Manufacturing Supervisor — Lean, TPM & Team Leader

Howmet Aerospace Inc.; Morristown (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with matching

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Life & disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Morristown, TN, is seeking a full-time manufacturing supervisor to lead production teams, ensure safety, and meet weekly and monthly targets.

The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and the ability to coordinate across engineering, maintenance, quality, and operations. You will establish policies, drive production planning via SIOP, manage training, oversee scheduling and dispatch, and lead Kaizen/TPM events to improve OEE and reduce costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 7 years of supervisor experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 3 Years experience in leadership role in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and interpret production orders, safety, operating, maintenance and procedure manuals.
• Must work a full-time schedule and overtime as required.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available.
• This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Responsibilities

• Establishment, implementation and adherence of all departmental policies and procedures and addresses any non-compliance issues immediately.
• Oversees the implementation and adherence of procedures, goals, and objectives within the department.
• Establishes daily, weekly, monthly production targets production planning provides via SIOP.
• Collects and maintains data and metrics on daily management boards and provides manager with corrective actions needed when production targets are not being met.
• Leads rework and scrap reduction teams and collaborates with other departments for overall systemic corrective actions to reduce the cost of non-conforming product.
• Leads Kaizen and TPM events to improve OEE and cost reductions.
• Reviews and distributes production orders to meet productions schedule, quantities, and specifications of products for delivery.
• Ensures production priorities are staged in work centers with flow coordination and adherence of dispatch reports and critical priority lists.
• Manages labor, assets, and material to ensure absorption targets are met.
• Uses operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Assists manager to resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Collaborates with project team leaders, engineering and maintenance to ensure project completion by deadlines.
• Provides effective feedback to employees, both positive and negative.Maintains appropriate documentation for all disciplinary actions taken.
• Directs training and orientation of employees to ensure EHS rules are known and understood, to improve work performance, and acquaint employees with company policies and procedures.
• Maintains compliance with the collective bargaining agreement.Interfaces between management and union officials. Handles grievances.
• Ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, and practices.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operations, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Promotes EHS and continuous improvement initiatives and culture.

Skills

Leadership & team building

Problem solving

Communication skills

Collaboration

Reading production orders

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Morristown, TN, is seeking a full-time manufacturing supervisor to lead production teams, ensure safety, and meet weekly and monthly targets.

The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and the ability to coordinate across engineering, maintenance, quality, and operations. You will establish policies, drive production planning via SIOP, manage training, oversee scheduling and dispatch, and lead Kaizen/TPM events to improve OEE and reduce costs.