SUPERINTENDENT

SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC is a growing multinational supplier to the global appliance OEMs. With more than 70 years of expertise and innovation, we design and sell components and systems to the residential appliance industry (refrigeration, cooking, laundry), commercial refrigeration, HVAC, retail display and home/office organizational markets. More information is available on our website https://www.sswtechnologies.com/

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform all duties in a safe manner
• Maintain regular attendance and punctuality in accordance with Company policies
• Interact in a professional manner with other department heads/employees/customers
• Work overtime and/or varying shifts as necessary
• Achieve departmental objectives through planning, directing, and leading activities of the team members
• Adjust labor within your department to achieve 100% customer compliance while meeting productivity goals
• Drive production on all lines to achieve or exceed daily rate focused on obtaining DLU Metrics set by Collis
• Achieve departmental quality, scrap, and rework goals supporting the quality team initiatives focusing on PPM and scrap rate objectives
• Achieve site wide safety goals, supporting the EHS team on safety initiatives
• Communicate objectives and goals daily, contributing to safety, utilizations and quality
• Drive 5S objectives throughout the facility aligning with Collis’ 5S goals
• Coordination and communication needed interdepartmental support to achieve consistent workflow with minimum downtime, holding direct reports accountable to achieve daily metrics
• Embrace humble leadership fostering a team-based mindset, promoting a culture of growth and success
• Implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and safety
• Maintain 30-60-90 day new hire onboarding and training plans in collaboration with the HR team
• Have a thorough understanding of all assembly lines in the facility or ability to learn the process at each line
• Continue to reduce material and labor cost through reduction of machine downtime and cross train employees to reduce overtime during vacations, personal days, and absenteeism
• Develop and maintain training plans, records, cross training matrices and for all team members
• Grow the team, foster and develop talent to leverage the team’s talent accomplishing Collis’ goals and objectives
• Ability to coach, train (as needed) and provide performance feedback to all associates while holding them accountable for obtaining rate and expectations.

Position Supervised or Directed: Supervisory Role

Qualifications, Experience requirements:

• Associates degree or a 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience preferred or a combination of both
• Excellent communication skills, utilizing both verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well with people in a positive and effective manner
• Ability to lead with and without authority inspiring others to follow driving for results
• Knowledge of the product, process and machinery needed for the completion of the product in their area of responsibility
• Familiar with quality standards, specifications, and ISO Standards
• Computer literacy including knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
• Have a strong working knowledge of lean principles and project management principles
• Previous SAP experience or knowledge is utilizing SAP in a manufacturing environment preferred

General Requirements:

• Able to travel to other divisions when required.
• Detailed and hands-on oriented.

Working Conditions:

• Work in a plant environment which includes dust, and allowable noise levels.
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, use hands and arms to accomplish the task.
• Periodically, sits at desk to work doing necessary reporting, planning, and directing.
• Occasional lifting up to 20 lbs.
• Heat index in plants may reach high 90’s in summer months.

Commitment to Core Values:

• Honesty
• Integrity
• Caring for People
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Improvement