What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at The Timken Company?
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Production Supervisor
- Ensure legal and internal policy compliance for environmental, health and safety programs; and identify and implement improvements in these areas.
- Directly manage operative associates for performance against established metrics, including pay and development decisions.
- Coordinate training and development of operative associates, ensuring required staffing and cross-training exists.
- Help build the production schedule and manage production precisely to that schedule, providing proactive signals if schedule attainment is in jeopardy.
- Ensure in-process and outgoing product quality meets customer requirements and specifications.
- Communicate well with all associates to ensure that work schedule and requirements are understood and clearly pursued and that all associates are engaged and motivated.
- Evaluate and continuously improve productivity by developing and applying rigorous lean management principles.
- Monitor in-process orders and intervene as necessary to achieve schedule accomplishment and on-time delivery.
- Continuously drive positive change and improvement in all facets of operations and customer service.
- Establish operating budget and manage all costs and expenses to that budget.
- Maintain and comply with all standard operating procedures and processes.
- Work with management team to achieve all business plan targets for safety, shipments, gross margin, on-time delivery, quality, and cost control
- Embrace and support all Timken Core Values: Ethics and Integrity, Quality, Teamwork, and Excellence.
- Experience in manufacturing leadership, including talent and performance management
- Knowledge of CNC Manufacturing, Shipping, Receiving, and Purchasing
- Strong mechanical skills and problem-solving capability
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Concepts
- OSHA and Safety experience
- Knowledege of Quality Control
- Strong computer skills, including Excel, Word, Access, Powerpoint
- Strong communication and team building skills
- 5S implementation experience
- SAP experience preferred
- Associates degree or equivalent experience required, Bachelor's preferred
- 7 years of supervisory/management experience preferred
- Six Sigma certification preferred
The Timken Company, a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion, designs a growing portfolio of next-generation products for diverse industries. For 125 years, Timken has used its specialized expertise to innovate and create customer-centric solutions that increase reliability and efficiency. The company posted $4.8 billion in sales in 2023 and employs more than 19,000 people globally, operating from 45 countries. Timken is one of the World's Most Innovative Companies, according to Fast Company, and has been recognized among America's Most Responsible Companies and America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek, the World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere and America's Most Innovative Companies by Fortune.
Why Choose Timken?
- Over a century of knowledge and innovation
- A culture of top performance
- A global, diverse environment
- Products that contribute to a sustainable world
- A conviction to improve communities around us
- Competitive salary and benefits
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