Manufacturing Supervisor SFO

JOB PURPOSE:

The Production Supervisor is responsible for all daily manufacturing activities inclusive of meeting daily delivery schedules, ensuring acceptable quality and maintaining a safe and positive work environment. Supervises the activities of manufacturing personnel engaged in all facets of the manufacturing function. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

MINIMUM

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or manufacturing management strongly encouraged, MBA a plus.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED:

3+ years in manufacturing leadership in progressive roles; 5+ years in a manufacturing environment.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

(Preferred qualifications)

• Six-sigma Green/Black Belt Certification and Lean Certification a plus
• Knowledge of Fiber Optic Industry desirable
• Critical thinking, problem solving, and problem resolution skills
• SAP Experience preferred
• Proficient in MS Office Excel, Word and Power Point;
  Acute ability to understand and use data for continuous improvement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Scheduling personnel to ensure maximization of daily labor costs in accordance with all production scheduling requirements.
• Solely responsible for the scheduling of overtime, Paid Time Off and planning for training needs.
• Ensuring that all scheduled machines are operated efficiently and within all specified guidelines.
• At a minimum, ensuring all critical Key Process Indicators (KPIs) are met. For example, scrap and remake reduction targets, safety, FPY, OEE and OTD.
• Ensure that all daily, weekly and monthly TPM, 6S Audits and Standard work are fulfilled on time and as expected.
• Maintaining a consistent state of rigor and discipline coupled with unquestionable fairness and consistency.
• Ensuring that related company and plant policies and procedures are followed and exhibiting fair and consistent behavior relative to taking disciplinary measures when necessary.
• Responsible for communicating / coordinating with other Production Supervisors, Planning, Procurement, Process Engineering, Maintenance and Quality to ensure production demands are fully supported and delivery expectations are met in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Additionally, will be fully responsible for upholding the voice of the customer and to support full compliance with all TL9000 and ISO manufacturing and safety requirements.
• Fully discloses all problems, issues and concerns regarding priorities with the previous and incoming shift Supervisors as well as Operations Manager. Daily shift and cell communication with Leads and shift Associates. Communicate issues and concerns with Material Management, Process Engineering, QA, Maintenance and Safety. Responsible for value-added sharing at daily shift and plant established meetings.
• Ensures (directly and via Leads) that all scheduled equipment is in acceptable operational condition prior to the manufacture of any product and reports all non-compliances to Maintenance Management. Subsequently will ensure that staffing and machine assignments are reflective of trained personnel.
• Assists Leads and Associates with diagnosis and correction of machine, product, and paperwork problems. Guides and maintains full responsibility for all operational decisions; ensures maintenance work orders are written in a timely manner and provides follow up to ensure expectations are met. Leads the notification of Operations Manager, Maintenance, and Engineering when equipment, process, or production problems cannot be corrected by the manufacturing team.
• Conducts immediate root cause analyses when non-conformances occur using the 8-Step and 5-Whys corrective action methodologies. Preparing detailed…