About R.A Jones

R.A Jones, headquartered in Covington, KY, is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of primary and secondary packaging machinery for the beverage, chemicals, food, pharma & healthcare, and industrial goods industries.

R.A Jones offers an extensive portfolio of solutions for applications in aerosol filling, cartoning and box filling, chub packing, cup filling, pouching and modified atmosphere packaging.

R.A Jones is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

Coesia has operating units in 36 countries, a turnover of 2,015 million euros in 2022 and over 8,000 employees.

About the Role

The manufacturing supervisor is Responsible for implementing production schedules while maintaining high standards of quality, efficiency, safety, and shop cleanliness. You will have a part in training department personnel to run the shop equipment. The Manufacturing Supervisor also controls the workflow to meet schedule demands of customers, both external and internal.

Some Responsibilities in this role include:

• Directs manufacturing operations to provide efficiency at low cost, to include ensuring side operations are performed at the work station and that machines intended to be run as multiple (i.e., Screen Drill, wire EDM) are kept running.
• Actively pursues set-up reduction through such means as, but not exclusively, pre-assembly of tooling, team machine changeovers, fixture redesign, standardizing tooling machine relocation, tool storage activities, etc.
• Provides information as to expected completion dates of jobs for the Parts Department and Planning.
• Specifies and orders special tooling and gaging and works with the Manufacturing Engineers on development and manufacture of tooling for internal use and gages to ensure product quality.
• Maintains workflow for scheduled and non-scheduled parts.
• Maintains and promotes efficient operations in the tool crib.
• Coordinates and works with maintenance to perform preventative maintenance on machine tools to maximize up time.
• Checks quality of production and instructs department personnel in inspection methods and correction of product defects, as well as correcting any deficiencies to maintain product quality.
• Actively takes responsibility for the quality of work output and specifies parts which by the nature of their application on the final product requires inspection.
• Performs administrative and supervisory functions relating to payroll, personnel, contractual compliance, safety and plant security requirements consistent with established company policy.
• Maintains open two-way communication with Department; conduct weekly information meetings.
• Maintains strong commitment to safety and housekeeping.
• You will also administer and follow the company policy and Union contract.
• Work on Continuous Improvement Projects

What you need to be successful

• Associate degree in business administration, technology, industrial engineering or equivalent
• 5 years machine shop with supervisory skills.
• Experience working with Microsoft & SAP
• Physical Demands
• Lift weight up to 50 pounds
• Constant walking and standing required

Our Offer

• Coesia North America offers a competitive benefit package which includes, among other things:
• Multiple health insurance plan options
• Company paid life insurance.
• 401k with up to 6% company match
• Paid parental leave.

Coesia is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and inclusion