Forge Shop Lead: Safety, Quality & Throughput

Precision Castparts Corp.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. is seeking a Forge Shop Supervisor to direct all shifts in the Turbine Forge Department, ensuring safety, quality, throughput, and cost targets are met.

The role leads hourly staff, coordinates on-shift activities, and drives continuous improvement in forging operations. Responsibilities include enforcing PPE rules, maintaining 6S standards, and collaborating with Engineering, Metallurgy, and Maintenance to optimize equipment availability and part quality.

Qualifications

• College degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in heavy industry manufacturing.
• Supervisory experience within a union environment is advantageous.
• Excellent human relations skills with organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to drive change and continuous improvement processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Area Safety Requirements: Ensure compliance with safety, housekeeping, and 6S targets to foster a safe work environment.
• Lead the Hourly Workforce: Train and supervise employees to ensure procedural compliance, driving improvements in first-time yield and overall part quality.
• Coordinate On-Shift Activities: Monitor material verification, furnace loading, and downstream product movement to maintain material throughput and support downstream operations.
• Effective Communication: Liaise with other department leaders, including Engineering and Metallurgy, to ensure proper communication and maintain part quality.
• Monitor Daily Costs: Minimize daily costs, drive continuous improvement in forging processes, and reduce waste to meet variable cost targets.
• Review Process Paperwork: Verify adherence to job processes to maintain forge conformance.
• Ensuring compliance with PPE requirements and fostering a safe work environment.
• Managing daily operations and prioritizing tasks based on input from various departments.
• Driving procedural compliance and monitoring part quality for continuous improvement.
• Collaborating with the maintenance department to ensure equipment availability.
• Monitoring spending and minimizing waste to meet cost targets.

Skills

Leadership

Industrial systems

Blueprint reading

Production knowledge

Effective communication

Education

College degree preferred

Tools

Windows OS

Oracle

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Precision Castparts Corp. is seeking a Forge Shop Supervisor to direct all shifts in the Turbine Forge Department, ensuring safety, quality, throughput, and cost targets are met.

The role leads hourly staff, coordinates on-shift activities, and drives continuous improvement in forging operations. Responsibilities include enforcing PPE rules, maintaining 6S standards, and collaborating with Engineering, Metallurgy, and Maintenance to optimize equipment availability and part quality.