Production Supervisor

American Axle & Mfg., Inc.; Three Rivers (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Dauch Corporation's Three Rivers Manufacturing facility is seeking a Production Supervisor to join our onsite team. The role oversees production, coordinates with support staff, and ensures daily production schedules are met, including planning, scheduling, setup, and running production activities.

Ideal candidate has union automotive manufacturing experience and is available for all shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed; leadership and communication are essential to maintain safe,

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 4 years of relevant work experience and/or higher education in a manufacturing or engineering field.
• Willingness to work any shift, overtime, and weekends as requested.

Responsibilities

• Supervises production associates: selecting, training, scheduling, coaching, and communicating expectations.
• Maintains and monitors production processes; suggests adjustments to improve output.
• Expedites material flow and resolves production issues to meet schedules.
• Improves workflow by reducing stoppages and analyzing delays.
• Records daily shift production, yields, and performance metrics.
• Maintains production status communication across shifts and departments.
• Ensures compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement where applicable.
• Upholds safety and regulatory standards and company policies.
• Responds to new requests and supports others to meet production goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Posting Title

Production Supervisor

Job Description Summary

Dauch's Three Rivers Manufacturing facility is looking for a Production Supervisor to join our growing team! This is a fully onsite position.

Production Supervisors oversee production and collaborate with leaders of production support staff to review production floor performance. In addition, they facilitate the planning, scheduling, setup, and running of production activities. Supervisors also lead the dispersal and distribution of materials for production and maintain labor and material requirements to meet the daily production schedule.

The ideal candidate will be a strong leader, have experience in a union automotive manufacturing environment, and have availability to support the production teams on any shift, overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Job Description

• Supervises production associate outcomes by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining associates; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures.
• Maintains production processes by observing process volumes; recommending process adjustments.
• Completes production processes by monitoring progress; expediting material flow and work results; resolving problems.
• Improves process workflow by eliminating stoppages; analyzing delays; testing new methods.
• Records production by completing daily shift production reports; calculating yields and recoveries.
• Maintains process flow by communicating production status, requirements, and problems to next shift.
• Maintains working relationship with union, where applicable, by complying with the terms of the (CBA).
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy production process environment by adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Contributes to production process and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Combination of 4 years of relevant work experience and/or higher education in a manufacturing or engineering field.
• Availability and willingness to work any shift, overtime, and weekends as requested.

About Dauch

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.

Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail [e-mail]. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.