Manufacturing - Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Signicast is the industry's leading investment casting manufacturer. Through the hard work and dedication of our employees, we satisfy our customer's needs by safely delivering a quality product on-time, at a competitive price. Working at Signicast means becoming part of a world-class company. With industry-leading total rewards package and the potential to grow your career with us. Signicast doesn't just invest in you— we help you invest in a future!

Under the direction of the lead supervisor and general manager, the production supervisor directs the overall operations ensuring the achievement of production objectives at the lowest cost consistent with the company quality standards and customer delivery requirements.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded from time to time to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary.

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities. Works in conjunction with the EHS manager to establish and maintain all policies and programs to assure a safe working environment. Complies with all safety and health guidelines, quality standard practices/procedures and housekeeping standards.
• Prioritize, schedule, and delegate work assignments to ensure the production of company products at the highest quality at the lowest possible cost, meeting company performance standards, and customer specification and delivery requirements, in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure the training of new and present employees in the processes and methods required to achieve the company's standards for quality, quantity, safety, and ISO/TS.
• Participate in planning meetings, recommending space, personnel, and equipment requirements. Be part of the hiring process.
• Ensure adherence to ISO/TS procedures and requirements, participate in ISO/TS planning sessions.
• Recommend preventative maintenance procedures and plan the repair of machines and equipment to minimize downtime.
• Continually evaluate processes and methods, recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment, performance, utilization of people, and quality of product.
• Act as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems; analyze and resolve work problems, and assist workers in solving work problems.
• Maintain departmental supplies, tools, equipment, and order as necessary.
• Ensure the completion of all required production paperwork, records, documentation, such as time cards, quality records, etc.
• Approve vacation schedules.
• Enforce safety regulations.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Conduct employee training on equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.
• Conduct employee probationary and eight-month performance reviews.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Supervisory responsibilities - manage master technicians and manufacturing technicians.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires an associates degree or an equivalent amount of education and…