Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Overview

The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising plant employees in a manufacturing and assembly environment. This position plans and assigns work, implements policies and procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.  This is the 2nd shift:  Monday - Friday 3:30pm-12:30am 

Piston Automotive wasn’t just founded to make things. It was founded to make things better. And that begins with building better teams solely dedicated to achieving excellence at every level of execution through a combination of experience, expertise, and a deep seeded passion for what we do. Our assemblies consistently set the standard because our people consistently raise the bar.

Why Piston Automotive?

Competitive Wages, Paid Holidays & Vacation, Medical & Rx Plans, Dental & Vision Plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Life & Disability Coverage, 401K with Company Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Vehicle and Product Discounts

Responsibilities

• Educates employees on plant safety requirements and ensures all policies and procedures are being followed when working on the plant floor.
• Reviews daily production requirements and aligns manpower to run assembly operations safely and in the most efficient manner.
• Ensures all production employees are trained in accordance with and following standard work instructions.
• Manages, motivates, and leads production employees to ensure production requirements are met within quality standards and in accordance with customer delivery schedules.
• Conducts shift meetings to review daily activity and to ensure appropriate communications take place between shifts.
• Coaches, counsels, and administers corrective actions to production employees in the enforcement of plant policies, procedures, and plant rules.
• Monitors equipment and progress to schedule attainment and resolves any issues.
• Completes daily safety, production, and quality reports, as required.
• Ensures employees time and attendance are accurate in the system
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives regarding all plant operations.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience as a Production Supervisor or related experience
• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) (an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered)
• Supervisor Certification
• Green Belt Certification
• Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Training Requirements:

• Piston Automotive Business Overview
• Piston Automotive Manufacturing Processes (plant specific)
• Finance for Managers (Non-Financial)
• Interviewing Skills
• Safety, Quality, and other Plant Performance Metrics
• Teambuilding: Leading through Influence
• Union Relations
• Coaching, Counseling, and Corrective Action
• Presentation Skills
• Managing Diversity
• Problem Solving

PREFERRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.