Supervisor Warranty

Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc; Hillside (NY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. in Hillside, NY seeks a Supervisor Warranty to oversee site activities on a specific shift and coordinate rail car work for customers.

You will supervise clerical and technical staff, manage hours to protect the budget, and ensure safety procedures are followed. The role requires supervisory experience in warranty or related fields, strong mechanical aptitude, and excellent English/metric communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of supervisory experience in warranty, production, quality or engineering.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and fluency in English and metric measurement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work in an active rail car environment.
• Proficient with computers and generating reports.
• Must read, write and speak English.
• Strong organization and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work under pressure and handle changing priorities.
• Professional when interacting with customer representatives.
• Climb stairs and ladders; able to lift, push, or pull up to 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for the site activities for a specific shift.
• Coordinate daily work activities on the rail cars delivered to the customer.
• Supervise the clerical and technical personnel working on their shift.
• Control the work hours expended to maintain the site budget and minimize overtime.
• Maintain a safe and orderly work environment.
• Prepare a schedule for the daily activities and coordinate completion and progress with the customer.
• Audit and submit daily vouchers for personnel under their supervision.
• Ensure that all employees are following KRC and customer safety procedures.
• Ensure that modifications are coordinated and implemented promptly.
• Coordinate the shift vendor activities to ensure warranty obligations are met.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Mechanical aptitude

English & metric proficiency

Written and verbal communication

Safety awareness

Computers & reporting

Organizational skills

Work under pressure

Customer interaction

Physical effort (40 lbs)

Job description

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Supervisor Warranty

Hillside, NY, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1112

Salary Range: $71,735.00 To $82,000.00 Annually

Job Description:

Must be able to develop appropriate business strategies aligned to KRC’s Management Policy.

Manage position to make best use of employees; select employees and develop their capabilities; plan for succession of key personnel; counsel employees effectively; administer discipline; handle human resource matters in accordance with company policy and procedures.

Establish work standards and schedules and ensure their effective implementation in the department; assign work to employees and train employees in work procedures and methods; review employees’ work for adequacy and take steps to correct inadequate performance; approve employees’ work schedules and time reports.

• Directly responsible for the site activities for a specific shift.
• Coordinates the daily work activities on the rail cars delivered to the customer.
• Supervises the clerical and technical personnel working on their shift.
• Controls the work hours expended to maintain the site budget and minimize overtime.
• Maintains a safe and orderly work environment.
• Prepares a schedule for the daily activities and coordinates completion and progress with the customer.
• Audits and submits daily vouchers for personnel under their supervision.
• Ensures that all employees are following KRC and customer safety procedures.
• Ensures that modifications are coordinated and implemented as quickly as possible.
• Coordinates the shift vendor activities to ensure that they are meeting their warranty obligations and submitting the necessary paperwork.
• Ability to work with minimal direct supervision.

Qualifications:

• Must have at minimum one (1) year supervisory experience in warranty, production, quality or engineering, or three (3) years mechanical/technical experience with some supervisory responsibilities.
• Must have strong mechanical aptitude and be proficient with both English and Metric measurement systems.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be comfortable working in an active rail car environment.
• Must have good computer and report generating skills.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Must have strong organization and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work well under pressure.
• Must be professional when interacting with the customer representatives.
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders, and be able to lift, push, or pull at maximum 40 lbs.
• Must be able to deal with numerous and constantly changing priorities.