Production Superintendent

6 days ago


Decatur, Illinois, United States Mueller Water Products, Inc Full time
Job Description

Mueller Water Products, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manufacturing Operations Manager to oversee the manufacturing operations of our Decatur, Illinois plant. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective production of our products, while maintaining the highest level of quality and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manufacturing Operations: Supervise and direct all manufacturing departments to ensure the effective and economic utilization of resources to produce products to company specifications.
  • Equipment Maintenance: Recommend alterations and replacements of equipment as necessary to meet quality standards, and implement improvements to maintain efficiency and productivity.
  • Scheduling and Operations: Schedule shifts and oversee daily operations to ensure production goals are met, and review safety procedures to ensure compliance with company standards.
  • Supply Chain Management: Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials, and manage inventory levels to meet demand.
  • Employee Development: Provide training and development opportunities to assigned employees, and maintain good community relationships as they relate to assigned employees and production effectiveness.
  • Process Improvement: Identify and prioritize opportunities for process improvement, and provide resources to assist the Operations Manager in meeting annual operating plan and budgetary commitments.
  • Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels to ensure the right amount of materials are on hand to meet demand, and work with engineers to design or improve existing products and processes.
  • Communication: Communicate effectively with employees, suppliers, customers, and stakeholders on all aspects of the business, and implement flow manufacturing techniques where appropriate.
  • Production Planning: Partner with the Value Stream Managers, Production Planning, and Materials departments to establish production priorities and plans, and direct production operations in accordance with established priorities and sequences.
  • Quality Assurance: Assist Quality Assurance and Manufacturing Engineering personnel in testing, troubleshooting, and modifying processes to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of products.
  • Performance Metrics: Meet or exceed goals established for safety, labor efficiencies, schedule attainment, scrap, rework, and any other production-related goals.
  • Team Development: Initiate, suggest, and implement plans to motivate, empower, and develop workers to achieve work goals in a team environment, and supervise and assist in the set-up, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of various automated machines, assembly equipment, and/or machining centers.
  • Lean Manufacturing: Implement lean techniques and principles such as 5S, standardized work, waste identification and elimination, value stream mapping, team-based multi-skilled workforce, one-piece flow technology, visual factory concepts, and total productive maintenance.
  • Support Functions: Provide other support to production and management as required.
Requirements:
  • Leadership Competencies: Inspire the trust and respect of the team while driving productivity improvements.
  • Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to quickly ascertain a situation and be decisive in solving problems.
  • Conflict Resolution Skills: Ability to resolve conflicts in a professional and confidential manner.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
  • Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
  • Emotional Intelligence: Ability to interact with all levels of leadership and hourly team members in a professional and confidential manner.
  • Change Management Skills: Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
  • Technical Skills: Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams skills.
  • Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal and people relations skills.
  • Multi-Tasking Skills: Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects and tasks.
  • Independent Thinking: Ability to think independently and take action when necessary.
  • Persuasion Skills: Ability to persuade and influence others in a positive manner.
  • Continuous Improvement: Focus on continuous improvement of process, efficiency, and people development and engagement.
  • Urgency: Keen sense of urgency to meet production goals and deadlines.
  • Strategic and Tactical Abilities: Proven strategic and tactical abilities to drive business results.
Education and Experience:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • Experience: 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment involving high-speed machining.
  • Skills: Outstanding PC/systems knowledge and skills, strong leadership, communications, and interpersonal skills.


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