required

• 1 – 5 years of technical experience in a fast paced manufacturing setting is highly preferred
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Working knowledge of JDEdwards software, AS400/Mapcis preferred, but not required
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to work under deadline pressure.
• Ability to concentrate on specific objectives, while managing multiple priorities, people and functions