Forge Operations Lead — 2nd Shift

Precision Castpart; California; On-site; USD 88,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 120 hours <br>per year

10 paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. in Paramount, CA is seeking an Operations Supervisor for the 2nd shift to lead daily forge production, manage schedules, and coordinate cross‑functional teams to meet throughput, safety, quality and cost goals.

The role requires overseeing ~60+ forge department staff, ensuring adherence to SOPs, training, and performance management. Strong Excel/ERP skills and prior supervisory experience in heavy industry are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Operations Management or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Two to five years of manufacturing or operations experience, ideally including supervisory leadership; forging, aerospace or heavy industrial experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel; familiarity with timekeeping, ERP and production reporting systems. Advanced Excel, Power Query or VBA skills preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication, employee coaching, organization and decision‑making skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct and monitor daily forge production to meet throughput, ESH, quality and delivery targets.
• Schedule work orders, assign production units and balance labor, equipment, tooling and material availability.
• Create and manage crew schedules; reprioritize orders when equipment failures, staffing constraints or urgent business needs arise.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Process Control and Procurement to resolve production constraints.
• Conduct daily line walks and update active production‑area line walk files and operational status reports.
• Review productivity, variable costs, equipment utilization and performance gaps; implement corrective actions.
• Enforce company work instructions, operating procedures, PPE requirements and applicable safety standards.
• Develop and deliver weekly safety presentations and reinforce safe behaviors through active floor engagement.
• Lead departmental 6S activities, workplace organization and corrective action follow‑through.
• Identify and promptly address unsafe conditions and behaviors; document and escalated concerns as appropriate.
• Support incident investigations and implement preventive actions to reduce recurrence.
• Direct and coach forge employees; assign work, set expectations and maintain accountability.
• Review and approve timecards, attendance and time‑off requests under company policy.
• Maintain training matrices and employee training records; coordinate qualification and cross‑training.
• Lead weekly blacksmith meetings covering safety, production priorities and employee concerns.
• Provide performance feedback, support hiring and onboarding, and prepare disciplinary documentation with HR guidance.
• Administer employee boot vouchers and other workforce‑related requests.
• Ensure production follows approved specifications, work instructions and customer quality requirements.
• Coordinate MRB dispositions and corrective actions for nonconforming parts with Engineering and Quality.
• Analyze quality reports, scrap and rework trends; support root‑cause and preventive action activities.
• Draft and revise SOPs and work instructions, subject to applicable review and document‑control approval.
• Identify and implement cost‑effective solutions to improve labor efficiency, quality and equipment utilization.
• Design or improve tools, methods and processes to eliminate recurring production issues.
• Evaluate operational data, measure improvement results and communicate recommendations to management.
• Order and track required materials, tooling, supplies and production resources; maintain requisition records.
• Coordinate vendor meetings for tooling, equipment and supply requirements.
• Maintain accurate production records, safety documentation, training files and departmental reports.
• Provide timely operational updates and complete additional duties assigned by Operations Management.

Skills

Communication skills

Coaching

Organization

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Operations Management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

ERP systems

Production reporting systems

Timekeeping systems

Job description

Precision Castparts Corp. in Paramount, CA is seeking an Operations Supervisor for the 2nd shift to lead daily forge production, manage schedules, and coordinate cross‑functional teams to meet throughput, safety, quality and cost goals.

The role requires overseeing ~60+ forge department staff, ensuring adherence to SOPs, training, and performance management. Strong Excel/ERP skills and prior supervisory experience in heavy industry are preferred.