Production Supervisor: Lead Lean Manufacturing & Safety

Linamar Corporation; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Employee Benefits package

401k Program

Career advancement opportunities

Sustainability Council

Community outreach and charity support

Vendor discounts

Job summary

Linamar Corporation is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead the manufacturing team, drive safety, quality, and on-time delivery of products. You will direct the workforce to achieve high performance in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating with maintenance and other departments, championing continuous improvement, planning schedules, and coaching staff to meet production targets while upholding our safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 3 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement to improve safety performance.
• Drive continuous improvement to increase OA, rate and reduce scrap rate.
• Optimize material flow to eliminate waste and increase efficiency.
• Understands how job contributes to profitability.
• Lead by example and demonstrate involvement over control.
• Prompt team effort and treat people with dignity and respect.
• Initiate, seek and welcome change.
• Eliminate waste by rapidly solving problems at their source.
• Examine materials and products for conformance to customer specifications.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate activities to fulfill requirements for on-time delivery.
• Work with all departments to meet common goals.
• Aggressively pursue OEE improvements by investigating downtime.
• Pursue rate targets relentlessly.
• Study production schedules and determine manpower needs.
• Recommend measures to improve methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
• Coach direct reports and hold people accountable.
• Schedule and submit employee timecards using Plex.
• Enforce safety standards and ensure safe work practices.
• All other job duties assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing methods

Documentation

Teamwork

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Production scheduling

Organized

Multitasking

MS Office

Molten Metal Safety

Solidification principles

Casting defects knowledge

Attendance & safety

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

3 years supervisory experience in manufacturing

Job description

Linamar Corporation is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead the manufacturing team, drive safety, quality, and on-time delivery of products. You will direct the workforce to achieve high performance in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating with maintenance and other departments, championing continuous improvement, planning schedules, and coaching staff to meet production targets while upholding our safety standards.