Operations Supervisor 1st or 2nd Shift

Precision Castparts Corp.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly cash bonus plan

120 hours PTO per year

10 paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. seeks a Production Supervisor in Los Angeles to oversee safety, quality, productivity and team performance in our aerospace manufacturing operations.

You’ll coordinate work, apply 6S and drive improvements while ensuring daily, weekly and quarterly goals are met. Requires 2+ years of supervisory experience in heavy manufacturing, ERP/MRP proficiency, and a BS in a related engineering field.

Qualifications

• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated project/team management capabilities and deadlines.
• Strong facilitation and conflict resolution skills.
• Effective interaction with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Comfort with ambiguity and complexity.

Responsibilities

• Set safety standards and lead by example to drive accountability.
• Champion 6S program, evaluate weekly, identify improvements.
• Identify training needs and provide support documentation.
• Motivate staff and improve production methods, quality or efficiency.
• Hire, evaluate, and promote personnel as needed.
• Plan and direct production activities, set priorities and schedules.
• Coordinate with procurement, maintenance and QA for optimum resources.
• Analyze reports to identify root causes of nonconformities and implement fixes.

Skills

Excellent planning

Organizational skills

Written/oral communication

Stakeholder management

Multi-priority management

Project/team management

Facilitation skills

Customer-facing urgency

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Reporting to the Operations Manager the Supervisor directly oversees the safety, quality, productivity production performance, team performance, and is engaged in the coordination of work of the employees who work in production and operations for the areas.

Ensuring productivity/dock goals are met on a daily/weekly/quarterly/annual basis while complying with safety, quality, company, and engineering policies, regulations and specifications. Responsible for team engagement, appraising performance, hiring and training employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems, productivity, planning and scheduling coordination, output and production. Will partner with other departments to ensure clear communication of productivity goals, and daily reporting and participation in necessary meetings.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Sets the standard for working safely and following all safety policies, leading by example and driving accountability through actions.
• With department leads champions the 6S program for the department, evaluating 6S weekly, identifying improvement projects, and participating in events.
• Responsible for identifying and providing all required training for production employees and providing proper support documentation.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hiring, evaluations, and promotions.
• Clearly communicate and partner with necessary leadership to resolve personnel problems, complaints, or grievances.
• Plans and directs production activities and establish priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
• Establishes, plans, and revises production schedules, assignments, and priorities as result of equipment failure or operating problems.
• Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of resources, machines, and equipment.
• Reviews and analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
• Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
• Review variable costs, productivity, earned standard hours and throughput daily and implement effective corrective actions when targets are not achieved.
• Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
• Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• When necessary, inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.

Required Skills:

• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Possess good written/oral communications skills, as well as the ability to present views in a clear and compelling manner.
• Able to deal effectively with a broad range of personalities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated project/team management capabilities that can meet aggressive deadlines.
• Strong facilitation skills, conflict resolution and project management skills.
• Interacts well and with a high degree of urgency to customers, and at all levels within the organization, as well as across organizations.
• Confidence in working with ambiguity and handling complexity.

Required Experience:

• 2 years of Supervisory experience in a heavy manufacturing environment, leading teams of 20+ people
• Experience in aerospace/fastener/metals manufacturing industries, with strong knowledge of fastener materials preferred.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Experience with machining processes and special metal processing such as heat treating, paint, dry lube, and chemical plating
• Experience in supporting NADCAP audits

Level of Education:

• BS in Aerospace, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or similar is highly preferred.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $95000 to $110000 US Dollar (USD) Salaried based on a variety of factors. For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company’s Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 2X the Company’s bonus multiple, based on the Company’s performance in the applicable quarter . Employees will receive 120 hours paid time off every year. Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s 401(k) plan.

National Security and Export Controls:

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

About PCC

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

We are constantly searching for the best talent and offer excellent development programs for recent graduates as well as meaningful work experience for those still studying.