What are the responsibilities and job description for the Off Shift Production Supervisor position at Howmet Fastening Systems Aichach GmbH?
Responsibilities
Howmet Aerospace Structures Systems, a forging facility located at 1600 Harvard Ave., is seeking an Operations Supervisor to join its Operations Department. Under the direction of an Area Manager, this position is the first level of authority in the workplace by providing leadership, coaching, and clear direction to ensure that the hourly workforce is working safely, meeting customer demands, solving problems, eliminating waste, and meeting goals. Direct reports include the incumbent’s respective area’s and shift’s hourly reports. The incumbent communicates with all levels of personnel and management in the Operations and EHS Departments, as well as with the respective plant’s production scheduler and planner. Externally, they communicate with vendors.
Accountability Objectives
Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To
Howmet Aerospace Structures Systems, a forging facility located at 1600 Harvard Ave., is seeking an Operations Supervisor to join its Operations Department. Under the direction of an Area Manager, this position is the first level of authority in the workplace by providing leadership, coaching, and clear direction to ensure that the hourly workforce is working safely, meeting customer demands, solving problems, eliminating waste, and meeting goals. Direct reports include the incumbent’s respective area’s and shift’s hourly reports. The incumbent communicates with all levels of personnel and management in the Operations and EHS Departments, as well as with the respective plant’s production scheduler and planner. Externally, they communicate with vendors.
Accountability Objectives
Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To
- Ensuring that all EHS policies are followed.
- Monitoring performance and implementing corrective actions to meet goals.
- Identifying and implementing improvement plans.
- Solving problems to their root causes to prevent recurrence.
- Communicating with others effectively within and outside the work group.
- Maintaining all production and related quality assurance records.
- Providing leadership, direction, and motivation to people in assigned area.
- Managing employee and labor relations effectively including contract administration, grievance handling and day-to-day employee complaints/issues.
- Meeting or exceeding production goals, which includes monitoring output, safety, on time delivery, and people initiatives within a traditional unit supervisor role.
- Directing the implementation of Howmet Aerospace Business System initiatives (lean manufacturing) including 5S, standardized work, work balance, product flow, and TPM improvements.
- Owning cost savings initiatives (degree implementation).
- Overseeing the clocking in and out procedures for all hourly crafts persons under their supervision to ensure that the HR Department receives the right information to pay employees correctly and on-time.
- Creating and submitting product orders for operational expense items based on departmental need to ensure the continual operation of the department with minimal operational interference.
- Performing other duties as assigned
