3rd Shift Supervisor Production

Yanfeng; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng is looking for a Production Supervisor in Louisville, KY to plan and supervise production teams, manage scheduling, and ensure quality and safety standards are met on a daily shift. The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication, and a focus on continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will oversee shift activities, enforce 5S and EHS guidelines, and collaborate with management to optimize KPI performance and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced manufacturing

Qualifications

• Attendance and punctuality at designated location.
• 3-5 years of production experience.
• 1-3 years in the automotive industry.
• 2-3 years supervising direct reports.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites, including plants, with potential climbing, lifting or confined-space work.
• Computer literacy.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule personnel with the Production Manager.
• Provide production expectations and quality feedback during daily start-up meetings.
• Monitor daily production requirements to meet customer and plant objectives while upholding HSE and 5S standards.
• Train and monitor employee performance; keep training matrix up to date.
• Compile KPI data and distribute end-of-shift reports.
• Ensure job training and rotations are implemented.
• Ensure compliance with UAW contract and company policies.
• Monitor product quality throughout the production process.
• Participate in Team Leader meetings and quality initiatives.
• Lead CI opportunities and process improvements.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team leadership

Decision making

People management

Computer literacy

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, focusing on interior, exterior, seating, cockpit electronics, and passive safety, and is exploring new business actively. Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 57,000 employees worldwide. The technical team of 4,200 experts is in 10 R&D centers and other regional offices, with complete capabilities including engineering and software development, styling, and test validation. Focusing on smart cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng supports automakers to explore future mobility and provide leading cabin solutions. For more information, please visit www.yanfeng.com.

• Plan and schedule personnel in cooperation with the Production Manager (i.e. vacation, temporary workers, overtime work).
• Provide production expectations and quality feedback to team members in daily start up meeting.
• Monitor daily established production requirements throughout the shift to ensure customer requirements and plant objectives are met while ensuring HSE and 5S policies and standards are followed.
• Train and monitor employee performance to ensure operator is certified and operator training matrix is updated and meeting departmental targets.
• Compile KPI data and populate end of shift report. Distribute to manager and appropriate operations and support personnel.
• Ensure job training and daily job rotations are in place and enforced.
• Ensure compliance of the UAW contract, team member handbook, safety guidelines, all rules, programs and procedures that pertain to production team members.
• Monitor quality of product throughout the production process.
• Participates in Team Leader meetings and Quality initiatives.
• Daily review of process and people to identify and implement CI opportunities.
• Quality System: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).
• 3-5 Minimum Years of Experience with Production.
• 1-3 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• 2-3 years of previous experience supervising and leading a team of direct reports.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Computer literacy.
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.