Manufacturing Pressroom Supervisor

Benefits:

• 401(k)

Position Summary:

The Press Room Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily press room operations, production scheduling, staffing, quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure efficient manufacturing performance. This role coordinates production priorities, manages ERP transactions and work orders, supports tooling and equipment maintenance, and drives productivity, material yield, and on-time delivery. The Supervisor works closely with Assembly, Engineering, Scheduling, and Warehouse teams to support both make-to-stock (MTS) and make-to-order (MTO) manufacturing requirements.

Currently has approximately 5 direct report employees.

Supervises and schedules all Press Room activities including maintaining production schedule to meet assembly and stocking needs. Allocates resources for setup and operation of stamping presses, CNC stamping equipment, fabrication, and other supporting equipment. Ensure all materials, work-in-process, and finished goods are properly tagged, labeled, and traceable as they flow through the department. Assist team members with troubleshooting production issues and machine adjustments.

Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for production, quality, or equipment issues. Supports preventive maintenance activities including lubrication, die repair/sharpening, cleaning, tooling inspection, and replacement of worn components. Coordinate maintenance to minimize downtime and improve equipment reliability. Participates in new equipment launches, process validation, and production optimization initiatives.

Ensure compliance with company quality standards, procedures, and customer requirements. Monitor scrap, throughput, downtime, efficiency, and material yield metrics to implement improvements to increase productivity, reduce waste and maintain inventory accuracy. Create, document, and maintain standardized work instructions, procedures, and process controls including assignment and cataloging of tooling numbers. Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to safety, workflow, setup time and waste material reduction, quality, and operational performance.

Support inventory accuracy and material control activities including scrap transactions and inventory adjustments. Work collaboratively with Engineering to improve manufacturability and process capability.

The Kirlin Company

Job Description – Press Room Supervisor
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Lead, mentor, and train press room personnel on equipment operation, safety procedures, PPE requirements, quality standards, and company processes. Develop employee skillsets and cross-training initiatives to improve department flexibility and performance. Promote accountability, teamwork, communication, and professionalism within the department. Support staffing and labor planning activities to meet production demand including all HR activities (hiring, discipline, termination, reviews, promotions and training.).

Serve as a role model for company values, attendance, work ethic, and safe work practices.

Enforce all company safety policies, OSHA requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and safe machine operating practices. Conduct routine safety checks and ensure compliance with PPE and workplace safety requirements. Maintain press room organization and cleanliness in accordance with 5S standards. Works with Warehouse Manager to create and maintain primary bin locations for pressroom materials. Ensure equipment, tooling, and work areas are maintained in safe and orderly condition.

Identify and address unsafe conditions or behaviors immediately.

Maintain production schedules to support assembly and customer demand along with stocked inventory requirements. Achieve departmental goals related to safety, quality, throughput, efficiency, and material utilization efficiency. Monitor and report departmental downtime, labor utilization, and schedule attainment. Implement process improvements that increase productivity and reduce…