Production Supervisor

Company Overview:

Stabilus, Inc. is the worldwide leading provider of systems and solutions in motion control, with nearly nine decades of expertise across various sectors. Our innovative products, including gas springs and dampers, optimize functionality in industries such as automotive, energy, construction, and furniture.

This position will be located at DESTACO, a Stabilus Company, which is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation, work holding, and remote handling solutions. The company serves customers in variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer goods, packaging, aerospace, and nuclear sectors.

Built on a legacy of over 100 years, DESTACO offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to engineer precise movement, placement and control solutions that drive productivity and uptime for manufacturers around the world. The DESTACO family of products consists of industry-leading brands such as DESTACO Manual and Power Clamps, Camco and Ferguson Indexers, Robohand Grippers and CRL Manipulators and Transfer Ports.

Position Summary:

We are looking for a 1st Shift Production Supervisor who will oversee our Machine Shop at our location in Wheeling, IL. This is a day shift position working approximately 6:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. The Supervisor could expect to work 10-hour shifts Monday - Thursday. Based on company need, the team may have overtime hours available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Supervisor assists the Operations Manager in the design of the manufacturing operation for the plant as well as defining the team needed to implement, support and continuously improve the best-in-class manufacturing organization. This includes the coordination and implementation of systems, processes, programs and policies for manufacturing. Integral to the plant is building a collaborative, high performance culture and work team. S/he is responsible for developing and leading a team that meets or exceeds organization goals for customers including safe and effective production processes, on-time delivery, inventory management, and cost reduction initiatives. 

The Supervisor reports to the Operations Manager and works closely with the operations team. This position is located in Mount Juliet, TN and requires the ability to travel up to 10% of the time.  S/he is responsible for assisting in leading and sustaining operations with the focus on the Machining department. S/he is responsible for directing and coordinating production activities in the machining department to achieve plant goals related to safety, quality, productivity, cost and delivery in a low-volume, high mix plant.

Reporting to the position are Machinists and Team Lead.   The Supervisor works closely with the Materials, Assembly and Manufacturing Engineering teams to schedule and produce products that meet or exceed customer expectations.

Essential Job Functions:

• As a member of the leadership team, fosters a culture of transparency, disciplined problem-solving, high-performance work teams, and continuous improvement.  Strives to ensure the appropriate team, tools, and processes are in place to support these desired cultural traits.
• Leads and promotes safety awareness with other key members of the plant team.  Promotes accident prevention and employee involvement regarding a safe work environment.   Ensures employees understand the safety expectations of the organization.
• Leads and fosters the continuous improvement roadmap for the machining team.  Leverages continuous improvement tools to drive continued operational improvements and ensures engagement of the entire manufacturing team through strong communication and clear direction.
• Supervises team daily, while ensuring safety, quality and productivity requirements are met.
• Assists with selection and development of the plant manufacturing team with support from the Operations Manager, following the recruitment and selection process for successful hiring. 
• Assists Operations Manager with planning and reviewing operations, establishing priorities and sequences for machining products to maximize productivity and utilization of equipment and human resources, and enabling plant projects with engineering, maintenance and manufacturing.
• Continuously improves production planning to meet customer expectations and achieve plant and company goals.
• Reviews production, quality, maintenance and operating reports to anticipate or resolve production or quality problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays on an as needed basis. Supports effective data and reporting through Oracle. 
• Responsible for executing and completing daily work schedule and ensuring quality of production outputs.
• Proactively responds to abnormal conditions such as production disruptions, working with engineering, quality, and manufacturing team to implement counter measures.
• Communicates daily with Operations Manager, escalating issues in the department as required to maintain production.
• Develops or revises standard work, operational and working practices.
• Coaches, provides feedback to, and develops machining team members.    Motivates and manages the production team to achieve annual goals/objectives set at the individual and organizational level following the performance management process.
• Supports and implements established and continuously improving production processes in an excellent and cost-effective way using continuous improvement and lean processes and tools as part of the Company’s standard operating system. 
• Leverages continuous improvement tools for continuous improvement.

Leadership Competencies 

• Attracts, Develops and Retains Talent – Creates a learning environment that recognizes and maximizes the potential of all employees. Develops high potential individuals for future strategic needs.
• Results Driven – Produces results that exceed Destaco’s strategic objectives via a combination of planning and implementation, while living the Destaco Values.
• Change Leadership – Aligns an organization and its people to drive for improvement and adopt new, challenging directions. Energizes a whole organization to want to change in the same direction. Influences others in a mature and empowering manner.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):

• Flexible, with strong teamwork orientation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including experience coaching and training others
• Strong organization and problem-solving skills; analytical and creative
• Strong orientation toward quality, safety and continuous improvement
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Commitment to lean principles
• Demonstrated ability to effectively implement change
• Ability to work in teams, provide project status, and maintain a high level of communication
• Ability to multi-task and manage stressful situations 
• Strong customer mindset 

Experience: 

• 3-5 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing required; experience in automotive, low volume – high mix environment, and machining environment preferred.
• Experience with ERP system required (Oracle preferred).
• Prior supervision over a machine shop preferred but not required.
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement (CI) practices, including Just-In-Time (JIT), Kanban, and other CI and lean practices a plus. 

Education and Certification Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree required, Bachelor’s degree preferred

Physical Requirements: (To be met with or without accommodation)

• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
• Stand 10 hours a day
• Good manual dexterity
• Eye hand coordination and attention to detail
• Ability to bend, twist and turn

EEO Statement – must be part of every job description and posting for Destaco US as a requirement of government contractor compliance 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.