Production Supervisor & Planning Title:Production Supervisor & Planner (Controls)
Job Family: Operations
Reports to: Operations Manager
FLSA Status Exempt
EEOC Class: 1st-level manager
SummaryReporting to the Operations Manager, this individual will be a key member of the manufacturing assembly staff, working closely with safety, engineering, quality, and customers to ensure business goals are met. This role will be a significant contributor and decision-maker as we strive to drive growth in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
The Production Supervisor & Planner position will be responsible for planning and organizing manufacturing activities for the Mason product lines, including transducers within the Controls Business Unit.
This role will manage a team of production leaders, assemblers, and inspectors, providing coaching and mentoring, assisting with problem-solving, managing capital budgets, and driving operational efficiency focused on reducing waste and improving productivity, while driving execution focused on achieving KPIs and customer service.
Position DutiesEssential functions of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Plans production work orders based on MRP requirements and customers specifications
- Reviews and releases work orders to production
- Plans and reschedules open orders to support changes in MRP demand and availability of capacity
- Updates and maintains status reports
- Investigates and resolves issues related to past due shipments/work orders and material shortages
- Ensures the integrity of the MRP database and inventory accuracy per the materials weekly task schedule
- Initiates and participates in lean initiatives including but not limited to: kanban, one-piece flow, and inventory reduction
- Participation in disposition of non-conforming parts, taking into consideration cost and delivery impact
- Ensure day-to-day safety, quality and manufacturing goals are obtained for the Production lines
- Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Mason Controls Assembly Area
- Proactively prevent injuries to personnel, damage to the facility, and environmental non-compliances and releases. Instill a team focus that promotes individual ownership and care and concern for others
- Plan, implement, control, review, adjust, and communicate production schedules in order to efficiently and effectively use available resources to meet customer demand while maintaining cost, quality, and schedule. Demonstrate effective project management skills
- Develop, implement, and improve systems to maximize production outcomes with the assurance that products meet customer specifications
- Proactively seek opportunities to reduce costs and gain operational productivity, participate in process troubleshooting, development and optimization of new equipment and product lines, development and implementation of process control schemes and resolution of environmental issues
- Apply technical, engineering, personnel experience knowledge to problem-solving and process design
- Provide leadership in the investigation of problems and implementation of appropriate corrective actions
- Presents operation reports to senior management.
- Ensures ongoing improvements are attained for product quality and overall business unit growth, and investigates and resolves causes of inefficiencies and manufacturing variances.
- Provide input to assist with the strategic direction of the plant regarding long-term planning involving operating and capital budgets as well as departmental goals and objectives
- Provide leadership to plant support personnel including reliability, process controls, and process improvement with the objective of improving all plant processes
- Provide leadership and oversight of technology transfers and start-up of new product lines in support of products transitioning from Design and Development into production, experience with process validation and product validation and design for manufacturing preferred
- Assists in the selection of, as well as develops and maintains qualified personnel within the manufacturing assembly department, both supervision and front-line staff
- Continue to build a culture of trust and involvement within the department through positive relations and communication while maintaining discipline and morale with advice from the HR department and leadership team
- Other duties as assigned
QualificationsEducation & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations or science preferred or equivalent experience in related field. Aerospace manufacturing background is a big plus, and highly preferred.
- Five or more years of managerial experience within a manufacturing business, cross-functional team management preferred
- Demonstrate success in managing people and leading multiple teams and/or departments in manufacturing
- Have strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to use Excel and other related computer programs proficiently and have data mining and presentation skills
- Demonstrate success in achieving results along with experience in Operational Excellence
- Possess business and financial acumen as well as fundamental management principles
- A six sigma background with lean manufacturing experience (Preferred)
- Experience in plant layouts, high-volume production start-ups and turnkey operations (Preferred)
Physical DemandsEmployees in this position must possess mobility to:
- work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer; stamina to sit and to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions;
- may occasionally lift/carry/push/pull up to 25 pounds;
- may require minimal walking, climbing, stooping, crouching, and/or bending;
- Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.
- May require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, and shop coat.
Pay Range Compensation: $110,000 - $140,000 annuallyOTHERThis position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a US person as: any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or. any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence ("Green Card" holder); or. any individual who is granted status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3).
