The Role:
As a Forming Supervisor, you will join our Manufacturing Operations team and be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely movement of components throughout the manufacturing process. This role serves as a key operational liaison between departments, supporting production flow, inventory accuracy, material movement, and process adherence. Success in this position requires strong leadership, communication, organizational skills, and a continuous improvement mindset.
Your Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the movement of production components throughout the shop floor and across functional departments, providing status updates to production teams.
- Attend department meetings, manage action items, and follow up with responsible parties to ensure timely completion.
- Collaborate with internal customers across Engineering, Quality, Production, Planning, Shipping & Receiving, and other departments as needed.
- Support Operations Supervisors and Team Leads in prioritizing and reconciling component quantities and assemblies throughout the production process.
- Manage Shipping and Receiving activities, including operation of barcode and labeling equipment.
- Coordinate with supervisors to expedite assemblies through manufacturing and shipping processes.
- Serve as the Shop Floor Business Process Owner (BPO) for barcode and labeling systems, providing technical support as needed.
- Ensure material movement and transaction accuracy throughout manufacturing, including:
- Movement of stock items and components between the stockroom and production lines.
- Adherence to manufacturing transaction requirements within the Manufacturing Execution System (MES/SFM).
- Coordination of component flow between Foundry and Assembly departments.
- Maintenance of proper manufacturing order (MO) documentation and physical inventory accuracy.
- Creation and follow-up of MRBs and Corrective Action Requests (CARs).
- Support and participate in cycle count activities and annual physical inventory processes.
- Generate daily work progress reports and maintain accurate production transactions.
- Reconcile Shop Floor Manager (SFM) and ERP system transactions, quantities, and locations.
- Act as a shop floor liaison to support Purchasing with material reviews and replenishment requirements.
- Identify opportunities for inventory and material flow improvements utilizing methods such as Kanban and safety stock strategies.
- Ensure production schedules are maintained and that manufacturing personnel have visibility to all required components associated with active manufacturing orders.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and support implementation of process enhancements.
- Perform special projects, analyses, and other duties as assigned.
Our Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED required; Associate Degree in Operations or related discipline preferred.
- Previous manufacturing experience in a discrete manufacturing environment.
Strong process discipline and data analysis capabilities.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and sustain newly implemented processes.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and results-oriented with a demonstrated ability to drive improvements and support change initiatives.
- Excellent verbal, written, and electronic communication skills with the ability to interact professionally and respectfully across all levels of the organization.
- Strong organizational and detail-oriented skills.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience with ERP systems and labor/material transaction processing; Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is a plus.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with multiple priorities.
- OSHA 10 certification is preferred.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Pay Rate: $30.00 - $35.00 hourly (2nd shift has a 15% shift differential)