Production Supervisor

Tenneco; Smithville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee production teams, ensure safety and quality compliance, and drive delivery of customer orders. You will manage resources, coordinate shift activities, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 1 year of leadership experience in manufacturing, and strong problem-solving, planning, and communication skills. Familiarity with SAP and lean methods is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 1 year leadership experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Familiarity with problem-solving methods (A3, 8D, 5Why).
• Lean principles knowledge and ISO/IATF awareness preferred.
• Basic SAP and scrap reporting knowledge preferred.
• Strong planning, analysis and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Assure the availability and efficient assignment of resources.
• Ensure correct execution of safety and quality processes.
• Communicate priorities and tasks clearly.
• Lead and communicate escalation processes.
• Achieve the production plan targets.
• Coordinate activities for gaps in production consumables.
• Meet established KPIs and goals.
• Initiate and lead corrective actions for deviations.
• Improve multiskill/training matrices in area.
• Follow up on defined systems and production reports.
• Manage shift schedules, meetings, and priorities.
• Lead support areas as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Planning & Organizing

Conflict Management

Analysis

Lead by Example

Discipline

Team Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

The Production Supervisor Is responsible for supervising team members in the production of quality products to meet customer order requirements and ensures compliance with all safety and health, environmental quality, quantity, and housekeeping standards.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To assure the availability and efficient assignment of resources
• Assure the correct execution of processes (Safety, Quality, etc)
• Assure a clear communication of priorities and tasks
• Lead and communicate the correct escalation process
• Responsible of achievement of the Production plan
• Coordinate activities related to gaps or deviations of production consumables
• Achievement of established goals and KPI´s
• Initiate and Lead corrective actions vs deviations ”Problem Solving”
• Execute improvements on multiskills/training matrix from his/her area.
• Follow up and execution of our defined systems
• Production report at the end of the shift.
• Manage Shift schedule from Start to end, meetings, priorities, leading support areas according to the area needs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• 1 year leadership in a manufacturing environment

REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of Problem Solving, Proven skill on driving problems solving based on at least one methodology such as A3, 8D’s, 5Shy’s, Shiny, etc.)
• Welding & Bending basic processes (Desirable)
• Efficiency (Labor Efficiency, OEE metrics knowledge)
• Basic SAP & Scrap reporting knowledge (preferred)
• Knowledge of behavioral based Safety practices
• Basic Quality System (ISO-IATF) (Experience managing Departments under these requirements).
• Lean Principles knowledge ( Basic knowledge using them or being part of implementation Teams)
• Waste knowledge (3M Muri-muda-mura)
• Understanding of principles of 5´s
• Computer basics Software knowledge ( Excel, PPT, Word)
• Conflict Management
• Analysis capacity
• Planning and organization.
• Setting discipline by a positive Leadership.
• Lead by the example

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Vision abilities required include close vision

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

(The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles 90% of the time.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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