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Job Location:
Newport News, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of non-exempt employees in Liebherr Production Manufacturing. This includes planning organizing directing controlling and supervising daily activities of an assigned shift and functional area to achieve performance goals and metrics within Production Department. Additionally the Production Supervisor will be responsible for processing materials and manufacturing mining equipment components while maintaining a high level of productivity and quality.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and manage daily schedules and work orders. Organize resources to ensure accuracy completeness on-time delivery and product preservation.
- Develop recommend and implement measures to improve Production processes and quality of products produced. Provide interpretation of specifications engineering drawings and work orders to Production team as necessary.
- Ensure all employees are adequately trained in all departmental functions.
- Maintain and report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Maintain involvement in problem-solving and team-building opportunities with employees.
- Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective-actions as necessary.
- Continuously coach and follow-up with employees to ensure performance meets company standards/expectations.
- Conduct routine audits; take corrective and preventative actions as necessary.
- Build positive relationships with peers other departments and customers.
- Maintain OSHA regulatory compliance within federal state and local laws.
- Participate in special projects and in other areas of Manufacturing as necessary.
- Schedule maintenance and repair to factory equipment in order to maintain safety and efficiency objectives.
Supervisory Duties: - Directly supervise 20 - 25 production employees in respective production areas.
- Responsible for the overall direction coordination and evaluation of Production team.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include interviewing hiring and training employees; planning assigning and directing work appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Competencies
- Associates degree and 2 years of experience supervising or leading technical or manufacturing employees preferred 4 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills.
- Thorough understanding of respective manufacturing processes.
- Ability to meet productivity and quality standards.
- Knowledge of Internet software; Microsoft Office suite; Enterprise Resource Planning; Timekeeping.
- Ability to read write and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- Ability to speak clearly and present information to customers suppliers and other members of the organization.
- 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.
- Occasional overnight travel may be required.
- Ability to maintain a valid drivers license.
Our Offer
Have we awoken your interest Then we look forward to receiving your online application. If you have any questions please contact Nicole Alden.
Liebherr-America Inc. and its US affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age physical or mental disability genetic factors military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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The company
In line with its international growth Liebherrs venture into the United States began in 1970. Within a couple of years the company expanded and completed its production facilities in Newport News Virginia for its product line of hydraulic was later converted into Liebherrs manufacturing facility for mining trucks and remains home to Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News addition to its production facility Liebherr markets a wide variety of products and technologiesits companies located across the United States. The companies are Liebherr-Aerospace Saline Inc. Liebherr Gear Technology Inc. Liebherr Automation Systems Co. and Liebherr USA Co. the umbrella company for eight divisions that arepositioned across the United States.
Location
Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co.
4100 Chestnut Avenue
23607 Newport News VA
United States (US)
Contact
Nicole Alden
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Food Industry
- Lean
- Packaging
- 5S
- Computer Literacy
- Food Processing
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Manufacturing
About Company
With more than 130 companies on all continents, the Liebherr Group has an international presence. In Australia, Liebherr's main office is in Adelaide.
