On-Site Production Lead: Shift Champion & Team Coach

Howmet; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Hampton, VA, is seeking a manufacturing supervisor to coordinate daily work activities and shift-to-shift handoffs to align production with delivery schedules under supervision.

The role emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and continuous improvement, with responsibilities spanning quality, cost reduction, safety, and training of operators. A high school diploma is required along with at least one year in manufacturing. This is an on-site, full-time role at One Howmet Drive.

Qualifications

• This position requires a minimum of one-year of manufacturing experience.
• Must provide documentation in the original form establishing both your identity and your employment eligibility in the U.S.
• This position entails access to export-controlled items you must be able to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates workflow through department on a daily basis to meet production schedule.
• Ensures daily production goals are met in both quantity and quality.
• Utilizes production methods that reduce cost and increase productivity.
• Observes and adheres to standards of performance, identifies and reports shortfalls to supervisor.
• Ensures maintenance of equipment by application of TPM or other methods.
• Upholds and demonstrates Howmet's values in approach to work, decision making and interpretations of ethical guidelines and polices for subordinates.
• Maintains relationships with peers, subordinates, superiors, external and internal customers, promotes teamwork within and between departments.
• Accepts and seeks individual/self-developmental opportunities.
• Works on assigned projects to meet department goals and objectives.
• Communicates verbally and in writing to peers, superiors, internal and external customers and suppliers.
• Maintains communication during shift turnover through the use of turnover sheets, updated status boards or other verbal and written means.
• Make and receives verbal and written assignments.
• Conduct meetings with team members.
• Working knowledge of all non-certified operations in department.
• Executes assignment instructions for work during shift to align for changes, absences, equipment downtime, or necessary overtime.
• Coordinates scheduling needs with Shared Resources, Central Stores, Tool Room, and Maintenance.
• Ensures adherence to work systems to include work instructions, labor reporting, visual controls and Integrated Process Control, and audits.
• Identifies, evaluates, and documents training, communicates needs to supervisor.
• Trains operators utilizing one on one training method or other techniques.
• Monitors work environment for safety issues and acts to correct problems
• Utilizes the 5S program to maintain a clean and safe workplace.
• Follow Howmet's Safety Regulations and Work Rules Handbook along with all departmental specific safety requirements.
• Must comply with all company attendance policies and guidelines; this includes, but is not limited to, regular attendance and occasional overtime.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Production

Leadership

Communications

Operator Skills

Scheduling

Work Systems

Training

Safety

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Hampton, VA, is seeking a manufacturing supervisor to coordinate daily work activities and shift-to-shift handoffs to align production with delivery schedules under supervision.

The role emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and continuous improvement, with responsibilities spanning quality, cost reduction, safety, and training of operators. A high school diploma is required along with at least one year in manufacturing. This is an on-site, full-time role at One Howmet Drive.