Pressroom Supervisor: Metal Stamping & Lean Improvement

Alliance Laundry System LLC; Ripon (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Laundry System LLC in Ripon, WI seeks a 1st Shift Pressroom Supervisor with tool and die expertise to lead a stamping crew. You will drive SMED improvements, oversee preventive maintenance with Maintenance, and partner with Engineering to enhance dies, while promoting a safe, high-performing manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, data-driven decisions, and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce changeover times and waste, ensuring quality and timeliness

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in a stamping or manufacturing environment with a focus on leadership.
• Tool and die knowledge and SMED/changeover reduction experience.
• Lean and continuous improvement experience; project management skills.
• Working knowledge of lockout/tagout and machine guarding.

Responsibilities

• Drive the SMED implementation across our facility, reducing die changeover times by streamlining and standardizing the process.
• Train and support shop floor personnel in SMED best practices so they’re applied consistently.
• Evaluate and adjust your approach using metrics and feedback to keep improving changeover efficiency.
• Apply tool and die expertise to troubleshoot issues and implement effective solutions.
• Optimize stamping processes to meet company standards and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Design to enhance existing dies.
• Partner with Maintenance to evolve, implement, and oversee a preventive maintenance program for all stamping equipment and tooling.
• Lead lean manufacturing initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce waste, inventory, and WIP.
• Monitor and analyze production metrics to drive data-informed decisions.
• Lead projects from conception to implementation, building project plans, allocating resources, and meeting timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, promote a safe work environment, and apply best practices across manufacturing processes.
• Practice servant leadership: empower, guide, and mentor your team, and lead by example.
• Set annual goals that support operating metrics.

Skills

Tooling knowledge

SMED

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Project management

Education

Degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering

Job description

Alliance Laundry System LLC in Ripon, WI seeks a 1st Shift Pressroom Supervisor with tool and die expertise to lead a stamping crew. You will drive SMED improvements, oversee preventive maintenance with Maintenance, and partner with Engineering to enhance dies, while promoting a safe, high-performing manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, data-driven decisions, and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce changeover times and waste, ensuring quality and timeliness