CASTING SUPERVISOR

Description

Tasks and Responsibilities: This supervisory position is responsible for overseeing manufacturing efforts in the production of quality products for use in automotive or power sport vehicles in the following Departments:

Brake Components - Caliper Machining and Assembly and various other assembly operations

Aluminum Products - Knuckle and RTC Casting, Knuckle Machining and Knuckle Assembly operations

Quality -   Internal Quality control processes for all NBG existing and new products

When accomplishing all tasks, remember to work toward meeting overall company goals established which include, OSHA safety compliance, ISO 14001 Environmental Compliance, Ethical & Legal compliance, Customer Quality, Production to Plan, and Delivery Performance.

Safety & Environmental:     

• Promotes a safety first attitude and ensures a safe work environment by ensuring associates have obtained the knowledge and are following all required OSHA regulations which may or may not include:  Personal Protective Equipment,  LOTO,  Crane, Powered Lifts, Machine Guarding, Chemicals, Fall Protection, Fire Protection, Incident reporting, Respirator, Hearing conservation, Confined Spaces,  and others. 
• Ensures that work areas have safe and in clean working condition.
• Corrects unsafe work conditions immediately.
• Supports goals of Safety and Environment Group.

Quality:

• Ensures the in process and the final product meets customer and NBG quality specifications.
• Ensures that work instructions, point cards are followed and communicates appropriately and immediately when quality issues occur.
• Supports goals of Quality Group.
• Responsible for accurate record keeping.

Delivery:

• Ensures completion or planned production quantities as required for delivery on time to customer.
• Supports goals of Materials Group.

Productivity:

• Ensures planned production is achieved.

• Resolves issues in timely manner.
• Provides effective work instructions.
• Promotes teamwork and a team environment.
• Prevents interruptions to work flow and productivity.
• Suggests improvements to productivity, quality, safety, process, etc.

Reporting:

• Daily, monthly, quarterly reporting for the assigned department / area of responsibility- SQCDM
• Prepares and reports on company objectives to the department manager.
• Prepares and reports on department/ area budget items.

Preferred Skills:  

• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication, internal and external customers and associates.
• Familiar with manufacturing concepts, practices and procedures.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel applied skills.

Experienced Preferred:                               

• Previous experience in related field.                  

Key Metrics Goal Responsibility:

• Zero Safety Incidents.
• Zero Customer Quality defects.
• Zero Late Deliveries.
• Zero Associate issues.
• Meets or exceeds department business plan targets.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, to use hand to finger; handle or feel objects, tools or controls.  Occasionally required to walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear.
• Requires regular lifting of weights up to 5 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 40 pounds.

Qualifications

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