Weld Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift (Weekends) Value Stream

BAE Systems; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems in Louisville, KY is seeking a Weld Production Supervisor for weekend nights (5:00 PM – 5:00 AM) to lead touch labor and direct a production team on the 2nd shift. You will connect with manufacturing engineering, planning, and quality control to meet schedules while driving safety and quality initiatives.

The role requires strong leadership, data analysis, and problem-solving skills, plus the ability to interpret drawings and work instructions and maintain a security-clearance-ready

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and drive lean/continuous improvement culture.
• Experience interpreting drawings, work instructions, and routings.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills at all levels, including with customers and suppliers.
• US citizen capable of obtaining/maintaining a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Be primary program point of contact for the assigned shift and provide leadership for day-to-day execution.
• Oversee manufacturing process to ensure schedule is met with ENG, planning, and quality teams.
• Plan and direct activities of the manufacturing team and set safety, quality, and delivery goals.
• Organize production processes and ensure availability of resources.
• Suggest improvements to safety, quality, efficiency, and equipment performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean / CI culture

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

BAE Systems is looking for a Weld Production Supervisor in our Louisville, KY facility to support our submarine product lines on the weekends 2nd shift (5:00 PM - 5:00 AM). This individual will be responsible for direct management of touch labor and for providing primary leadership to the production team for the assigned shift.

As a Weld Production Supervisor you will:

• Be the primary program point of contact for the assigned shift and provide leadership of day to day execution.
• Oversee the overall manufacturing process to ensure schedule is achieved by working with manufacturing engineering, production planning, and quality control.
• Plan and direct the activities of the manufacturing team and set clear expectations and goals to ensure focus on safety, quality, schedule and delivery.
• Plan and organize production processes and availability of necessary resources.
• Assess and apply measures, methods, and techniques designed to improve safety, product and process quality, efficiency, productivity, and equipment and process performance; recommend changes in working conditions and modification in machine tools and plant facilities.
• Work proactively with the management team to ensure that site efforts and project initiatives are aligned with business needs and strategic direction.
• Support and encourage a culture and an attitude with an emphasis on safety, and quality improvement.
• Monitor financial performance of department to ensure targets are being met.

Required Education, Experience & Skills:

• Exhibit sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating and negotiating with management and employees at all levels as well as customers, and suppliers.
• Demonstrated ability to perform detailed data analysis, identify areas for improvement, and drive focused actions to initiate change.
• Ability to lead teams and drive lean / continuous improvement culture.
• Ability to understand, analyze, and resolve complex technical problems.
• Ability to work independently and be effective in a fast paced environment.
• Experience hosting audits in manufacturing environment, root cause and corrective action methods and project management for implementing new methodologies to resolve systemic issues.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Must be able to interpret drawings, work instructions, routings, etc.
• Must be a US citizen and be capable of obtaining/maintaining a security clearance.

Preferred Education, Experience & Skills:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and 4 years or more of progressive work experience, or equivalent experience
• Experience with Assembly, Machining, and Weld/Fab
• Experience working with a labor union
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing concepts
• Experience with US Government contracts or Weapon Systems technologies
• Experience interfacing with program offices
• Six Sigma problem solving, if not Six Sigma, some experience with structured problem solving techniques (i.e.- 5 Whys, RCCA, etc.)