Wax Superintendent

Precision Castparts; Painesville (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts in Painesville, OH, is seeking a Wax Area Manager to oversee manufacturing operations, ensuring production targets and safety compliance in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have 7–10 years of supervisory experience in engineering or operations and a Bachelor's degree in business or engineering. Lead continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and 6S to reduce costs while meeting delivery commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering related curriculum.
• Extensive training in manufacturing, accounting, leadership, group motivation and behavior.

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct, and coordinate manufacturing operations for designated departments.
• Ensure production requirements, quality, reliability, on-time delivery, and cost targets.
• Lead with Lean, 6S, TOC, Six Sigma and problem solving to deliver results.
• Formulate long and short-range strategies for continuous improvements in plant manufacturing functions.
• Maintain and enhance team environment and motivate the Painesville production workforce.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

6S

TOC

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Job description

Reporting Relationship

Wax Area Manager

Location

Painesville, OH

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering related curriculum. Extensive training in manufacturing, accounting, manufacturing processes leadership, group motivation and behavior.

Personal Characteristics

Able to meet deadlines and be accountable for quality/ quantity. Able to work flexible hours with a history of dependability as demonstrated with strong attendance record. Comfortable using a team approach to problem solving. Have strong sense of urgency. Individual must be a motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently. Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that gets along with customers, clients, co-workers and supervisors.

Work Experience

Background in related area of Engineering, Operations, and Material Management. Successful experience in related production operations with a minimum 7-10 years in supervision and management.

Principal Area of Responsibility

Responsible for the management, directing, and coordination of manufacturing operation for designated departments. Ensures the achievement of production requirements, necessary quality and reliability requirements, on time delivery, and lowest cost. These objectives are achieved in part by delegating authority to Engineering, Information Systems, Purchasing and motivating the Mentor production workforce. Responsible for and delivering results through; Lean Manufacturing techniques and philosophies, 6S, TOC, Six Sigma and problem solving.

Specific Duties

• Achievement of production, quality, cost, and safety metrics.
• Ensure adherence to process control procedures, operating instructions, and all quality control instructions.
• Prime responsibility to safely manufacture a quality product with minimal scrap or rework, while meeting customer specifications and delivery commitments.
• Ensures that the legal requirements and company safety policy are enforced.
• Executes annual operating budgets for area under supervision. Responsible for achieving targeted budgets
• Formulates long and short-range strategies for continuous improvements for all plant manufacturing functions. This includes improving cleanliness of facility and meeting 6S objectives.
• Control quality, delivery, cost of production, work in process levels, and monitors production through manufacturing planning.
• Maintains and enhances a team environment and motivates the Painesville (RP) production workforce.
• Any and all additional responsibilities as required or assigned.

Physical And Mental Demands

• Incumbent must physically and mentally perform the job demands as listed below.
• The ability to handle high stress associated with high activity with tight deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Must be a team player with a strong customer orientation.
• Hands-on, take-charge attitude.