1st Shift Production Supervisor

Precision Castparts; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company seeks a supervisor to oversee hourly employees in the production process. This role requires managing daily schedules, training staff, and achieving productivity targets while ensuring safety and quality. Candidates should possess a degree or equivalent experience in manufacturing, along with strong communication and analytical skills, to effectively lead a team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience in manufacturing or production.
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Understanding of safety rules and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train hourly employees in production.
• Manage departmental performance to achieve goals.
• Conduct annual performance reviews and provide ongoing feedback.

Skills

Effective communication

Intermediate to advanced math skills

Knowledge in Investment Castings

Basic computer skills

Ability to analyze and interpret data

Education

Degree preferred or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Mission:

Direct supervision of hourly employees in the safe and efficient manufacture of our products, ensuring all quality and productivity standards are met in a cost-effective manner.

Essential Functions:

1. Supervise and train employees.
2. Understand and align with the business objectives of the plant, department, and management.
3. Achieve department and shift goals by managing assigned staff and activities; coordinate plans and evaluate departmental/shift performance.
4. Train, develop, coach, and counsel leads, employees, and new hires; provide ongoing feedback and conduct annual performance reviews.
5. Treat all employees fairly, objectively, courteously, and professionally.
6. Assign work fairly, considering individual capabilities.
7. Monitor daily schedules, assignments, and productivity targets; lead discussions on priorities with the team.
8. Learn, understand, teach, and reinforce department and company policies, procedures, and good manufacturing practices, including safety, quality, health, housekeeping, behavior, and timely throughput.
9. Follow and teach department SPCs, QCPs, and OPCs; reinforce specifics on travelers and tech cards; ensure accuracy, quality, and precision.
10. Understand department status reports, efficiency, and quality goals; share information with the team.
11. Report issues, concerns, and suggestions from employees to the manager; recognize employee contributions.
12. Perform all other assigned duties.

Training and Qualifications:

• Degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge in Investment Castings is a plus.
• Minimum of three years of experience in manufacturing or production, or relevant training, education, and experience demonstrating necessary skills.
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Intermediate to advanced math skills: accurately perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of two-digit numbers; multiply and divide by tens and hundreds without a calculator.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial, business, and production data/metrics.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals; complete department and production documents accurately and promptly.
• Basic computer skills, including intermediate proficiency in Excel.
• Effective communication skills with co-workers and others.
• Ability to meet individual performance standards; willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Compliance with company policies, including safety, quality, and attendance.
• Handle cast parts carefully to prevent damage.