Manufacturing Supervisor

CIRCOR International, Inc.; Monroe (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

CIRCOR International, Inc. is seeking a motivated Supervisor to lead the shop floor, mentor the off-shift supervisor, and drive positive change across safety, quality, and efficiency on a 1st/3rd shift.

You will champion continuous improvement initiatives and ensure on-time delivery while managing labor and equipment use. Responsibilities include developing production plans, guiding Kaizens, training new hires, and creating reports on performance, safety, and manufacturing issues.

Qualifications

• Experience with Lean tools and driving continuous improvement.
• Ability to organize multiple functions, delegate authority, and review performance.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and communicate results across shifts.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with all levels of the organization.
• Familiarity with manufacturing, machining, and driving metric-based performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of personnel on the shop floor and reinforce safety behaviors.
• Coordinate hazard assessments, audits, and inspections (JHA, PPE, ergonomic, guarding, etc.).
• Identify and implement programs to improve safety, on-time delivery, labor efficiency.
• Develop production plans and address capacity constraints to meet goals.
• Reinforce quality processes and enforce quality standards.
• Lead kaizens and collaborate with departments for manufacturing excellence.

Skills

Lean tools

Continuous improvement

Communication across shifts

Team leadership

Performance metrics

Education

BS in Engineering or technical discipline

10+ years in manufacturing environment and/or leadership

Job description

Position Summary

The Supervisor will be responsible for providing supervision and leadership on the shop floor and direction to the off shift supervisor, while being an innovator of positive change that favorably impacts safety, quality, profitability, inventory turns, on-time delivery and lead-time.

Principal Activities

• Ensures the safety of all personnel on their team thru continually reducing risk and reinforcing safety behaviors/competencies. Collaborates with team members to support continual improvement of the CIRCOR EH&S Management System.
• Coordinate and facilitate the completion of hazard assessments, audits and inspections, including but not limited to Job Hazard Analysis, PPE, ergonomic, machine guarding, confined space, fall protection, and process risk assessments.
• Identify and implements programs that improve safety, on time delivery, labor efficiency, and reduce internal scrap/rework.
• Develops production plans, identifies capacity constraints, and takes action to achieve goals.
• Reinforces Quality Processes and procedures and enforces quality standards.
• Drive engagement throughout their respective areas. Coaches employees thru personal growth initiatives and supports their career development.
• Drives the use of Lead Daily Measures within respective areas to achieve departmental goals.
• Develop Training Plans for all new hires. Regularly communicate with trainees and assess onboarding progress on a weekly basis.
• Generates daily/weekly/monthly reports to effectively communicate program contributions, on-time delivery, continuous improvement efforts, and manufacturing issues and needs.
• Drives a culture that focuses on facts, tangible results and behaviors.
• Ensures efficient utilization of plant personnel and equipment to meet productivity and cost effectiveness goals.
• Leads kaizens as necessary and appropriate
• Works with all functional departments to actively pursue manufacturing excellence programs along with fostering a "one Plant" partnership with peers to achieve aligned goals.
• Behaves continuously and consistently with desired CIRCOR Operating System values, and characteristics.
• Communicates and facilitates meetings effectively.
• Identifies and resolves issues skillfully and in a timely manner.
• Participate in incident investigations, root cause determination and mistake-proofing actions as required.
• Create and deploy communications (alerts, toolbox talks, email, etc.) to inform and educate employees.
• Support the site Security Plan, and Emergency Planning and Response Process, compliance and legal requirements, and pollution prevention initiatives.
• Ability to work flexible shifts depending on the company needs.
• Ability to open and or secure and close the plant as required.
• Accepts other responsibilities as needed to achieve plant objectives

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures the safety of all personnel on their team thru continually reducing risk and reinforcing safety behaviors/competencies. Collaborates with team members to support continual improvement of the CIRCOR EH&S Management System.
• Coordinate and facilitate the completion of hazard assessments, audits and inspections, including but not limited to Job Hazard Analysis, PPE, ergonomic, machine guarding, confined space, fall protection, and process risk assessments.
• Identify and implements programs that improve safety, on time delivery, labor efficiency, and reduce internal scrap/rework.
• Develops production plans, identifies capacity constraints, and takes action to achieve goals.
• Reinforces Quality Processes and procedures and enforces quality standards.
• Drive engagement throughout their respective areas. Coaches employees thru personal growth initiatives and supports their career development.
• Drives the use of Lead Daily Measures within respective areas to achieve departmental goals.
• Develop Training Plans for all new hires. Regularly communicate with trainees and assess onboarding progress on a weekly basis.
• Generates daily/weekly/monthly reports to effectively communicate program contributions, on-time delivery, continuous improvement efforts, and manufacturing issues and needs.
• Drives a culture that focuses on facts, tangible results and behaviors.
• Ensures efficient utilization of plant personnel and equipment to meet productivity and cost effectiveness goals.
• Leads kaizens as necessary and appropriate
• Works with all functional departments to actively pursue manufacturing excellence programs along with fostering a "one Plant" partnership with peers to achieve aligned goals.
• Behaves continuously and consistently with desired CIRCOR Operating System values, and characteristics.
• Communicates and facilitates meetings effectively.
• Identifies and resolves issues skillfully and in a timely manner.
• Participate in incident investigations, root cause determination and mistake-proofing actions as required.
• Create and deploy communications (alerts, toolbox talks, email, etc.) to inform and educate employees.
• Support the site Security Plan, and Emergency Planning and Response Process, compliance and legal requirements, and pollution prevention initiatives.
• Ability to work flexible shifts depending on the company needs.
• Ability to open and or secure and close the plant as required.
• Accepts other responsibilities as needed to achieve plant objectives

Candidate Requirements

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Experience with Lean tools and driving continuous improvement
• Ability to effectively organize several distinct functions, establish levels of responsibility, delegate appropriate authority and review the work and performance of subordinates in a manner conducive to efficient performance and high morale.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive and accurate reports, forecasts, and communicate results across shifts.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of employees, across all functions of the organization including customers and suppliers.
• Familiarity and/or experience with manufacturing, machining, team leadership, driving metric based performance, providing feedback and driving continuous improvement.

Education & Experience

• BS in Engineering or technical discipline, 10+ years in a manufacturing environment and/or equivalent work and leadership experience.
• 5+ years in a supervisory role or with managing people.

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