Shift supervisor, Manufacturing ​/ Production

place LaGrange, GA  10.09.2026 business Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments. We at Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies run the business operations of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) in the Americas.

Being part of the global Freudenberg Group, our company is a leading producer of advanced sealing technologies for automotive and general industries. Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is a joint venture between Freudenberg and NOK Corp. in Japan, is headquartered in Plymouth, MI, operates more than 20 facilities and employs about 4,700 people across the Americas.

• Understands and implements the health and safety policy and integrates health and safety considerations into daily work activities.
• Fills out safety reports.
• Maintain adherence to company policies, safety/ergonomic standards and good housekeeping practices, ensuring employees are in compliance and correcting employee behavior if not in compliance.
• Promote and maintain good morale by keeping employees informed, and by listening and acting on their concerns.
• Stop work activity if unable to maintain a safe work environment.
• Involved with the Business Unit Manager in personnel decisions: hiring, training, promoting, counseling, disciplining, performance evaluations, identifying underperformers as well as exceptional performers, and terminating of all employees according to FNST policies and procedures.
• Instruct new employees; observe and evaluate job performance of subordinates to provide feedback, if applicable; develop/utilize tools to promote programs to improve productivity, safety, profitability, etc.
• Train and develop the area machine operators and support personnel on manufacturing goals and procedures.
• Assure training of operators to develop operator skills and to assure efficient performance of their job.
• Collaborates with the Business Unit Manager for any employee concerns.
• Exchange information with each shift supervisors before and after the shift, whether verbally or via a communications book.
• Communicate with engineers, quality, maintenance and other BU associates that support production.
• Supervisors are the contact for emergency situations and are to manage building evacuations.
• Managing Resources accordingly to meet customer needs and fulfill production plan.
• Ensure production of quality parts while striving for 100% on time delivery on a daily basis.
• Full understanding and ownership of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to determine where to: improve productivity, reduce scrap, and reduce material waste in an organized and efficient manner.
• Assure daily tracking and monitoring of all down time, including equipment breakdowns, tooling changes, mold cleanings, etc.
• Maintains material and consumables inventory control in respective area(s).
• May perform other related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
• Confirm that quality routine checks are completed.
• Check personnel resources at each production process and manage operators accordingly to maintain good Min and Max WIP levels.
• Check production scheduling board and plan resources accordingly.
• Track and Achieve machine attainment targets, operator efficiency targets and control PDCA loop on LPMS 1 and LPMS 2.
• Escalate problems to Business Unit Manager.
• Submits work orders for maintenance repairs.
• Checks and maintains 5S in BU.

• High School Diploma, Technical Training, or equivalent degree
  High level of commitment and flexibility
  Willingness and ability to work shifts
  Willingness and resilience to meet the physical demands of the position
  Flexibility to work in a fast-paced and consistently changing environment
  Communication &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Communicates clearly and concisely, while engaging proactively with colleagues.
  Value for Customers: Delivers superior value through commitment to quality, service and reliability.
  Innovation: Applies and shares ideas and best practices. Ensures and engages in continuous improvement activities.
  Drive & Execution: Shows initiative and a positive attitude to get things done. Embraces challenges and demonstrated a good level of energy.

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