Position Overview:Lead critical Bogie Machining and CTA Girder Welding operations in a hands-on manufacturing environment where safety, quality, and continuous improvement are key. As a Production Supervisor - Bogie Machining / CTA Girder Weld (1st Shift), you'll lead skilled machining and fabrication teams, drive daily production priorities, and use Lean Manufacturing principles to improve efficiency, quality, and shop-floor performance.
What your day might look like:- Lead daily welding, fabrication, and machining operations, supervising Production Technicians, machinists, CNC operators, programmers, and other production employees while assigning work and establishing priorities based on production schedules.
- Ensure safety, quality, and manufacturing compliance by maintaining established processes and procedures, EHS and OSHA requirements, WPS standards, specifications, 6S practices, work instructions, and environmental guidelines.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement by identifying and eliminating waste, improving standardized work, reducing changeover times, balancing line capacity, and monitoring key performance indicators including OEE and TAKT time.
- Manage production workflow and equipment readiness, including daily job scheduling, machine loading across mills, lathes, multi-axis and CNC centers, tooling, raw material inventory, preventive maintenance, and machine calibration to support on-time delivery.
- Champion quality, cost, and team performance by addressing non-conformances, coordinating with Engineering, Quality Assurance, and inspections, reducing scrap and material waste, tracking labor efficiency and job costs through ERP/MRP data, and hiring, training, mentoring, scheduling, and evaluating team members.
This posting outlines the primary responsibilities of the role, but is not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned in alignment with business needs.What you will need to be successful:- Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience.
- 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, including planning, launching, or supporting new production lines in complex, low-volume production environments such as rail, aerospace/aviation, naval, or heavy equipment manufacturing.
- Experience within the rail industry, particularly light or heavy rail production, is highly valued.
- Strong working knowledge of SAP or comparable MRP/ERP systems used to manage manufacturing operations, materials, and production.
- Proven ability to apply Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles, including 5S, waste reduction, root cause analysis, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, Yamazumi, and Lean Shop Floor Management.
- Experience identifying root causes, improving processes, eliminating production inefficiencies, and implementing sustainable solutions in a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience supporting customer service, maintenance, or aftermarket operations, preferably within the rail or another complex industrial environment.
- Experience developing or supporting automation and manufacturing technology roadmaps to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
- Certifications such as Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Certification, OSHA Safety, Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE), supply management certification, EIT, or Professional Engineer (PE) are a plus.
Additional information:Upon offer of employment, candidates will be subject to a background check and drug screen.
The physical demands described here are representative of those necessary to successfully perform the essential job duties:
- Frequently walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Frequently required to climb stairs, steps, and ladders
- Frequently required to work on elevated platforms.
- Perform work overhead.
- Occasionally lift and move at most 40 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Candidates should be willing to work in non-climate-controlled environments and inclement weather if required or if applicable.
Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.
Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees.
Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html#LI-FC1
You'll Benefit FromSiemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html
The pay range for this position is $103,274.00 - $121,449.00 annually with a target incentive of 5% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.
