Production Supervisor

U.S. Pipe; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Production Supervisor, where you will be responsible for leading production operations and ensuring safety and quality standards. With over a century of excellence in the utilities sector, U.S. Pipe values teamwork and offers career growth within a culture of respect. The successful candidate will manage staff effectively while ensuring compliance with safety protocols and production goals.

Benefits

Career Growth

Comprehensive Benefits

Team Collaboration Environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years previous supervisory or management experience in manufacturing.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma experience is a plus.
• Foundry experience highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead hourly production employees to ensure work procedures are followed safely and efficiently.
• Ensure daily production schedules are met and address any deviations.
• Conduct regular area safety inspections and 5S audits.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical)

Job description

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Why Join Our Team?

Do you want to be part of a team that is making a positive difference in lives all across the globe? Do you want to be part of a culture where you are recognized, respected, and rewarded for a job well done? U.S. Pipe has been providing quality water and wastewater products since 1899, and for the past 120 years we have proudly supported local governments, municipalities, water departments, and businesses all across the United States, and the world.

Why Join Our Team?

Do you want to be part of a team that is making a positive difference in lives all across the globe? Do you want to be part of a culture where you are recognized, respected, and rewarded for a job well done? U.S. Pipe has been providing quality water and wastewater products since 1899, and for the past 120 years we have proudly supported local governments, municipalities, water departments, and businesses all across the United States, and the world.

What We Offer

• Team Collaboration: Join a team-oriented environment where collaboration is not just a buzzword but a priority.
• Career Growth: Be part of an industry leader renowned for world-class design, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution, and take your career to the next level.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a comprehensive benefits package with options tailored to meet your needs and those of your family.
  
  

Job Description

U.S. Pipe and Foundry is seeking a Production Supervisor. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading the production operations in the assigned department through the daily execution of processes and procedures. Ensuring the effective supervision of the assigned hourly employees engaged in the production process and focusing on safety, people, production, quality, and delivery standards of U.S. Pipe and Foundry.

Essential Functions

• Leads the work of hourly production employees to ensure that working procedures are followed in a manner that provides safe operation while maximizing quality and productivity as well as managing labor cost.
• Ensures that daily production schedules are met, and if not, captures the reasons for missing the daily plan.
• Uses daily Leader Standard Work to manage the process and quickly identify process deviations.
• Uses root cause analysis to determine action items to prevent reoccurrence of issues that cause gaps to standards.
• Must have experience in working on mechanical equipment/tooling.
• Should have the ability to trouble shoot/diagnose mechanical problems - especially on the Core making equipment.
• To supervise both production and craft employees to ensure quality cores are made, tooling is properly maintained and check at appropriate intervals.
• Ensures that work is conducted safely, that safety rules are adhered to, and that work areas are maintained in a safe and orderly fashion.
• Conducts regular area safety inspections and 5S audits.
• Investigates incidents fully and documents in the accident investigation system in a timely manner.
• Ensures that any corrective actions that arise from accident investigations are implemented in a timely manner.
• Communicates frequently with crew members to maintain awareness regarding unsafe conditions and behaviors.
• Maintains open communication with assigned crew on a daily basis to address any safety, quality, production, maintenance, housekeeping, or personnel issues.
• Uses Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data to understand sources for driving performance and work on improvements when results are not meeting targets.
• Ensures that production equipment is set up properly and is maintained in good operating condition.
• Ensures that all material and equipment required to perform daily work is available.
• Maintains direct contact with maintenance supervisors to communicate equipment conditions and to aid in developing a priority for maintenance activities.
• Develops and executes a documented plan to make sure assigned hourly employees are properly trained and qualified to perform their assigned position within their job classification.
• Works with Area Manager and Continuous Improvement personnel to identify, document, communicate, and implement process improvements, including participation in and sustaining 5S and Kaizen improvements.
• Fills in for other Production Supervisors when needed for vacation, planned outage or any other scenario. Fill in work can be on any shift.
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Skills And Other Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years previous supervisory or management experience in a heavy union or non-union fast paced manufacturing and/or construction environment is required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering such as Industrial, Electrical. Mechanical and Manufacturing and/or related field desired.
• Previous ductile iron products experience with a good understanding of production operations or similar manufacturing operation is a plus.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma experience is a plus.
• Foundry experience highly desired.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Utilities

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