Production Supervisor

Position: Production Supervisor Lay-Up Department

Summary Provide working supervision of CHIs manufacturing operations as directed by the Operations Manager. Ensure that safety product quality; personnel performance operating parameters and equipment maintenance meet established department goals and standards. Coordinate resources and manpower to maximize productivity and priorities and objectives. Issue work assignments to Lead Operators as appropriate.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take a proactive role in providing a safe working environment. Conduct all operations in a clean and safe environment. Schedule appropriate cleaning to maintain high level of safety and quality culture.
• Maintain high ethical standards and integrity. Communicate and conduct oneself in a professional manner which is conducive to a healthy and productive business environment.
• Lead train supervise evaluate and coach assigned production personnel. Assist Lead Operators with planning work and use of resources (people tools equipment etc.) to maximize efficiency and throughput while meeting our quality requirements.
• Effectively communicate company and department goals achievements problems solutions practices changes and policies. Encourage positive communication. Enforce all company policies rules and regulations.
• Review production schedules standard manufacturing procedures quality control requirements check lists set-up information previous results and other data necessary to accurately communicate requirements and answer questions.
• Review equipment operations to ensure reliability. Take corrective actions to be sure equipment is operating properly maintained and that personnel are correctly operating the equipment.
• Responsible for achieving daily Flex Earned Standard Hours and throughput goals. Execute recovery plans to achieve goals.
• Achieve productivity and efficiency targets. Monitor and manage department expenses including overtime spending consumable materials and small tools.
• On time delivery performance. Use Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) approach to improve or recover to a late schedule.
• Review and approve all production employee weekly e-time data vacation sick and holiday schedules to ensure all manufacturing requirements are met.
• Lead or actively participate projects related to cost reductions safety productivity improvements and quality improvements.
• Work closely with Operations Manager other Supervisors Engineers Safety Logistics and Quality to ensure all goals are met.
• Lead & participate in continuous improvement projects and teams.

Overseeing leads and team members performing the below task

• Assigns tasks trains new employees and works with department management to ensure schedule and quality initiatives are met. Ability to work multiple programs.
• Passionately works in a safe manner by following all safety rules and providing recommendations to help make PCC a safe work environment.
• Achieves team production goals by working to meet all operational and quality standards to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Fabricates assembles reworks and repairs products per the Master Work Instructions (MWI) by utilizing precision instruments hand tools power tools machines and equipment as instructed.
• Reads work orders and related documentation to determine methods and sequence of operations and dimensional and finish specifications.
• Lays out cutting lines on plastic materials such as sheet stock and fiberglass or graphite cloth following template pattern blueprints sketches or sample part using measuring and marking instruments.
• Cuts material to size using shears knives cutters scissors router or saw.
• Mixes ingredients such as resins catalysts fillers accelerators and colors according to formulas manually or using mixer.
• Sets up and operates forming machines and presses or laminates plastic cloth plastic cloth and resins or impregnated cloth onto layup mold or bonding fixture to shape parts.
• Wraps bonding fixture or mold in vacuum bagging materials attaches fittings to mold or fixture such as vacuum connections thermocouples and probes and exhausts air from vacuum bag to prepare lamination for curing or bonding.
• Verifies dimensions of parts using precision instruments such as dial indicators micrometers and calipers.

Experience and Education:

• Bachelors Degree preferred.
• 3-5 years applicable experience with at least 2 years supervisory experience desired.

Requirements:

• Ability to prioritize workload.
• Strong organizational and communications skills (verbal and written).
• Interface with several organizational levels.
• Strong math skills and a solid understanding of statistical data reporting.
• Working knowledge of personal computers as well as Windows based software desired.
• Proficient in ERP transactions desired
• Ability to read and interpret blueprint drawings.
• Excellent communication skills including fluency of the English language (written and verbal).
• Must be a US Person