As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Safety:

• Identify unsafe conditions and eliminate safety hazards.
• When an incident occurs, a full understanding of what happened needs to be understood, corrective   action taken and reflected in the incident report.
• Incident reports need to be reviewed by the Director of Operations for comment and corrective action as required.
• Ensure all members are trained and working in a safe manner.  Continuous monitoring for unsafe acts, maintenance concerns, slip/trip/ fall concerns.
• Regularly coach, encourage and monitor employees for compliance with safety rules and practices.

Staffing/Training:

• Develop and track new operator training for a successful career in Marmon Utility.
• Train and cross-train operators as required to perform to the schedule as outlined by Planning.
• Each Supervisor will have responsibility to be a member of various committees in collaboration with  Production Manager, designed to correct specific problems that have been addressed by the strategic plan, i.e., OSR/scrap reduction, material usage, safety.
• Measure operator efficiency and communicate progress/challenges utilizing coaching and training. 
• Track attendance and recognize quality performance; coach each employee for success.
• Confer with appropriate Human Resources Representative on matters pertaining to employee/labor relations, benefits, etc.

   Operations:

• Responsible for the following of each workstation schedules, communicate with planning for schedule improvement, change or challenges.
• Responsible for maintaining levels of production including safety, line speeds, product quality and work order quantities.
• Understand and communicate with KPIs in the operation floor to promote productivity targets.
• Eliminate downtime through efficient set-ups, material availability, and staging.
• Reduce downtime due to maintenance, i.e., schedule preventive maintenance.

Quality/Scrap:

• Ensure Quality Standards are being met throughout the entire production process and support no defects from leaving a team area
• Implement and Sustain Quality Control Measures
• Assure that scrap is being reported by work center.
• Implement corrective action to reduce scrap by understanding all components that contribute to it.
• Collaborate with operators to correct problems.  Coordinate with engineers, maintenance personnel to correct equipment, process problems.

   Productivity / Lean:

• Promote and support Marmon Utility Lean program by engaging operators in lean activities, training and suggestions.
• Develop methods to increase the efficiency of staging materials to be run at a work center - eliminate the time for searching for reels and/or materials.
• Develop and implement visual standards for 5S.  Work with leads and team on adherence
• Monitor daily team accountability to the visual standards and Good to Go
• Lead team in conducting periodic 5s audits.  Once implemented, hand off to team leads.
• Implement Corrective Actions for KPI misses
• Prioritizes production resources and activities to ensure the timely completion of production schedule.

Organize work centers:

• Organize each work center to achieve maximum efficiency.  Provide the required tools and other resources to achieve work center goals.  Maintain good housekeeping disciplines.
• Reduce material handling of materials between departments and within departments.

These are the general duties required to fulfill the Production Supervisor job description, not a detailed description of all work required.  New duties and responsibilities may be required to meet the changing demands of the business.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE QUALIFICATIONS

• Equivalent experience of 3 - 5 years minimum within a manufacturing environment, in a supervisory capacity.  Direct wire and cable experience preferred.  Strong mechanical and process aptitude and working knowledge of wire/cable machinery.
• 2 - 4 year degree in engineering of manufacturing technology preferred, but will consider equivalent proven work experience.
• Candidate must have strong conceptual and analytical skills, organization and problem-solving ability, verbal and written communications skills and excellent interpersonal skills.  Must be a team player and a developer of teamwork within areas supervised.

Preferred:

• Lean Sigma training
• Maintenance Knowledge
• Microsoft Office Knowledge

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Physical demands associated with this position include extensive walking, lifting & carrying heavy weighted materials (up to 75 lbs) Must be able to perform extensive standing, driving, walking, and climbing; Must be able to operate test equipment, machinery; use power tools; work at heights using ladders and scaffolding.

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [email protected], and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.