Aerospace Production Supervisor: 2nd Shift Assembly

PPG Industries, Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor for its Aerospace business in Huntsville, Alabama.

This onsite 2nd shift position will directly supervise a designated production area and report to the Prep Operations manager. You will oversee planning, staffing, and monitoring to meet specifications, schedules, and quality standards while coordinating with Manufacturing Engineering, Supply & Logistics, and Sales.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing leadership or supervisory role.
• Prior experience in a 24/7 production environment or aerospace manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools and 5S preferred.
• Willing to work a 2nd shift schedule as needed, including 24/7 coverage as needed.
• Only US Citizens, Green Card holders, political asylees, or refugees are eligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Leads and supports an assigned Production Area including safety, team focus on risk reduction, and improvements.
• Planning daily work and assigning resources and monitoring results.
• Hires, mentors, counsels, and coach employees related to performance and company policies and procedures.
• Prioritizes and maintains production progress including workflow by observing steps in process; constraints in flow and equipment, monitoring staffing and resources, studying methods; implementing cost reductions; facilitating corrections and recovery efforts of flow.
• Compiles reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions, and responding to requests.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Coaching

Mentoring

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Team Focus

Education

High School Diploma or Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

As the Production Supervisor with PPG's Aerospace business, you will have direct supervisory responsibility for a designated production area. This is an onsite 2nd shift, possibly 12 hour 24/7, position at our Huntsville, AL facility. You will report to the Prep Operations manager. Manufacturing Production manages or assists with managing various production activities (e.g. , assembly, material forming/shaping, processing, treating, or packaging, etc. ) including: Planning, directing, and monitoring production to meet established specifications, schedules, volume/cost/wastage targets, and quality standards; Liaising with Manufacturing Engineering, Supply & Logistics, Sales, etc. as input to developing production schedules and allocating labor/capital resources; Planning, prioritizing, and managing production line maintenance/downtime to minimize disruptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads and supports an assigned Production Area including safety, team focus on risk reduction, and improvements.
• Planning daily work and assigning resources and monitoring results.
• Hires, mentors, counsels, and coach employees related to performance and company policies and procedures.
• Prioritizes and maintains production progress including workflow by observing steps in process; constraints in flow and equipment, monitoring staffing and resources, studying methods; implementing cost reductions; facilitating corrections and recovery efforts of flow.
• Compiles reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions, and responding to requests.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing leadership or supervisory role.
• Prior experience in a 24/7 production environment or aerospace manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools and 5S preferred.
• Willing to work an 2nd shift schedule as needed, including 24/7 coverage as needed.
• Only US Citizens, Green Card holders, political asylees, or refugees are eligible to apply.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K