Foundry Manufacturing Supervisor

Are you a Manufacturing Supervisor professional eager to advance your career?Emerson, a top-tier organization, presents an outstanding opening for a Melt/Molding Supervisor on our 2nd shift! This role at Emerson’s Appleton Foundry in South Milwaukee, WI location, offers a fantastic chance to improve and oversee our 2nd shift operations, personnel and safety of the department to ensure the on-time shipment of quality castings.You will monitor department costs, quality methods and requirements and the effective use of production hours, labor skills and furnaces.Additionally, you will participate in planning and staffing requirements.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Direct, train, and maintain, the repair of furnaces, ladles, and pouring spouts, using refractory, ensuring that these components operate efficiently and safely, helping to prevent heat loss, corrosion, and damage
• Responsible for managing a team of skilled technicians, you will be tasked with coordinating the installation, and maintenance of high-performance refractory materials used in a variety of Melt Shop applications, using union employees as well as outside contractors
• Maintain production to achieve company goals within acceptable scrap levels
• Maintain and enforce the safety program for the production department; review safety records to uphold company policies to ensure a safe environment for all employees
• Be accountable for the melt department, relating to departmental costs, quality, equipment efficiency and quantity of production
• Spend the majority of time working in the department during production to exercise firsthand direction and control of the activities along with ensuring company policies are being followed
• Assist management in general foundry problems, whether it be quality problems or capital expenditures for the department
• Ensure and audit 5S+1 policies in the department
• Provide leadership and administer company rules, regulations, union rules and policies
• Assume responsibility and exercise means to direct, co-ordinate, train and supervise all Melt Department operations across all shifts

Who You Are:

You provide appropriate guidance and direction based on people’s capabilities. You adjust communication to fit the audience and the message. You leverage each team member’s unique background to achieve team goals. You work to create a feeling of belonging and strong team morale. You display a can-do attitude in good and bad times. You team-build with fellow Supervisors to build rapport. 

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Minimum of two (2) years of foundry supervisory experience or four (4) years of foundry experience
• A high school diploma is required 
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Good leadership and organizational skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work weekends to support production

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Foundry supervision experience is preferred
• Induction melting  ispreferred
• Coreless induction furnaces, DISA Vertical molding, and Isocure core making
• Five (5) years’ experience in a foundry preferred

• Some college and/or additional training/Metallurgy preferred

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

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