Second-Shift Manufacturing Supervisor - Lead & Quality

RBC Bearings; Torrington (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC Bearings – Aircraft Products is seeking a motivated supervisor to lead hourly production staff on the shop floor. You will assign work, schedule hours, and ensure production meets quality and on-time goals.

You will monitor processes, coordinate with Maintenance/Engineering, and enforce safety and quality standards while managing attendance and performances. This role is on-site in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Able to communicate to all levels of employees to assure understanding of work assignments.
• Leadership skills to effectively manage/motivate the workforce.
• Manufacturing processes knowledge.
• Understanding of quality requirements.
• Blueprint reading proficiency.
• Understanding of labor and time reporting systems.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise hourly production workers, assign work, and schedule hours to meet production and quality goals.
• Monitor production and adjust methods or procedures to improve efficiency.
• Oversee production runs to ensure methods and tooling meet objectives.
• Review capacity planning vs. schedules to address bottlenecks.
• Coordinate with Maintenance/Engineering to keep equipment in good condition.
• Ensure quality checks and take corrective actions as needed.
• Address issues promptly and interface with Quality/Engineering/Production Control.
• Monitor attendance, overtime, and conduct performance reviews.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Manufacturing processes

Quality requirements

Blueprint reading

Labor/time reporting

Basic computer skills

Education

Technical schooling

Job description

RBC - Aircraft Products Inc. is searching for a motivated individual to supervise hourly individuals working on the production floor.

Principal Responsibilities

Directly supervises the hourly employees, plans and assigns work and schedules hours of work to assure production is completed on a timely basis and meets customer quality requirements.

• Monitors production on a routine basis, determining if any changes in methods or procedures are necessary to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Closely supervises production runs to determine that methods and tooling are accomplishing production and quality objectives are being met.
• Reviews capacity planning versus production schedules to identify and address production bottlenecks.
• Monitors condition of production equipment to make sure equipment is running optimally and if needed, coordinates with Maintenance or Engineering to make sure equipment is brought back to acceptable condition.
• Inspects quality on a spot check basis to assure product conforms to print and quality expectations. Responsible for corrective actions in overseen area.
• Resolves problems as they arise.
• Interfaces with other disciplines, ie Quality, Engineering, Production Control, Maintenance via meetings as a participant or leader, etc to address issues in the plant.
• Closely monitors earned hours, efficiencies and overtime.
• Maintains a positive relationship with all employees and encourages teamwork within and outside department.
• Monitors employee attendance and tardiness to minimize absenteeism.
• Interviews and selects candidates for hire into the department.
• Trains new hires and those newly assigned to their department in all relevant quality procedures and work instructions. Cross trains employees for most optimum and flexible production coverage.
• Performs employee performance reviews to identify weaknesses and promote individual improvement.
• Assures work area is kept in an orderly fashion.
• Assures work area meets all environmental regulations and reports any discrepancies to Facility Manager.
• Reports workplace injuries in a timely manner.
• Monitors labor and time reporting via computer systems.
• Reviews employee requests for vacation and approves or declines.
• Recommends disciplinary action for all employees within direct responsibility.
• Assure all employees adhere to safe work practices and wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.
  
  

Qualifications

• Two years of technical schooling or equivalent work experience in a manufacturing environment or any combination of experience, education and training which would provide the level of knowledge, skill and ability required.
• 3 years of supervising production workers
  
  

Knowledge, Skill & Ability

• Able to communicate to all levels of employees to assure understanding of work assignments
• Leadership skills to effectively manage/motivate the workforce
• Manufacturing processes
• Quality requirements
• Blueprint reading
• Understanding of labor and time reporting systems
• Basic computer skills