Production Supervisor

Tenneco; Napoleon (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco in Napoleon, OH is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead hourly teams and oversee manufacturing activities in assigned areas. The role emphasizes efficient resource use, adherence to standard work, and achieving production schedules while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities include enforcing company policies, managing labor relations, coordinating with Maintenance for uptime, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in manufacturing supervision or related activity.
• Sound communications skills.
• Strong interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to efficiently use computer software, including Word, Excel, Access, and Lotus Notes.
• Flexibility and willingness to work any shift and/or split shifts.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate continuous improvement by leading shop-floor BOS metrics to support annual goals.
• Promote and enforce EH&S regulations and maintain a clean, orderly floor in 5-S process.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise activities of assigned personnel to meet production schedules.
• Utilize resources to meet customer needs and established quality standards.
• Enforce Company policies in coordination with HR Manager.
• Ensure effective labor relations in a union environment and handle grievances per the agreement.
• Monitor equipment and coordinate with Maintenance to ensure uptime.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities and implement timely actions.
• Participate in ISO 14001 and TS 16949 readiness and audits.
• Coordinate production schedules with Planning for 100% on-time deliveries.
• Report workplace illnesses and injuries to HR.

Skills

Manufacturing supervision

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Excel

Shift flexibility

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Word

Excel

Access

Lotus Notes

Job description

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At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

How do we make it happen?Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values–radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win–or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

How do we make it happen?Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising hourly direct and indirect labor employees and all manufacturing activities within assigned areas and for utilizing available resources in the most efficient and economical manner consistent with standard work procedures, work instructions, quality standards, and safety parameters. This position will report directly to Napoleon Operations Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate continuous improvement by leading the attainment of shop-floor Business Operating System (BOS) metrics to support the plant’s annual goals
• Promote and enforce environmental, health, and safety regulations and maintain a clean, orderly, and organized floor in compliance with – and in support of – our 5-S Process for the specific purpose of reducing on-the-job injuries and the Total Event Rate (TER)
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise the activities of assigned personnel to efficiently and productively meet production schedules and to hold employees accountable for their performance
• Utilize available resources to meet customers’ needs and established quality standards
• Administer and enforce Company policies and plant rules and issue discipline as appropriate, in conjunction and coordination with the Human Resources Manager
• Ensure effective employee/labor relations in a union environment, treating our people with dignity and respect and handling first-step grievances through appropriate answers in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Continuously monitor equipment and coordinate operational issues with Maintenance to ensure optimal machine up-time and minimal downtime
• Remain constantly vigilant for TVM opportunities and cost-reduction ideas and implement such actions that are deemed worthwhile in a timely manner
• Participate in all applicable elements of the ISO 14001 and TS 16949 standards to ensure the plant is continuously prepared for internal and external audits
• Coordinate production schedules with Production Planning to ensure 100% on-time deliveries to our customer base
• Immediately report workplace illnesses and injuries to Human Resources
• Understand roles and responsibilities during an emergency and be able to take control of the situation to protect property, personnel, and equipment.
• Work across boundaries to improve business, empower people to grow and achieve, and promote collaboration and teamwork across organizational lines
• Anticipate and take proactive action to meet customer needs, continually seeking ways to increase customer satisfaction
• Work effectively under stressful conditions, adjust to multiple and conflicting demands, demonstrate resilience under ambiguous and changing circumstances, modify behavior and properly plan to attain goals
• Communicate clearly and effectively even when relating complex information, tailor the message to the audience, promote a free flow of information through the organization, listen actively
• Gather relevant information systematically, consider a broad range of issues or factors, grasp complexities and perceive relationships among problems or issues, use accurate logic in analyses
• Maintain current knowledge of the profession, functional area, and industry, access and use other resources when appropriate, utilize cross-disciplinary knowledge in evaluating issues/problems

EDUCATION :

• High school diploma or GED; college degree preferred

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE :

• 2-5 years experience in manufacturing supervision or related activity
• Sound communications skills
• Strong interpersonal abilities
• Ability to efficiently use computer software, including Word, Excel, Access, and Lotus Notes
• Flexibility and willingness to work any shift and/or split shifts

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities