• Hands on supervisory position in which an individual is expected to provide assistance to the Production Manager as well as acting as a technical subject matter expert for the line operations; direct job assignments and provide technical hands on leadership to the production staff
• Demonstrates leadership in driving corporate zero-incident safety culture through safe work practices and operator engagement
• Develop excellent, collaborative working relationships with Operations, Manufacturing, Production & Process Engineering, Reliability, Quality Assurance, Production Planning, & other support groups
• Develops a team to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals
• Tracks key performance indicators/costs, anticipating and correcting trends that would compromise the achievement of financial targets
• Directly operate or supervise the operation of the whole production line, lead all staff in the shift, including contract workers
• Monitor and maintain proper safety requirements in the shift to ensure the safety of the staff
• Monitor and maintain the quality to ensure the products meet the required standards
• Provide training to the staff on relevant environmental health and safety requirements to ensure that all staff are trained in accordance with regulations
• Achieve operating performance targets and improvements including cost reductions, reduced cycle times and reduced lead times.
• Accountable for providing accurate shipment forecasts and achieving forecast.
• Oversees and ensures facility equipment reliability to minimize downtime
• Coaches operators through the problem solving process to identify problem areas and solve them, including manufacturing processes, reducing set up time, equipment problems and reducing scrap
• Regularly monitors order volume and performs capacity analysis and workforce adjustments to maximize labor utilization
• Monitoring manufacturing of customer orders for timely shipment and workforce capacity analysis
• Continually identifies and implements short and long term cost savings opportunities, in production operations that do not compromise quality
• Convey a professional attitude towards other employees while recognizing the responsibility to meet production schedules
• Assist and train maintenance, production or other technicians as needed with technical or troubleshooting related matters
• Ability to work in a team environment, record data in a computer system, communicate with multiple departments, and complete work orders and preventative maintenance on equipment indoors and outdoors
• Participate in the safety programs and/or committees; follow all site safety policies, company policies and procedures work safely and wear appropriate PPE
• Effectively communicating and engaging with other functional groups at all levels from craft persons and operators to plant leadership
• Provides overall management of the production operations team ensuring overall safe performance of machining and personnel operations while sustaining quality of product and timely distribution
  • Responsible for monitoring the daily production of assemblers and machine operators
  • Trains operators on procedures, methods, problem solving, prints, programming, quality requirements, team methods and safety
  • Educates operators in the safety requirements of their department and plant
  • Coaches operators on safety improvements, department inspections, safety surveys and follow up on safety issues
  • Works with operators on quality assurance, including quality requirements and procedures for the department and plant, as well as monitoring quality
  • Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels, managing holiday allowances, recruitment, training, development, appraisal, attendance, disciplinary issues and daily supervision to maximize efficient productivity
  • Motivate and coach the team to operational success
  • Assess employee performance; provide positive and constructive feedback; provide conflict resolution; complete annual performance review process; address performance issues with corrective actions in performance improvement plans or through disciplinary actions; monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems
  • Apply qualitative and quantitative methods to measure team effectiveness and performance
  • Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them
  • Review, implement and update company records e.g. training matrices, performance reviews, risk assessments
  • Lead the team in new product and process introduction
  • Provide scheduling details, any needed instructional guidance of job assignments, correct procedures and applicable techniques to perform specific skills; ensure accuracy and completion

• Required - Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Electrical Engineering or related field
• Minimum 1 year of demonstrated leadership experience required; prior supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment a plus
• Minimum 1 years' experience serving as an engineer in a metalworking industry, industrial maintenance, manufacturing or food industry; prefer 2-3 years' experience in production, industrial or warehouse management
• Strong foundation in statistical process control, engineering change control and process release strategies, required
• Project management experience, preferred
• Demonstrated ability to perform in a 24-hour / 7-day week continuous operation
• Prefer experience in maintenance and repair of machining/manufacturing systems or experience in an industrial continuous process manufacturing environment

• Good level of assertiveness to challenge and support the team
• Working knowledge & understanding of statistical process control tools and statistical analysis
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems, Lab equipment and Control Plans
• Working knowledge & understanding of engine and equipment technical manuals, as well as, knowledge and understanding of typical engine instrumentation and control systems
• Working knowledge of refractories, including installation and application
• Understanding engineering, scientific and other technical information
• Demonstrated ability of budgeting and cost control
• Work requires the ability to perform complex engineering computations
• Working knowledge of all automation standard practices
• Ability to read and interpret P&ID drawings, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical schematics for use in system understanding and troubleshooting
• Strong organizational skills and proven ability to maintain accurate, detailed records that will be audited periodically; Ability to work on multiple projects at once with tight deadlines
• Must be able to identify and execute improvement opportunities through both process improvements and system improvements
• Travel required for training and to regularly conduct business with and meet with vendors/suppliers
• Must be a self-starter and have the desire and ability to take ownership and responsibility with little direction
• Ability to be pragmatic in decision making; requires high integrity
• Ability to work with employees from many different cultures and backgrounds
• Preference will be given to qualified local candidates

• General knowledge of basic hardware and software and uses of a variety of different computer operating systems such as Microsoft Office Work, Excel, Outlook, Google Workspace, and web-site software
• PLC user or programming experience is a plus
• Knowledge of SolidWorks and AutoCAD preferred
• Knowledge in Data Acquisition concepts, hardware, and interfacing

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