What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tool Room Supervisor position at Tenneco?
JOB TITLE: TOOL ROOM SUPERVISOR
LOCATION: GREENVILLE, MI
REPORTS TO: ENGINEERING MANAGER
DEPARTMENT: ENGINEERING
LOCATION: GREENVILLE, MI
REPORTS TO: ENGINEERING MANAGER
DEPARTMENT: ENGINEERING
JOB SUMMARY:
The TOOL ROOM SUPERVISOR is responsible for directing, planning, and organizing the efforts of toolroom employees. Responsible for contributing to a safe workplace and minimizing negative environmental impacts by complying with EHS policies, and procedures. This position will lead the implementation and continual improvement of lean systems and initiatives. This position is responsible to attain or exceed business key performance indicators for the tool room area.
The TOOL ROOM SUPERVISOR is responsible for directing, planning, and organizing the efforts of toolroom employees. Responsible for contributing to a safe workplace and minimizing negative environmental impacts by complying with EHS policies, and procedures. This position will lead the implementation and continual improvement of lean systems and initiatives. This position is responsible to attain or exceed business key performance indicators for the tool room area.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Monitor all Toolroom activities to ensure that all plant technical requirements are attained.
- Implement a successful work order system for the tool room.
- Ensure that work order systems, and other systems are operating optimally so that performance can be assessed visually.
- Lead initiatives to improve backlog’s, improve efficiency and measure performance in the tool room and samples areas.
- Direct engineering activity in the area to ensure plant objectives are met by monitoring the performance of the people, machines, and systems and improving all three as well as maintaining project tracking initiatives and prioritization.
- Control major repairs expenses, toolroom labor, timely project completion, and productivity initiatives.
- Ensure clear communication between the toolroom and the production value streams.
- Assist with the planning and implementation of projects and coordinating toolroom duties that are entailed with the projects.
- Ensure department training is up to date and in compliance with current training matrix. Actively participate in succession planning and develop training plan accordingly.
- Monitor and improve the toolroom production systems.
- Promote positive employee and employer relations according to the labor contract, communicate company policies and programs, enforce safety and quality policies, and ensure compliance to all.
- Ability to assist in the risk assessments of new equipment in the tool room.
- Ability to communicate from upper end to floor and work with outside contractors.
- Ability to chart and explore improvements.
- Able to implement and produce work instructions for our new processes.
- Other duties as assigned
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree or Journeyman’s card preferred with a minimum of 3-5 years of manufacturing
EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years’ experience in tool room trade or equivalent
REQUIREMENTS: • Strong computer skills; proficiency in inventory management systems (ERP,WMS,Plex) and Microsoft Excel.
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree or Journeyman’s card preferred with a minimum of 3-5 years of manufacturing
EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years’ experience in tool room trade or equivalent
REQUIREMENTS: • Strong computer skills; proficiency in inventory management systems (ERP,WMS,Plex) and Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong trouble shooting ability
- Strong interpersonal and leadership qualities