2nd Shift Leader Production

Röchling SE & Co. KG; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Superintendent to oversee daily operations in Production, Quality, Logistics, and Maintenance. This role involves managing a dedicated team, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a background in Lean Manufacturing, enabling them to optimize processes and achieve operational excellence. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, where your contributions will help shape the future of the organization and its commitment to quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills to manage daily operations and team performance.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily shift operations across Production, Quality, Logistics, and Maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards while achieving production goals.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Safety Management

Quality Control

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Roechling Automotive Production System (RAPS)

Job description

The Superintendent is responsible for managing the day-to-day responsibilities of their respective shift in the departments of Production, Quality, Logistics, and Maintenance.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Perform each essential duty satisfactorily; the requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
2. Adhere to all safety, health, and environmental procedures, policies, and practices, ensuring that all equipment is in safe operating condition and meets or exceeds OSHA Standards.
3. Comply with all QMS / EMS procedures and work instructions as it pertains to the position description.
4. Improve plant performance in materials management, scrap, labor, and operational spending to achieve the facility’s budget and meet operational expectations.
5. Manage all daily activities within the shift.
6. Responsible for the Environment, Health, and Safety of employees, customers, suppliers, and other Roechling employees, both on the production floor and in the office space. Champion all HSE activities on the respective shift and address any unsafe actions by employees.
7. Hold a daily production shift review meeting with all direct reports to review any safety issues or concerns, customer quality concerns, delivery issues, and performance problems on the shift.
8. Direct all plant floor operations to achieve on-time and complete delivery of customer orders with products that meet all customer specifications.
9. Enforce a culture of Zero on the shift – zero accidents, zero defects, zero late orders, and zero waste.
10. Provide daily direction & projects for team members utilizing the Roechling Automotive Production System (RAPS) and other Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement tools and methodologies.
11. Assist in the creation and enforcement of KPI goals and maintain a pipeline of continuous improvement projects to meet or exceed KPI targets.
12. Achieve productivity improvement in production output and performance by providing training in setup, processing, troubleshooting IMMs.
13. Enforce compliance with the production schedule and production attainment to ensure achievement of on-time, complete delivery commitments.
14. Ensure that work cells are set up properly and contain the required equipment and information that enables the proper number of operators to produce products at the assigned run-rate and to the required specifications.
15. Ensure that all operators are properly trained and certified before producing products on a work cell. Ensure that versatility charts are visible and up-to-date for each work cell.
16. Follow Fast Response and Drill Down procedures to identify root causes, develop corrective actions, and assure timely responses to resolving customer quality concerns and/or delivery issues.
17. Monitor and lead molding & assembly operations to meet safety, quality, and production requirements.
18. Support team leads in their daily functions to ensure schedules are met while maintaining a safe environment and quality mindset.
19. Input daily and weekly production data; upkeep documentation as required.
20. Perform reviews, counseling, write-ups, and personal improvement actions.
21. Develop Team Leads to be backup FFM’s.
22. Develop and implement operating procedures that eliminate problems and/or improve quality and/or reduce costs.
23. Actively pursue process and equipment changes to improve modifications to machines or equipment to improve production, quality, and reduce costs.
24. Maintain daily shift handover meetings with employees to keep all personnel informed of critical issues.
25. Work with cross-functional teams to make continuous improvements to eliminate waste.
26. Administer Company policies and maintain employer/employee relations at the highest level. Interpret company policies to workers and enforce safety regulations.
27. Assist in resolving operator concerns and unresolved issues with the human resources department.
28. Implement all new projects to production from pre-series to series production, including training on all shifts.
29. Ensure confidentiality is a priority.
30. Maintain a “whatever it takes” attitude to ensure best-in-class standards to get the job done.
31. Perform all other functions required by the Focused Factory Manager.
32. Each employee is responsible for the quality of their personal performance and how said performance impacts the environment, safety, and data security.
33. This principle of comprehensive quality management is developed through training (on the job), continuing/extended education, and should be exemplified by FFM or Superintendent on every level.
34. Knowledge of customer-specific requirements (CSR) necessary through advanced training, work experience, or a combination of the two.