2nd Shift Production Supervisor

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.; New Philadelphia (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc. in New Philadelphia, Ohio, seeks a Manufacturing Supervisor to drive safety, production, quality, and continuous improvement goals. The role requires planning and coordinating resources, and coaching teams to meet customer specifications.

You will ensure adherence to quality procedures, conduct employee development, and lead safety initiatives while managing production requirements and downtime. Travel may be necessary as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Must have a four-year degree or be pursuing a four-year degree with two to four years of supervision/management experience
• Ability to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems
• Analytical skills to gather and interpret production information
• Proficient with computer tools: spreadsheets, charts, word processing
• Uses tact and diplomacy to exchange information and handle sensitive issues
• Willingness and ability to travel as necessary

Responsibilities

• Create a work environment where employees are respected, welcome, safe, and empowered to excel
• Ensure all parts are built per manufacturing plan and customer specs
• Train and empower employees and team leaders to meet job requirements
• Communicate work rules and required standards of conduct
• Assess employee performance and provide coaching or discipline as needed
• Identify, control and communicate risks in operations
• Ensure employees are trained to safely perform their jobs
• Lead by example to model safe behaviors
• Initiate and participate in incident investigations and corrective actions
• Maintain accurate production reports
• Organize and schedule work, including breaks, overtime, vacation, and coverage
• Ensure conformance to quality procedures and process controls
• Encourage and implement operator improvement ideas with approved plans
• Collaborate with Continuous Improvement teams to identify and implement solutions
• Ensure communication between shifts and conduct team meetings
• Participate in management meetings to review performance and actions
• Participate in critical parts meetings and daily walkabouts
• Perform other duties as needed and support safety-related processes
• Ensure HSE legal and management system requirements are met

Skills

Supervision

Analytical skills

Computer literacy

Willingness to travel

Education

Four year degree or pursuing four year degree with two to four years supervision experience

Tools

Spreadsheet

Charting

Word processing

Job description

Position Summary

Ensure the achievement of the unit's safety, production, quality, and continuous improvement goals through adequate planning, organization, coordination and control of its human and technical resources and materials.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create a work environment in which each employee is respected, feels welcome and safe, and is empowered to do their best.
• Responsible for all parts being built to the manufacturing plan and customer specifications.
• Ensure that employees and team leaders are properly trained and empowered to execute the job requirements.
• Communicate work rules and required standards of conduct.
• Assess employee performance, and initiate employee coaching and discipline as necessary.
• Identify, control and communicate risk in operations.
• Ensure employees are trained to safely perform their jobs.
• Act as a role model and ensure employees model safe behaviors.
• Initiate and participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Ensure production reports are accurately maintained.
• Organize and schedule work, including management of breaks, overtime, vacation and absence coverage to achieve production requirements.
• Ensure conformance to quality procedures and proper application of quality and process controls.
• Encourage, support and communicate improvement ideas from operators, and assist with implementation once ideas have been approved.
• Collaborate with Continuous Improvement teams, identifying and proposing possible solutions and supporting their effective implementation.
• Ensure communication between shifts and that team meetings occur.
• Participate in meetings with managers to evaluate performance results and planned actions.
• Participate in critical parts meetings as needed, and daily walkabout.
• May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description.
• Participate in or lead safety‑related processes such as hazard assessment, work instruction development, incident investigations, LPA, 6S, safety walks, etc.
• Ensure that HSE legal and management system requirements for work areas are met.

Education and Qualifications

• Four year degree or two year degree in pursuit of a four year degree with two to four years in supervision and / or more than 3 years practical experience in supervision / management.
• Ability to identify and resolve day to day technical and operational problems.
• Analytical skills to gather and interpret production information.
• Computer competency required, spreadsheet, charting, and word documentation.
• Uses tact and diplomacy to exchange information and handle sensitive issues.
• Willingness and ability to travel, as necessary.

Work Environment / Work Conditions

Professional Office Environment; Must wear proper personal protection equipment while on manufacturing floor; Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations when required; Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury; Provide your feedback on BizChat.

Cooper Standard is proud of its diverse workforce and committed to providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, age, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are dedicated to creating an environment at work that not only values diversity but also encourages inclusion and a sense of belonging. We firmly believe that a diverse workplace fosters an environment where our employees can flourish and provide superior service to our customers. Because we recognize and value the range of ways in which people acquire experiences, whether personal, professional, or via education or volunteerism, we invite interested applicants to evaluate the key duties and requirements and apply for any opportunities that fit your experience and qualifications. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as certain state and/or local laws.