The Technical Product Process Supervisor will be responsible for managing designated manufacturing processes in a fast paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment. The Technical Product Process Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring conformance of processes and coordinating engineering, tooling and quality changes in their assigned area/department. The selected candidate will coordinate all safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale initiatives. Provide coaching and mentoring to team members (both bargaining unit and supervisory) regarding World Class Manufacturing techniques for problem solving and corrective action implementation. The Technical Product Process Supervisor will interface with Corporate Engineering, Program Management, Product Engineering and Supplier Quality to assure compliance to build requirements as well as to drive product changes necessary to improve quality.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
Responsible for the direct supervision of bargaining unit employees
Manage Process Sheets through Advanced Manufacturing Planning System (AMPS), propose modifications and guarantee process standardization across all shifts.
Analyze quality data, prioritize issues based on quality data and provide recommendations for improvement to the team.
Manage and lead part/process changes that affect the floor
Audit and manage process parameters and identify optimal strategy based on CP-CPK results
Root cause vehicle dimensional parameter issues to improve quality metrics
Ensure non-conforming parts are identified and processed
Collaborate with Team Leaders, Engineers and other roles in continuous improvement activities
Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Safety, Cost, Quality and throughput improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment
Requirements: Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a technical / engineering discipline
Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
Ability to coach/mentor/develop team members
Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite
Preferred Requirements
Master's degree in an engineering discipline
Previous manufacturing supervisory experience
Previous experience working in a union environment
Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing
Ability to read, interpret, and understand engineering documents, technical standards and design specifications.
Category Manufacturing
Function Engineering
Req ID JN -042024-121036