Manufacturing Supervisor-Install

Job Description:

• Monitor operators to ensure all safety policies and procedures are being met.
• Take corrective action on associates that do not comply with procedures / policies.
• Ensures dept. is focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Monitor quality work performed by operators and take action if defective rate goes up.
• Monitor employee production and attendance reports to ensure performance and attendance standards are being met and take appropriate action as necessary.
• Monitor daily work schedules and assign tasks to ensure customer expectations are being met and make adjustments as necessary to include overtime.
• Communicate production and management objectives, technical problems and personnel issues to all shifts.
• Communicate technical problems and make recommendations for their resolution to the engineering staff.
• Identify root cause of defects using problem solving tools to include 5Y
• Suggest permanent corrective action for quality issues and make recommendations to process repairs to Quality Control or Engineering.
• Review department staffing and make personnel decisions on staffing to include wage increases, employee promotions as well as interview and hire new employees.
• Complete annual performance appraisals and review with employees.
• Develop ongoing performance comments for staff; recommend disciplinary action if needed and record in personnel file.
• Train Leads in all supervisory functions.
• Coordinate and compile operating and capital budgets and plans.
• Consult with vendors on tooling, machinery and miscellaneous supplies in order to maintain relationships and answer questions.
• Attend outside meetings, seminars and trade shows to stay current with industry information.
• Order department supplies to include preparing purchase order requisitions. Oversees proper labeling and condition of hazardous waste containers. Oversees and inspects hazardous waste storage area.
• Ensure Gemba boards are up to date and board is used to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure area of responsibility is cleaned daily and practice 6S program.

Desired experience in one or all of the below areas:

• Automotive background.
• Hydraulic background.
• Installation background.
• Weld experience.
• DC electrical background.

Desired competencies:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in manufacturing environment.
• LEAN manufacturing experience.
• Strong in MS Excel
• Prior manufacturing leadership.
• Working knowledge of 6S.
• Strong in Problem Solving
• Working knowledge of DMAIC
• Working knowledge of TOC
• Black or Green Belt certified.

Skill Requirements:

• The candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in managing teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Apply principles of logical thinking to define problem, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to effectively work and interact with others.
• Able to understand broad direction on goals and objectives and accomplish the same.
• Must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Possess a working knowledge of shop math and basic engineering and business calculations.
• Able to work with mid-management or executive level contacts.

Education Requirements:

• 3 - 5 years related functional experience.
High School Diploma or equivalent required.

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Physical Demands:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the essential duties of this job, employee is required to:

• Use hands to type, write, finger, handle and/or feel;
• Frequently reach with hands and arms;
• Sit, stand and walk for extended periods of time;
• Talk and hear well enough to effectively communicate with others;
• Occasionally sit, climb or balance;
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl;
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

Work Environment/Safety:

Non-controlled environment. Exposed to typical of any manufacturing environment. Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Overall Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required.

About us:

Ox Bodies is a subsidiary of Federal Signal, our products have endured even the toughest of conditions on construction sites around the country and abroad since 1972. We’ve walked in your boots – we get it. Time is money, and we strive to provide the highest quality, most durable products, equipped to handle any job you throw at them.

Our reputation and our people are what have made Ox the industry leader. We are your premier partner for designing and manufacturing Class 6 to 8 dump bodies in the United States and across the globe. Innovative, rugged, high-performance truck bodies, parts, and accessories, all manufactured by hard-working people in Fayette, Alabama.

Our ingenuity allows us to manufacture, assemble, and deliver a complete product. No one else can duplicate what we do or do it better, and if that’s not enough, we’ll pick up and deliver right to your front door.

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material, cleans infrastructure, and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information on Federal Signal, visit: www.federalsignal.com.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category, characteristic, or trait under applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resources at 205-932-8177. All other applications must be submitted online.

Experience

• 3 - 5 years: Leadership in a manufacturing environment.

• Lean Manufacturing.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)