Tool & Die Production Supervisor (Automotive Die Forming)
- Chicago Heights, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity to ensure objectives are met through following standardized work
- Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives
- Suppot Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) and coach problem resolution to the lowest level
- Communication and Recognition
- Meet 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
- Coordination of Safety Operating System activities including overhead safety, lifting and rigging and Energy Control and Lockout procedures
- Lead skilled trades/die maintenance personnel to evaluate Die Readiness requirements for maintaining and improving production yields, output, and up time.
- Supervise preventative maintenance schedules, inspections and repairs to minimize down time
- Coordinate and schedule manpower and materials to meet maintenance requirements to minimize down time
- Respnsible for monitoring day-to-day production processes, Draw panel formability, last hit process, contamination investigation
- Understanding and expertise in draw die forming, maintenance of beads, trim steels and pierce operations
- Ability to coordinate major and minor die repairs
- Determine and correct root cause of related downtime issues
- Assist and teach die maintenance troubleshooting techniques to improve mean time between failure and mean time to repair
- Ensure start-up readiness for production
- Coordination of maintenance activities with other plant operations
- Identify and insure that safety hazards and unsafe practices are corrected and addressed
- Performs other related duties.
- High School Diploma or GED Required
- 1 - 3 years of supervisory and/or manufacturing experience
- Fundamental working knowledge of automotive die forming
- Knowledge of tool and die design, fabrication, and repair processes, or a similar field
- Ability to work all shifts on a rotating basis, including nights and weekends
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Capable of assigning work to a unionized hourly workforce, holding employees accountable for following processes on daily work assignments in terms of safety, quality, and throughput
- Strong organizational and administrative skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and leadership behaviors
- Ability to multitask
- Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
- A successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in ONE FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.
- Bachelor's Degree or completion of a Die Maker apprenticeship
- 3-5 years of automotive experience, Body shop/stamping/subassembly experience preferred
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
- Knowledge of constraint management principles
- Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)
- Prior experience managing a unionized workforce.
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
- Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.