Production Shift Superintendent.

2 weeks ago

Lynchburg, United States U.S. Pipe Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Why Join Our Team?

Do you want to be part of a team that is making a positive difference in lives all across the globe? Do you want to be part of a culture where you are recognized, respected, and rewarded for a job well done? U.S. Pipe has been providing quality water and wastewater products since 1899, and for the past 120 years we have proudly supported local governments, municipalities, water departments, and businesses all across the United States, and the world.

What We Offer:

  • Team Collaboration: Join a team-oriented environment where collaboration is not just a buzzword but a priority.
  • Career Growth: Be part of an industry leader renowned for world-class design, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution, and take your career to the next level.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a comprehensive benefits package with options tailored to meet your needs and those of your family.

Job Description:

U.S. Pipe and Foundry is seeking a Production Shift Superintendent. The successful candidate will play a key role leading the work of supervisors and hourly production employees to ensure that working procedures are followed in a manner that provides safe operation while maximizing quality and productivity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Ensures that daily production schedules are met, and if not, captures the reasons for missing the daily plan.
  • Manages the process with Leader Standard Work (LSW) and quickly restores flow when necessary.
  • Uses root cause analysis to determine action items to prevent reoccurrence of issues that cause gaps to standards.
  • Takes initiative to analyze performance trends to increase productivity.
  • Facilitates improvement efforts with help of Continuous Improvement staff.
  • Ensures that work is conducted safely, that safety rules are adhered to, and that work areas are maintained in a safe and orderly fashion.
  • Conducts regular area safety inspections and 5S audits.
  • Able to conduct training on safety and regulatory topics.
  • Investigates incidents fully and documents in the accident investigation system in a timely manner.
  • Ensures that any corrective actions that arise from accident investigations are implemented in a timely manner.
  • Communicates frequently with crew members to maintain awareness regarding unsafe conditions and behaviors.
  • Maintains open communication with supervisors and assigned crew on a daily basis to address any safety, quality, production, maintenance, housekeeping, or personnel issues.
  • Communicates monthly KPI performance along with developing work area KPI’s as necessary and understand sources for driving performance and work on improvements when results are not meeting targets
  • Ensures that production equipment is set up properly and is maintained in good operating condition.
  • Ensures that all material and equipment required to perform daily work is available.
  • Analyzes material consumption against plan and develops actions to optimize.
  • Utilizes Leader Standard Work to standardize daily work schedule.
  • Able to formally mentor and train other supervisors and hourly employees.
  • Maintains direct contact with maintenance supervisors to communicate equipment conditions and to aid in developing a priority for maintenance activities.
  • Analyzes equipment downtime and works directly with maintenance staff to develop preventive maintenance and TPM activities to improve uptime.
  • Communicates trends on a weekly and monthly basis.
  • Develops and executes a documented plan to make sure assigned supervisors and hourly employees are properly trained and qualified to perform their assigned position within their job classification.
  • Analyzes crewing needs based on productivity against plan and labor costs against plan.
  • Also works with area manager to develop and implement a personal/professional development plan.
  • Analyzes performance trends and provides input to prioritize efforts of Plant Manager and Continuous Improvement personnel to identify, document, communicate, and implement process improvements.
  • Takes ownership of assigned shift and leads in developing partnerships with support areas to achieve desired results.
  • Has thorough understanding of how all processes work.
  • Maintains contact with upstream and downstream departments and communicates non-conforming issues. Communicates trends on a monthly basis.
  • Receives, evaluates, and responds to first-step grievances as required, consulting with the appropriate Manager as required.
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years of previous supervisory or management experience in a heavy union or non-union fast paced manufacturing and/or construction environment is required.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering such as Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, and Manufacturing and/or related field is desired.
  • Previous ductile iron products experience with a good understanding of production operations or similar manufacturing operation is a plus.
  • Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma experience is a plus.
  • Must be able to lead 5-Why activities.
  • Must be able to capture data in excel, create graphs, analyze, and interpret trends.
  • Must be able to facilitate 5S and Kaizen events.
  • Must be able to audit to ISO 9002 quality system.
  • Strong sense of urgency in meeting customer needs.
  • Must be proficient in the utilization of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint software.
  • Must be able to create and sustain Leader Standard Work procedures.
  • Good understanding of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

Essential Job Functions:

  • Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods.
  • Must be able to climb steps and ladders
  • Must be able to bend and stoop repeatedly
  • Must be able to frequently lift, carry, push, and pull objects and materials weighing 50 pounds and occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull objects and materials weighing more than 50 pounds.
  • Must be able to manually roll pipe on rails.
  • Responsible for completing clean-up tasks involving picking up, sweeping, and shoveling.
  • Must be able to help remove scrap, slag, sand and all other debris in area.
  • Responsible for positioning equipment back in proper place.
  • Must be able to recognize defective equipment and appropriately report defects to Supervision.
  • Must be able to work in both hot and cold environments.
  • Must be able to practice safe work procedures and comply with applicable safety rules and regulations in a heavy industrial environment.

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