Manufacturing Supervisor I

Primary Function:

The Manufacturing Supervisor I supports the supervision of 30-50 UAW hourly employees in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development and leadership of a team to achieve operations, quality, and continuous improvement goals through training, coaching, subject area, and effective communications
• Champion the use of continuous improvement tools to reduce downtime, improve quality, reduce scrap, and achieve labor efficiency targets
• Implement product and engineering changes successfully
• Model and promote adherence to environmental, health and safety policies and initiatives
• Ensure safety is top priority
• Monitor work order progress and drives quality and timeliness of completion
• Assist with maintaining time and attendance
• Maintain working relationship with union by following the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement

Job Requirements:

• 1+ years of manufacturing experience is required
• Experience in Six Sigma/Lean processes is preferred
• Previous supervisory experience in a union environment is strongly preferred
• Experience in high-volume, medium mix assembly is preferred
• 2 or 4-year degree is preferred