Production Supervisor Job at Advantage Technical in Chicago

Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community, and the world in which we live.

Position Description:

• Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity to ensure objectives are met through following standardized work
• Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives
• Monitor ANDON occurrences. Be the first responder as secondary support
• Through Process Confirmation, verify that the line is running safely, smoothly, and producing quality parts
• Support Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) and coach problem resolution to the lowest level
• Communication and Recognition
• Meet First Time Through (FTT), inventory, cost, scrap, supply, and tooling expense targets
• Build Team Leader and Team Member capability
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
• Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents

Skills Required:

• Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Capable of assigning work to unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate effective leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Experience Required:

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Microsoft Office knowledge

Education Required:

• High School Diploma/GED

Additional Information:

• Must be able to work the crew patterns in the plant, which rotate every 3 months, as well as overtime as required.
• Crew patterns listed below are core production.
• Supervisors are expected to work before and after as well.
• A-Crew: Monday-Thursday 6am-4:30pm
• B-Crew: Tuesday-Friday 6pm-4:30am
• C-Crew: Friday/Saturday 6am-4:30pm, Sunday/Monday 6pm-4:30am Fully Onsite.