Production Supervisor (3rd Shift)

Nidec Mobility America Corporation; St. Charles (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Mobility America Corporation (NMOA) is seeking an energetic Production Supervisor for the 3rd shift (9:30pm–5:45am, Mon–Thu) in the ECU production area. You will plan, supervise, and coordinate activities to drive quality, safety, productivity, and on-time delivery.

You will oversee coordination with Technical Service and Maintenance for ECU lines FA and PSS, coach temporary workers and new hires, monitor budgets, and lead continuous improvement efforts including 8D quality processes and

Qualifications

• Experience supervising manufacturing teams in an ECU/production environment.
• Familiar with production discipline and quality systems (ISO/quality programs).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise, and coordinate production activities for Quality, Safety, Productivity, Timeliness, and Equipment response.
• Oversee coordination of Technical Service/Maintenance for ECU lines FA and PSS.
• Retain temporary workers and new hires by fostering a learning culture and teamwork.
• Assess performance on schedule days and coach workers to meet quality and production targets.
• Support operating budgets for areas within the group.
• Oversee material flow and production to support monthly production plans.
• Plan and control production capacity and resources to meet demand.
• Identify needed labor to ensure correct flow to meet schedule.
• Support quality and cost improvement programs; participate in ISO-related efforts.
• Coordinate with other departments to support operations and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Supervision

Cross-functional coordination

Quality control

Budget management

Employee training

MS Office

Job description

Nidec Mobility America Corporation(NMOA) is looking for an energetic and focused Production Supervisor for our 3rd Shift (9:30pm-5:45am Mon- Thurs) ECU production area.

A little about Nidec.. We are the North America headquarters for Nidec Mobility America (locations in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Canada, Mexico) and a leading Automotive Electronics Designer and manufacturer of sophisticated electronic sensing and control technology / components. We control the most discrete functions within an automobile, including: power system components, complex user interfaces, seat and power window switches, and instrument panel controls, electronic sensing/radar.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for effectively planning, supervising, and coordinating all activities for production’s Quality, Safety, Productivity, Timeliness, and Equipment Technician response time and solutions delivery.
• Responsible for overseeing the coordination of Technical Service Group/Maintenance Group for all ECU lines for FA (Factory Automation), and PSS (Power Seat Switch).
• Responsible for employee retention of temporary workers and new hires by setting and sustaining a ‘learning culture’ that supports the worker/employee to gain ‘Comfort’ and ‘Confidence’ towards performing job responsibilities and feeling part of the Nidec Team.
• Assess Temporary Worker / New Hire’s performance the end-of-day on the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, and 20th Days, then coaches the worker/employee directly and in a supportive manner to support Comfort and Confidence to achieve Quality, Safety, Production performance expectation.
• Supports managing operating budgets for all areas within the group.
• Oversees production activities, which ensure material flow through subassembly and production in support of monthly production plans.
• Plans and controls production capacity and resources to support product sales.
• Identifies needed labor and ensures that the necessary effort is applied in areas to ensure correct flow to meet the production schedule.
• Supports, monitors, and maintains quality and cost improvement programs.
• Involved in departmental and organization quality programs (8D’s).
• Researches, plans, and controls reduction in costs on existing products with constant focus on continuous improvement programs.
• Establishes, implements, and revises policies and procedures relating to the manufacturing operations and Technical Services (Equipment) Group.
• Reports on product line activities and performance.
• Provides periodic updates and special status reports as requested by management.
• Supports and participates in the Company’s management and quality system including continuous improvement efforts.
• Conducts employee performance reviews and provides employees with appropriate feedback and training to enhance their skills and productivity.
• Coordinates work with other departments, as required, to support operations.
• Supports / Implements the ISO14001 Environmental Policy as it pertains to work activities.

Other skills and competencies

• Strong knowledge of Production/Operations development in all areas.
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices and procedures within the field, works independently, and uses their experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Ability to effectively manage time and resources.
• Strong written and oral communication / presentation skills.
• Highly organized and responsible for actions.
• High proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel[formula/data manipulation], planning, presentations, and e-mail.
• Drive for excellence, being highly efficient and effective and flexible are desirable.