Operations Supervisor

Country

United States of America

State / County

California

City

Gardena

Division

EPD

Company

Permaswage Gardena

Function

Operations

Workplace Type

On-Site

Position type

Full Time

Opportunity ID

22002

Job Description

Location Profile:

Located in Gardena California, Permaswage designs and manufactures separable and permanent fluid fittings and installation tooling for aerospace and defense applications.

Position Summary:

Manufacturing Supervisor provides leadership and supervises direct labor employees involved in the manufacturing of Permaswage products. Manages assigned company resources (personnel, equipment and materials) to achieve work schedules and satisfy customer requirements in an efficient and cost effective manner. May occasionally operate production equipment or perform hands-on production tasks, not to exceed 20 % of the workday (such activities must be cleared in advance by the Manufacturing Manager).

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Complies with and enforces all company safety rules and regulations. These include the use of company-provided personal protective equipment/supplies (i.e., safety glasses, hearing protection, safety shoes); maintaining a clean work area; operating equipment and using tools in a safe manner; correcting unsafe conditions or practices
• Effectively leads a team of employees and manages performance to set expectations. Tasks for effective performance management include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
• Update Daily Management board and communicate status of Dispatch list, RYG report, weekly shipment plan, Flex performance and projections during daily walk thru with management. Escalate any issues/concerns needing management support during this walk thru
• Schedule jobs to maximize machine and operator efficiencies and report capacity constraints to production control
• Achieve daily metrics including ESH, productivity, scrap, dock, sales and other significant measures
• Use the daily Flex tool to monitor and manage key metrics especially variable spending. Each supervisor must understand spending details on a daily basis
• Maintain proper staffing levels to achieve budgeted levels of performance
• Use the Productivity Pipeline form to update and manage cost reduction projects and report status on a weekly basis
• Analyze processes to improve efficiency (includes purchase of new capital equipment, planning arrangement of equipment, use of cost effective production techniques) and achieve cost reduction expectations
• Implement lean manufacturing methods (6S, flow, visual organization, etc.)
• Ensure that manufacturing documentation procedures and protocol are followed at all times
• Monitor scrap, yield and part efficiencies on existing programs to ensure achievement of budget
• Holds weekly employee communication meetings and ensures their team has an understanding of the status and future of the business
• Ensure machinery is at optimum repair by implementing preventative maintenance programs, assigning repair tasks and maintaining spare parts
• Obtain tooling, gages and other supplies needed for production prior to release of the router to machines. Implement set-up time reduction methods
• Train personnel in production tasks, safety requirements, teamwork and lean manufacturing principles
• Check quality and quantities of product runs, SPC charts, first article charts, accuracy of routers
• Resolve technical and administrative problems
• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

Required

• 1 - 5 years of technical experience in a fast paced manufacturing setting is highly preferred
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Working knowledge of JDEdwards software, AS400/Mapcis preferred, but not required
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to work under deadline pressure.
• Ability to concentrate on specific objectives, while managing multiple priorities, people and functions

Desired

• Experience in an aerospace machining environment
• Previous experience managing hourly employees
• Continuous Improvement background
• Microsoft excel programming or other computer programming skills
• Experience working with JDEdwards systems

For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $90000 to $115000 US Dollar (USD) Salaried based on a variety of factors. For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 2X the Company's bonus multiple, based on the Company's performance in the applicable quarter. Employees will receive 120 hours paid time off every year. Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's 401(k) plan.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.