About this role
Primary Function:
The Manufacturing Supervisor I supports the supervision of 30-50 UAW hourly employees in a manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities:
- Support the development and leadership of a team to achieve operations, quality, and continuous improvement goals through training, coaching, subject area, and effective communications
- Champion the use of continuous improvement tools to reduce downtime, improve quality, reduce scrap, and achieve labor efficiency targets
- Implement product and engineering changes successfully
- Model and promote adherence to environmental, health and safety policies and initiatives
- Ensure safety is top priority
- Monitor work order progress and drives quality and timeliness of completion
- Assist with maintaining time and attendance
- Maintain working relationship with union by following the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Job Requirements:
- 1+ years of manufacturing experience is required
- Experience in Six Sigma/Lean processes is preferred
- Previous supervisory experience in a union environment is strongly preferred
- Experience in high-volume, medium mix assembly is preferred
- 2 or 4-year degree is preferred