Production Supervisor

About the Company

The Gill Corporation is one of the world's largest manufacturers of honeycomb, high performance floor panels, cargo compartment liners and original equipment for passenger and freighter aircraft. The company also excels in many other types of reinforced plastics including interior sandwich panels for creating structures such as aircraft galleys and bulkheads, honeycomb core and related products.

As a Production Supervisor you will lead continuous improvement for safety, quality, and processes. With excellent communication skills and by leading by example you will promote a positive and effective environment for your team. You will assign and coordinate work through the assigned production area, assure proper staffing levels to meet production goals, and administer personnel policies and procedures for assigned staff.

• Assure that all operations are being done in a safe manner and all safety equipment is working properly.
• Know how the equipment in the department works and how to identify malfunctions. Notify Engineering if there’s a problem with any of the equipment.
• Have proficient knowledge in company ERP system (SAP) and practice safety drills – evacuations, fires, earthquakes and others.
• Oversee the Lead staff and aid them when they’re not performing their functions adequately.
• Manage the crew/s under them:
  • Monitor the performance of the department in terms of labor and system transactions.
  • Foster a motivating environment to keep the crew in line to meet performance objectives.
  • Issue corrective action or performance improvement plans as necessary.
  • Partner with leads to evaluate the crew for future opportunities (promotions, etc.) and offer opportunities for developmental training to those who are meeting performance objectives.
• Monitor the crew's training progress, assess individual training needs, and communicate needs to HR. Communicate with other departments as necessary for the performance of the department.
• Coordinate with Planning on the upcoming production schedule.
• Assist, as necessary, the Leads to meet the schedule.

• Make the product meet the quality expectations.
• Meet the production schedule.

• Safety – Ensure staff stay safe and follow safety protocols at all times and costs.
• Quality – Stop production and seek immediate guidance if quality of materials is questionable. Do not use scrap material to meet shipping deadlines.
• Production – We get paid for product – nothing else. Always look for ways to increase output or improve quality.
• Support – Positively support, motivate and guide staff to hit their goals.
• Communication – Expect the supervisor to communicate to team and other department leaders what is needed, verbally and via email.
• Lead – The crew is a team and it is the supervisor’s responsibility to help them succeed as a unit and enforce disciplinary action when performance is not being met by individuals.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 3-5+ years of supervisory experience in a high-volume production environment. Preferably with experience in a supervisory role in the aerospace (commercial or defense) industry.
• Fabrication assembly experience in a manufacturing environment; knowledge with composite materials is preferred.
• Experience implementing Lean Six Sigma, 5S best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective and proper communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Proven technical aptitude.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds on occasion.

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