2nd shift Production Supervisor- Weld

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promote good housekeeping practices and a safe workplace
• Evaluate and document safe work habits
• Perform safety inspections
• Participate in safety training and provide safety training
• Facilitate quality improvement and prevention-oriented quality assurance
• Responsible for departmental inventory accuracy
• Report and assist in resolving all quality-oriented issues
• Assist in meeting annual productivity and performance goals
• Work with Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Purchasing and Vendors to ensure the best overall costs are procured in specific cost reduction efforts
• Manage departmental budgets
• Ensure customer requirements are met by meeting the established build/ship schedule
• Track and report department performance metrics
• Responsible for timely disposition of all non-conforming material
• Responsible for specific cost reduction efforts
• Manage required shop tools and supplies within cost and quality guidelines
• Effectively plan manpower and overtime to ensure deliveries are met with the least amount of actual hours
• Be knowledgeable of and ensure all company policies are being followed
• Facilitate employee training for flexibility and to ensure manpower coverage
• Promote the growth and development of production employees guide coach appraise and discipline employees as appropriate
• Promote and facilitate the movement towards high performance teams
• Conduct employee performance appraisals
• Conduct interviews for prospective employees
• Conduct regular department employee meetings
• Keep employee time & attendance records up to date in the time & attendance system

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

- Weld experience is preferred.

-Must have leadership/supervisory experience minimum 3 years
Must have experience working with lean manufacturing & continuous improvements
Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
Must be familiar with the equipment and processes in the department
Must be well organized and have good communication and leadership skills with a proven track record of problem solving skills and cost management
Must have good problem solving skills and cost management skills
Must have mechanical electrical hydraulic skills
Must be able to read blueprints schematics and bills of material
Must have process improvement experience
Must have good computer skills

EDUCATION REQUIRED: High school diploma required; Bachelors Degree preferred.

Relocation Assistance Not Provided.

Salary Range - $75-95k

Benefits of Employment;

In addition to excellent career growth opportunities Federal Signal Corporation offers a wide array of benefits including: annual bonus potential insurance (life medical dental vision) paid holidays paid vacation 401(k) with matching contributions and tuition reimbursement. We provide our employees with a smoke-free drug-free workplace.

About Us:

Vactor Mfg. Inc. is a leading manufacturer of municipal combination catch basin/sewer cleaning vacuum trucks and industrial vacuum loaders that clean up industrial waste or recover and recycle valuable raw materials. Vactor is located in Streator IL and is a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation.

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material cleans infrastructure and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901 Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal governmental industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove IL with manufacturing facilities worldwide the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information on Federal Signal visit: .

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability genetic information status as a protected veteran or any other protected category characteristic or trait under applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process contact Human Resources at .All other applications must be submitted online.

Required Experience:

Manager