Production Supervisor 3rd Shift
at our site in Manchester
KIRCHHOFF Automotive is a development partner to the automotive industry. They are active all over the globe as a full-service supplier for complex metal and hybrid structures in body-in-white, crash management systems, chassis applications, and cross car beams. With 30 production plants in 11 countries, KIRCHHOFF Automotive is the biggest division of the KIRCHHOFF Group. Their global production network includes the core technologies of forming, CNC wing bending, joining, lightweight design, and surface treatment, ensuring uniform manufacturing and production standards around the world. The family-owned company was established in 1785 in Germany and today, it is a part of the KIRCHHOFF Group which consists of the KIRCHHOFF Automotive, KIRCHHOFF Ecotec, KIRCHHOFF Mobility, and WITTE Tools business units.
Your Tasks
Responsibilities:
1. Supports Team Leader(s) ensuring daily production requirements are met while maintaining high standards of quality in a safe working manner.
2. Guides, trains and directs Team Leaders by giving clear direction (Key Result Areas) taken from the Team Steering Committee’s Plan without taking ownership by getting indirectly involved.
3. Stimulates the problem-solving process by empowering and motivating others to make improvements – highlighting opportunities/possible solutions (dropping seeds).
4. Ensures all resources are effectively utilized to maximize all value-added activities that support the overall Steering Committee’s Business Plan with high emphasis on customer satisfaction.
5. Ensures all employees have been given the necessary tools to perform duties, i.e. personal protective equipment, small tools etc. and completes requisition forms as required for such tools.
6. Reports to Assistant General Manager, Production/Area Manager or designate on all teams’ continuous improvement projects as per stated Lean Measurables.
7. Conducts annual development reviews for all direct reports clearly stating each person’s major duties and responsibilities, main objectives, direct customers (interior and exterior), including areas requiring improvement/development.
8. Actively participates in APQP team activities, and feasibility commitment teams as required.
9. Distributes all work in a fair and equitable manner.
10. Evenly allocates overtime and manage all vacation requests taking into consideration customer requirements.
11. Responsible for area efficiency, scrap, rework, staffing (direct and indirect) and equipment utilization. Conducts root-cause analysis on scrap report and provides recommendations on scrap reductions and quality results to management.
12. Monitors paperwork at each workstation for accuracy and follow through, e.g., SPC charts, safety checks.
13. Communicates with Quality to ensure consistent application of quality processes/procedures.
14. Assists in performing Statistical Process Control.
15. Conducts investigation with HR or Joint Health & Safety representative on work-related accidents and compiles report on results.
16. Conducts customer site visits as required to further investigate concerns with a part/component to determine root cause of problem
17. Participates in any activities or projects that promote continuous improvement
18. Any other reasonable request made by management.
19. Contributes to a safe, clean and comfortable work environment that complements the Occupational Health and Safety Act by ensuring the principles of the 5S discipline (simplify, separate, sanitize, standardize and support) are supported and adhered to
20. Ensures he/she is in full compliance with U.S. and/or state laws, while representing KIRCHHOFF Automotive Manchester or during the use of any KIRCHHOFF Automotive Manchester provided equipment.
Your Profile
Work Experience:
21. Minimum three (3) years’ experience in a manufacturing/automotive industry to include previous supervisory experience.
Skills
22. General understanding of machinery/equipment, small presses, assembly machinery, etc.
23. Sound knowledge and understanding of lean manufacturing process
24. Sound understanding of TS16949 and ISO14001requirements
25. Knowledge of applicable legislation, i.e. Employment Standards Act, Occupational Health & Safety, Human Rights, etc.
Education:
26. General understanding of machinery/equipment, small presses, assembly machinery, etc.
27. Sound knowledge and understanding of lean manufacturing process
28. Sound understanding of TS16949 and ISO14001requirements
29. Knowledge of applicable legislation, i.e. Employment Standards Act, Occupational Health & Safety, Human Rights, etc.
Your Benefits
Health, Dental and Vision
401k with company match
Company provided life insurance
Supplemental accident and critical insurance
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