Production Supervisor, Military Coatings

PPG; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Disability/Leave

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

PPG’s Aerospace Military Coatings – Production Supervisor is onsite in Sylmar, CA, responsible for leading a production area and reporting to the Production Manager. The role runs on a 1st shift from 5:00am to 1:30pm, Monday–Friday with occasional Saturdays. Requires 3+ years in manufacturing supervision and strong coaching and Lean skills.

The base salary ranges from $80,000 to $100,000 with potential annual bonus up to 7%. Comprehensive benefits are offered. This position demands U.S.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in a supervisory role in the manufacturing industry required.
• High school Diploma or equivalent education degree required. Bachelor's degree in a relative field preferred.
• Skilled in employee leadership or supervision, coaching, employee engagement, and mentorship required.
• Ability to manage processes and process change, resource planning, and production planning required.
• Previous experience with Lean Methodology, process improvement, and 5S preferred.
• Technical troubleshooting in regards to coatings preferred.
• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply. Candidates must have or be eligible to obtain secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Leads and supports an assigned Production Area including safety, team focus on risk reduction, and improvements.
• Planning daily work and assigning resources and monitoring results.
• Hires, mentors, counsels, and coach employees related to performance and company policies and procedures.
• Prioritizes and maintains production progress including workflow by observing: steps in process; constraints in flow and equipment, monitoring staffing and resources, studying methods; implementing cost reductions; facilitating corrections and recovery efforts of flow.
• Compiles reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions, and responding to requests.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Safety leadership

Production planning

Coaching / mentoring

Lean / 5S

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Lean Methodology

Job description

PPG's Aerospace Business is looking for a Production Supervisor to join our team onsite in Sylmar, CA! As the Aerospace Military Coatings - Production Supervisor, you will have direct supervisory responsibility for a designated production area.

This is a 1st shift position, 5:00am - 1:30pm, Monday - Friday, with occasional Saturdays as needed. You will report to the Production Manager.

Responsibilities

• Leads and supports an assigned Production Area including safety, team focus on risk reduction, and improvements.


• Planning daily work and assigning resources and monitoring results.


• Hires, mentors, counsels, and coach employees related to performance and company policies and procedures.


• Prioritizes and maintains production progress including workflow by observing: steps in process; constraints in flow and equipment, monitoring staffing and resources, studying methods; implementing cost reductions; facilitating corrections and recovery efforts of flow.


• Compiles reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.


• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques.


• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions, and responding to requests.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in a supervisory role in the manufacturing industry required.


• High school Diploma or equivalent education degree required. Bachelor's degree in a relative field preferred.


• Skilled in employee leadership or supervision, coaching, employee engagement, and mentorship required.


• Ability to manage processes and process change, resource planning, and production planning required.


• Previous experience with Lean Methodology, process improvement, and 5S preferred.


• Technical troubleshooting in regards to coatings preferred.


• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply. Candidates must have or be eligible to obtain secret clearance.

The base salary range for this position is $80,000 to $100,000, with a possibility of an annual bonus up to 7% of base salary. PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings. Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.

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