Production Supervisor, Assembly - 2nd Shift

American Axle & Mfg., Inc.; Newton (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

American Axle & Mfg., Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor for the Assembly area on the 2nd shift in Newton, NC. This role is fully onsite and focuses on coordinating production teams, safety, quality, and KPI achievement.

You will supervise associates, train and coach staff, manage shift startups, and collaborate with engineering and quality to resolve issues and improve throughput.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Supervises production associates by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining; communicates job expectations and plans.
• Delivers KPI's and strategy; creates a master plan to accomplish KPI's.
• Ensures standardization of policies and procedures and enforces safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Maintains floor presence and collaborates with leaders to address safety, quality, and productivity issues.
• Drives continuous improvement through Kaizen events and problem-solving projects; ensures proper documentation and TPM.
• Assists teams across processes and management to meet customer and business requirements; expedites production and components.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

4 years of relevant work experience and/or higher education in a manufacturing or engineering field

Job description

Production Supervisor, Assembly - 2nd Shift

Job Description Summary

Dauch is looking for a Production Supervisor to join our team in Newton, NC. This is a fully onsite position on the 2nd shift.

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.

• Delivers KPI's, business strategy, and people strategy in area(s) of responsibility. Creates and maintains a master strategic plan to accomplish KPI's.

• Ensures standardization across area of responsibility (policy, procedures, standard work, etc.).

• Communicates and enforces Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality policies and procedures.

• Maintains a physical presence on the floor; walks the floor with incoming/outgoing Group Leaders, Cross Functional Engineers, and Team Leaders to address safety, quality, and productivityissues.

• Completes leadership standard work and checklists.

• Ensures key communications, escalations, and business information is flowing to and from teams.

• Reviews production priorities with Team Leaders, audits Team Leader execution of startup meetings at PVD boards and supports where needed.

• Ensures TPM is completed; gathers and enters production data; check and initial LTA data throughout value stream.

• Assists the team, engineering, other processes, and management to ensure customer and business requirements are met.

• Expedites production, prototype and PPAP components.

• Drives continuous improvement cross-functionally and in production, leading Kaizen events and 5-why/Practical Problem-Solving projects root cause elimination.

• Ensures that correct process control and associated documentation is utilized.

• Troubleshoots equipment and processes within trained skillset and according to policy.

• Ensures conformance to IATF 16949 procedures and work instructions.

• Assists in facilitation of corrective actions related to internal issues/customer complaints. Conforms to proper escalation protocol.

• Ensures efficient upkeep and utilization of equipment and PM.

• Facilitates autonomous maintenance and maintain work orders.

• Facilitates team meetings related to quality, cleanliness, safety, productivity and continuous improvement.

• 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.