Senior Manufacturing Supervisor

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL); Campinas; On-site; BRL 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is seeking a senior supervisor to lead manufacturing teams in Campinas. You will monitor process indicators, mentor staff, and align goals with company objectives.

You will drive training, assess needs, manage performance reviews, and implement Lean improvements while ensuring safety and compliance with SEL values and world-class manufacturing principles.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated ability to model, mentor and teach SEL Values to others.
• Proven ability to communicate professionally, respectfully and openly to a diverse audience.
• Proven ability to prioritize, organize and delegate work; intervene to remove obstacles as needed.
• Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and product flow for up and downstream departments.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and department’s business systems (Lotus Notes, Dynamics AX, SQS, etc.)
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• Ability to quickly learn new skills, assume new responsibilities and continuously identify, measure and improve process.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Actively monitor process indicators to ensure identification, collaboration and effective implementation of necessary actions to achieve department objectives.
• Monitor employee performance, regularly provide employee feedback, empower, mentor and coach employees, write and deliver performance reviews, and assist employees in setting goals.
• Mentor supervisors and align their goals with organizational objectives.
• Identify change initiatives and engage employees in positively implementing and communicating change.
• Responsible for assessing department training needs, overseeing department training program and driving training initiatives.
• Proactively and effectively address personnel issues and settle differences equitably and productively.
• Audit department processes, identify and implement action plans to address gaps.
• Coordinate and provide input to engineering staff and participate in new product launches.
• Justify staffing and capital needs through the collection and reporting of data.
• Utilize and teach advanced process improvement techniques and Lean Manufacturing tools to others.
• Implement safety initiatives promote safety standards to others.
• Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Mentor and coach

Professional communication

Prioritization and delegation

Manufacturing process knowledge

Microsoft Office

Documentation and writing

Team collaboration

Process improvement

Education

BS/BA degree

Tools

Lotus Notes

Dynamics AX

SQS

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Actively monitor process indicators to ensure identification, collaboration and effective implementation of necessary actions to achieve department objectives.

2. Monitor employee performance, regularly provide employee feedback, empower, mentor and coach employees, write and deliver performance reviews, and assist employees in setting goals.

3. Mentor supervisors and align their goals with organizational objectives.

4. Identify change initiatives and engage employees in positively implementing and communicating change.

5. Responsible for assessing department training needs, overseeing department training program and driving training initiatives.

6. Proactively and effectively address personnel issues and settle differences equitably and productively.

7. Audit department processes, identify and implement action plans to address gaps.

8. Coordinate and provide input to engineering staff and participate in new product launches.

9. Justify staffing and capital needs through the collection and reporting of data.

10. Utilize and teach advanced process improvement techniques and Lean Manufacturing tools to others.

11. Implement safety initiatives promote safety standards to others

12. Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

13. Understand. Create. Simplify.

14. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of supervisory experience
• Demonstrated ability to model, mentor and teach SEL Values to others
• Proven ability to communicate professionally, respectfully and openly to a diverse audience.
• Proven ability to prioritize, organize and delegate work; intervene to remove obstacles as needed.
• Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and product flow for up and downstream departments.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and department’s business systems (Lotus Notes, Dynamics AX, SQS, etc.)
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• Ability to quickly learn new skills, assume new responsibilities and continuously identify, measure and improve process.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• College degree (BS or BA)
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and department’s business systems (Lotus Notes, Dynamics AX, SQS, etc.)

Physical Requirements

None