Manufacturing Engineer

The 3rd shift Manufacturing Supervisor has accountability for the overall operation of the plant during the assigned shift hours, areas of responsibility included: Safety & Environmental, Quality, Efficiency, Productivity and Adherence to Schedule.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties:

• Managing the activities and work-flow for all hourly team members during the assigned operation shift of the plant.
• Directing and managing the training activities of new employees.
• Administering Company policies and practices fairly.
• Ensuring that work areas comply with health, safety and environmental standards - training in emergency response and waste management required.
• Adherence to all internal and external quality standards.
• Frequently communicates with direct reports and management counterparts.
• Evaluate, manage and motivate all direct reports with a strong emphasis on planning, organization, preparation, follow-up and internal communication.
• Support a lean, high-performance culture that rewards over-achievement and encourages continuous improvement.
• Communicates clearly and directly with employees concerning performance expectations, productivity, and accountability.

Direct Reports:

• Hourly personnel working assigned shift.

• A minimum 2 years of experience as a front-line supervisor in manufacturing (with minimum of 25 direct reports); related experience in metal fabrication and finishing preferred.
• Associate Degree in Business Management or related field preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Results oriented leadership style with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Maintains high integrity and credibility with all peers and associates.
• Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization as well as external contacts.
• Capable of driving results in a lean manufacturing environment to achieve daily, weekly and monthly KPI's.