Production Superintendent - 2nd Shift

Lear Corporation; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lear Corporation in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a Production Superintendent on the 2nd shift to lead production, quality, and efficiency goals while coaching team leaders and front-line teams. You will drive Lean and Kaizen initiatives, ensure adherence to SWIs, safety procedures, and 5S in work areas, and develop a high-performance culture across the plant.

Strong collaboration with Quality and Maintenance, accountability for metrics, and a focus on continuous improvement are required to meet

Qualifications

• 3-5 years production/plant management experience in a manufacturing/union environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate ability in maintaining positive employment relations
• Maintain a high level of integrity
• Excellent organizational and computer skills

Responsibilities

• Lead production teams to meet quality, efficiency and scrap targets
• Coordinate with Coaches and Team Leaders to drive continuous improvement
• Ensure operators follow SWIs and drive 5S and waste reductions
• Drive materials flow and proper inventory levels including FIFO
• Lead Lean/Kaizen training and cross-training to enable 100% job rotations
• Develop Team Leaders to be promotable successors to Coach roles
• Drive automated manufacturing performance and issue resolution with the team

Skills

Communication

Employee relations

Integrity

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Lear For You

We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you.

A path to a better career. A better future.

Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we're named one of the World's Most Admired Companies.

They're the secret to our success-empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together.

Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

Job Description

PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT - 2nd SHIFT AUBURN HILLS, MI

As a member of the operations team, the Production Superintendent will be responsible for providing leadership and direction to ensure that our production, quality, and efficiency goals are met. Drive high performance work teams by ensuring our team leaders as well as our teams are well trained and coached.

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Improve Quality performance through decreased scrap and defects
  
  
  
  • Daily review and identification of quality, efficiency, and scrap issues.
  
  
  • Lead review with Coaches to develop solutions or preventative measures.
  
  
  • Coordinate with Quality department to investigate, identify and implement corrective actions with the production team.
  
  
  • Lead to continuously improve quality metrics and targets.
  
  
  
  


• Drive efficiency
  
  
  
  • Work with Coaches and Team Leaders to drive efficiency by utilizing the production system and driving back issues to the team.
  
  
  • Ensure that operators are following SWI's and lead team to continuously find SWI improvements.
  
  
  • Work with teams to improve station layouts, identify 8 waste opportunities, poke yokes, and implement 5s methodology into work areas.
  
  
  • Lead Coaches and Team Leaders to continuously improve production metrics and targets.
  
  
  
  


• Drive Materials and Shipping Efficiency
  
  
  
  • Ensure that proper floats and Finished Goods Inventories are kept at the correct levels
  
  
  • Drive proper material flow by making sure that FIFO is used.
  
  
  
  


• Drive high performance work team culture through training, support and empowerment
  
  
  
  • Train all team members on Lean/Kaizen principles to help support a CI Culture and enable teams to identify and address "just do it" opportunities and resolve workplace issues independently.
  
  
  • Drive teams to actively pursue Team Member roles and tasks outside of workstation assembly.
  
  
  • Support and lead team Kaizen activities.
  
  
  • Always manage and ensure effective cross-training levels to 100% job rotations within teams.
  
  
  
  


• Lead and develop Team Leaders to ensure High Performance Work Teams are effectively led
  
  
  
  • Conduct or recommend continuous learning for Team Leaders.
  
  
  • Conduct training sessions for plant staff and production team.
  
  
  • Select and place Team Leaders within retention goals.
  
  
  • Develop Team Leaders to be recognized as currently promotable successors to Coach roles
  
  
  
  


• Drive Automated Manufacturing Performance
  
  
  
  • Ensure operators and Team Leaders are properly trained on automated equipment operation, safety protocols, troubleshooting, and escalation procedures.
  
  
  • Drive error-proofing (Poka-Yoke), automation enhancements, and digital manufacturing initiatives to improve quality, productivity, and safety.
  
  
  
  

Experience Requirements

Your Qualifications:

• 3-5 years production/plant management experience in a manufacturing/union environment


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Demonstrate ability in maintaining positive employment relations


• Maintain a high level of integrity


• Excellent organizational and computer skills


• Bachelor's degree

Bonus if you Have:

• Previous experience in a JIT Automotive plant


• Previous experience leading a team in a Automotive Seating plant


• Experience working with robotic assembly systems, PLC-controlled equipment, automated material handling systems, and vision inspection technologies.


• Knowledge of OEE, Industry 4.0 technologies, MES systems, and automated production monitoring tools.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, meritbased employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.