Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Ensign-Bickford Industries; Graham (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company in Graham, KY seeks a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor to manage the Assembly Department, drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost results, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

You will coordinate with Product Engineers, Production Planner, and Production Manager to ensure timely task execution, while implementing Lean methods and training staff on EBOS procedures and quality systems. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of project, manufacturing or related engineering experience.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to lead programs/projects.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Project management skills with documenting, planning, marketing, and executing programs.
• Understanding of Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing practices and ERP/MRP planning systems.
• Excellent verbal and presentation skills for interaction with production team and management.
• Strong MS Windows skills: Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Ensures safety of all personnel and addresses safety concerns immediately.
• Ensures quality of product and re-prioritizes work if required by quality.
• Achieves delivery and cost goals while adhering to standard work and instructions.
• Leads continuous improvement efforts and development of standard work.
• Leads manufacturing problem-solving and implements corrective actions.
• Implements Lean methodologies including point of use tooling and waste elimination.
• Trains and mentors personnel on EBOS, ISO procedures, and continuous improvement.
• Responsible for accurate time clock reporting and timecard approvals.
• Ensures inventory accuracy in production areas and supports cycle counting.
• Interfaces with production personnel, quality inspectors, and product engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Project management

Communication

Continuous improvement

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

This opportunity is located within our Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company business, a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions.

Job Description

The2nd Shift Production Supervisor will be responsible forAssembly Departmentpersonnel and Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost resultswhile leading and implementing continuous improvement initiatives. Candidate willwork in coordination withProduct Engineers, Production Planner, and Production Managerto ensureexecutionoftasksand milestones.

Responsibilities:

• * Ensures Safety of allpersonnelandimmediately addresses any safety concern.
• * Ensures Quality of product built andre-prioritizes work if product must be put on hold for quality department review/disposition.
• * Achievement of Delivery and Cost goals; ensuringadherencetostandard work and manufacturing instructions.
• * Leadscontinuous improvement efforts,includingdevelopment ofstandard work,balancing of operator loading, execution of time studiesandimplementation of5Sinitiatives.
• * Leadsmanufacturing problemsolving efforts, investigatesprocess failures and implementscorrective actionsin support of all shifts.
• * ImplementsLean methodologies includingpoint of use tooling, material presentation, waste eliminationand process improvements.
• * Trains and mentors assigned personnel on EBOS, ISO procedures, manufacturing documentation and continuous improvement.
• * Responsible for accurate time clock reporting of assigned personnel and timecard approvals.
• * Ensures accuracy of inventory in production areas and supports weekly cycle counting of product.
• * Interfaceswith production personnel including operators, quality inspectors, andproduct engineers.

Requirements:

The successful candidatemust haveaminimumof 3yearsof project, manufacturing or related engineering experience.Additionally, it is desired that the candidate has experience/educationin the following areas:

• * Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with demonstrated ability to lead programs /projects
• * Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems
• * Established project management skills with the ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• * Understanding of Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing practices and in-depth understanding ERP/MRP planning systems
• * Excellent verbal and presentation skills suitable for interaction with production team and with various level of management
• * Strong skills in MS Windows - Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.