Production Leader/Supervisor - Aerofil

Position Summary: Assists the Value Stream Manager in developing and leading value stream continuous improvement to drive a Lean Operating System.  Responsible for planning, directing and monitoring shift production.  Controls quality levels, production quantities and manufacturing costs.   Essential Functions: ·          Conduct STOP audits; participate in safety and housekeeping inspections, tracking daily production goals, accident reports, if needed, and production summaries. ·          Ability to assign production employees to job and work stations, establish daily production goals, conduct production line orientation including introduction, safety and evacuation routes. ·          Train production employees for various production jobs with documentation. ·          Help develop employee LEAN skills through effective coaching, teaching and mentoring. ·          Help develop/execute value stream improvement plans. ·          Facilitate team activities as needed. ·          Perform various projects in support of LEAN initiatives. ·          Perform LEAN audits and place corrective measures in place if audit does not pass. ·          Train and assist subordinates in the 5W process to drive continuous improvement. ·          Supports 6S audits every shift and inforce sustainment with subordinates. ·          Complete employee evaluations in a timely manner with consistency and measureable goals for all employees. ·          Do shift walkthroughs with incoming and outgoing Production Leaders from the other shifts, reviewing visuals at each location and taking action, if necessary. ·          Drive continuous improvement throughout all facets of the Value Stream. ·          Perform random quality checks and assure all employees are properly trained in regards to Quality Control. ·          Take on a Strategy Deployment opportunity yearly and lead improvement in the identified opportunity. ·          Increased throughput driven by continuous improvement, with focus on Safety, and first time Quality performance. ·          Regular attendance per handbook policy. ·          Other duties as assigned by Manager. ·          Proficient In Vorne Board Data and use Date to drive improvement. ·          Participate in one RIE per year for Continuous Improvement. ·          Responsible for providing training for all reporting subordinates. ·          Monitor timestar and approve weekly work hours.                    Physical Demands: ·          Must be able to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time. ·          The worker is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions. ·          Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. ·          Reaching-Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. ·          Pushing-Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. ·          Pulling-Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. ·          Lifting-Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. ·          Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other works, accurately, loudly, or quickly. ·          Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound. ·          Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. ·          The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity with or without assistance such as: operates machines where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades’ tasks of a non-repetitive nature. ·          The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. ·          The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.   Workplace Requirements: ·          Actively practice safety in all aspects of the job. ·          Know and practice proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). ·          Know and follow Standard Work. ·          Know and recognize quality products and practices, and take action when defects are identified. ·          Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that promotes respect and teamwork between coworkers, customers, vendors, and management. Education: High School Diploma or equivalent; college degree preferred. Experience: ·          Minimum two (2) years in a manufacturing environment. ·          Excellent attendance record and exceptional performance in the past 12 months. ·          Previous LEAN manufacturing experience preferred.   Additional Qualifications: ·                Reliable Leader with proven team building ability.  Leads by example. ·                Excellent verbal and written communication skills, good analytical skills and strong interpersonal skills. ·                Must provide a writing sample by submitting a one (1) page, written essay on why the best candidate for the position.