Lead, Fire Apparatus Production | Lean & Quality Champion

Ferrara; Holden (LA); In loco; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Ferrara is seeking a Production Supervisor in Holden, LA to lead hourly production personnel in the manufacture and assembly of custom fire and rescue vehicles. You will ensure production schedules, quality standards, and cost targets are met while guiding problem-solving and safety initiatives.

The role emphasizes Lean practices, teamwork, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Materials, and Product Management to achieve objectives and sustain continuous improvement in a dynamic

Competenze

• High School Diploma. Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years work related experience, 2 years in Supervisory or Leadership capacity.
• Practical experience including electrical, mechanical, welding, metal fabrication, etc.
• Experience in vehicle production or custom manufacturing environment.
• Detailed knowledge and experience with manufacturing processes.
• Thorough understanding and application of lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with demonstrated team building and conflict resolution ability.
• Excellent computer skills. Ability to learn and use company specific systems.
• Knowledge, training and experience with regulatory agency requirements such as NFPA, FAA, OSHA required training, Annual RCRA and triennial DOT requirements.

Mansioni

• Daily assignments of hourly production personnel in order to meet schedule commitments and cycle time requirements.
• Prioritizes and manages the customer workflow within the department to ensure timely and efficient task completion in accordance with the customer schedule.
• Accountability for ensuring all quality, regulatory and ISO requirements are met.
• Responsible to make sure appropriate actions are taken to meet all requirements, including stopping production if appropriate.
• Reviews all work within the department to assure technical accuracy of the work meets customer requirements, engineering design expectations as documented in shop orders, engineering prints, bills of material, work instructions and quality documentation.
• Assures all workmanship standards are met.
• Responsible for safety and environmental compliance of the department.
• Holds departmental employees accountable for following all OSHA and company policies and regulations.
• Actively participates in safety improvement activities.
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining accurate and timely attendance records of employees in the department.
• Responsible for departmental compliance and enforcement of all company policies and procedures.
• Ensures consistent and effective employee relations.
• Recommends rewards/recognition as appropriate.
• Initiates necessary disciplinary actions as required.
• Provides technical expertise for problem resolution.
• Liaisons with appropriate departments such as Materials, Engineering, Sales Administration, Product Management to determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Provides input and recommendation on staffing requirements and selection of departmental personnel.
• May assist in developing area budget goals for personnel, equipment, supplies, etc...
• Responsible for the training and development of all departmental personnel.
• This includes defining the job function requirements, training plans for employees to develop the required skills, and maintaining the department qualification and training skill matrix.
• Required to evaluate employees in terms of skill set and other department/company requirements.
• Actively leads continuous improvement activities within the departments.
• Leads the implementation of Lean foundational blocks of Identification of Waste, 5S, Standard Work, and Visual Management.
• Participates in Kaizen Events and takes on roles of subject matter expert where appropriate.
• Participates in value stream map creation and goal setting for the department product lines.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Quality control

Communication

Problem solving

Formazione

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

Ferrara is seeking a Production Supervisor in Holden, LA to lead hourly production personnel in the manufacture and assembly of custom fire and rescue vehicles. You will ensure production schedules, quality standards, and cost targets are met while guiding problem-solving and safety initiatives.

The role emphasizes Lean practices, teamwork, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Materials, and Product Management to achieve objectives and sustain continuous improvement in a dynamic