Operations Supervisor

The Timken Company; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive

Paid time off

401(k)

Medical insurance

Dental/Vision

Job summary

The Timken Company in Downers Grove, IL is seeking a hands-on operations leader to guide a team of manufacturing and support staff. You will manage safety, quality, scheduling, and continuous improvement to meet production goals and customer expectations.

This role requires strong lean skills, experience with SAP, and the ability to develop people, optimize processes, and control costs within the plant budget. The ideal candidate has supervision experience and a Bachelor’s or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent experience required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 7 years of supervisor/management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure legal and internal policy compliance for environmental, health and safety programs; and identify and implement improvements in these areas.
• Directly manage operative employees for performance against established metrics, including pay and development decisions.
• Coordinate training and development of operative employees, ensuring required staffing and cross-training exits.
• Help build the productions schedule and manage production precisely to that schedule, providing proactive signals if schedule attainment is in jeopardy.
• Ensure in-process and outgoing product quality meets customer requirements and specifications.
• Communicate well with all employees to ensure that work schedule and requirements are understood and clearly pursued and that all employees are engaged and motivated.
• Evaluate and continuously improve productivity by developing and applying rigorous lean management principles.
• Monitor in-process orders and intervene as necessary to achieve schedule accomplishment and on-time delivery.
• Continuously drive positive change and improvement in all facets of operations and customer service.
• Establish operating budget and manage all costs and expenses to that budget.
• Maintain and comply with all standard operating procedures and processes.
• Work with management team to achieve all business plan targets for safety, shipments, gross margin, on-time delivery, quality and cost control.
• Embrace and support all Timken Core Values: Ethics and Integrity, Quality, Teamwork, and Excellence.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

SAP

Quality Control

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Problem solving

Team building

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

What Timken Makes Possible Begins With You.

Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace.

Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Position Summary

The purpose of this position is to provide leadership of operative employees and oversee production operations at the Lovejoy plant located in Downers Grove, IL. This includes responsibility for all aspects of operations management including, safety, performance/talent management, scheduling, quality, productivity, on-time delivery, continuous improvement, and business plan achievement.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure legal and internal policy compliance for environmental, health and safety programs; and identify and implement improvements in these areas.
• Directly manage operative employees for performance against established metrics, including pay and development decisions.
• Coordinate training and development of operative employees, ensuring required staffing and cross-training exits.
• Help build the productions schedule and manage production precisely to that schedule, providing proactive signals if schedule attainment is in jeopardy.
• Ensure in-process and outgoing product quality meets customer requirements and specifications.
• Communicate well with all employees to ensure that work schedule and requirements are understood and clearly pursued and that all employees are engaged and motivated.
• Evaluate and continuously improve productivity by developing and applying rigorous lean management principles.
• Monitor in-process orders and intervene as necessary to achieve schedule accomplishment and on-time delivery.
• Continuously drive positive change and improvement in all facets of operations and customer service.
• Establish operating budget and manage all costs and expenses to that budget.
• Maintain and comply with all standard operating procedures and processes.
• Work with management team to achieve all business plan targets for safety, shipments, gross margin, on-time delivery, quality and cost control.
• Embrace and support all Timken Core Values: Ethics and Integrity, Quality, Teamwork, and Excellence.

Technical/Functional Skills

• Experience in manufacturing leadership, including talent and performance management
• Knowledge of CNC Manufacturing, Shipping, Receiving, and Purchasing
• Strong mechanical skills and problem-solving capability
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Concepts
• OSHA and Safety experience
• Knowledge of Quality Control
• Strong computer skills, including Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint
• Strong communication and team building skills
• 5S implementation experience
• SAP experience preferred
• Data analysis skills with the ability to collect, organize, interpret, and present insights from complex datasets
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, data validation, and reporting
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities with a track record of identifying issues, analyzing root causes, and implementing effective solutions
• Experience leveraging data to support decision-making, process improvements, and business recommendations

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent experience required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 7 years of supervisor/management experience preferred.

The pay range for this position is $72,000 to $95,000 annually and is commensurate on experience and education and could pay more or less than the posted range. This full-time position is eligible to participate in the company's short-term incentive program, paid time off, 401k, and comprehensive benefits package including, medical, dental and vision.

This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR). Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.