Production Supervisor

Challenge Mfg. Company; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Challenge Mfg. Company seeks a Stamping Production Supervisor to oversee operations at their Pontiac, MI plant. This role involves managing production efficiency, ensuring safety and quality standards, and fostering a positive work environment. Candidates should have supervisory experience and a high school diploma, with a preference for those with automotive manufacturing experience. The position offers a range of benefits, including medical insurance and an ESOP program.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Health Savings Account with employer contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts

Company-paid Short-Term Disability

401k Match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in a supervisory role.
• Automotive manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Must be physically capable of performing essential functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage processes with detailed accuracy and discipline.
• Ensure quality standards and on-time delivery are met.
• Conduct toolbox talks daily and monitor employee attendance.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Who We Are:
Challenge’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Together we own Safety! Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want:

The Stamping Production Supervisor is the front line of leadership at the plant level. Their purpose is to oversee all operations within their area, ensuring that Safety, Quality, Delivery and production efficiencies meet the standards and expectation of internal and external customers. Our Supervisors are also morale builders and are responsible for creating a positive work environment for all employees.

What You'll Do:

• Manage processes with detailed accuracy, and discipline.
• Coaches and assist all employees with problem solving, and personal issues.
• Train team members’ on various processes, procedures and job tasks within their work zone
• Certify team members’ on individual workstations to satisfy each level of progression on the skills matrix
• Ensures quality standards are met.
• Ensures on time delivery is met according to customer demands, and scheduling.
• Pays close attention to detail. Example: Safety, Housekeeping, quality, performance, instructions given by management, and employee well-being.
• Incident reporting, and investigation of root cause for injuries, near misses, and manufacturing equipment incidents (i.e. mis-hit, tool crash, etc..).
• Monitors employee attendance, and disciplines accordingly in accordance with the employee handbook.
• Monitor production quality and throughput. Ensure that hour by hour boards, zone boards and other production monitoring systems are updated.
• Work with support groups to return processes to standard when abnormal conditions occur.
• Manages operations in accordance with attendance.
• Directs team leaders, material handlers, operators, and support groups on daily task.
• Conducts tool box talks daily to remind employees of all categories listed on the check sheet.
• Follows Company produces for production identification & traceability, containment of nonconforming material, inventory movements and production reporting.

When and Where:

This will be a Y Shift position Fri-Sun 5am-5pm located at our Plant in Pontiac, MI.

What You Need to Have:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 3+ years’ experience in a supervisory role
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
• Automotive manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Must be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation

What We Offer:
We’re excited to offer a range of awesome benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life and Long-Term Disability options, an Employer 401k Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, a Referral Bonus Program, Challenge Incentive Program, and paid time off.

Please note, while these benefits are part of what we offer, they may not all apply to this specific role. The details shared in this job description are intended to give you a general idea, but duties and responsibilities may evolve over time, with or without notice. And of course, we’re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to help individuals with disabilities succeed in their role.