Production Supervisor
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
In Person
Manufacturing & Production Operations
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree or above in mechanical engineering and/or mechatronics engineering, or a semiconductor-industry-related field.
- At least five years of production supervisor work experience in a manufacturing operations function.
- Familiarity with lean tools and practices, including value stream mapping, problem-solving, Kanban, total productive maintenance, standard work, 5S+, and visual management.
- Strong sense of responsibility and initiative.
- Excellent communication and strong execution.
- Mature lean knowledge and concepts.
- Management skills to motivate team members, and a strong sense of teamwork and collaboration.
- Basic information technology know-how, including Microsoft Office and SAP.
- Fluency in English.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with operations-related functions, including environmental health and safety, quality, process and equipment, supply chain, and purchasing, to support smooth daily operations and respond quickly to internal and external customer requirements and expectations.
- Track daily SQDIP metrics and host the daily T2 review to ensure a healthy key performance indicator trend.
- Lead line leaders in quickly responding to problems and solving them on the manufacturing floor, and closely track work-order compliance performance to meet daily targets.
- Focus on people management, including people-training and multi-skill qualification plans, and communicate effectively and transparently by examining details.
- Lead 5S+ continuous improvement with the team using lean concepts to minimize waste and ensure safety compliance by observing conditions on the manufacturing floor.
- Lead or participate in kaizen events scheduled in the kaizen funnel by applying lean tools.
- Organize comprehensive communication with the team to align fully with company policies.
- Implement all actions defined by the team on the manufacturing floor and drive the team to sustain them consistently.
- Identify critical-to-quality factors and encourage the team to establish a continuous-improvement system and layered process audit mindset.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in the semiconductor industry is preferred.
About the company
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Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Darmstadt, Germany
Founded
1942
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