Manufacturing Supervisor

at R.D. Henry & Co. in Wichita, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Position Description:

• Accountable for Teams of CCI producing defect-free products, on-time while maintaining safe and efficient use of resources.
• Establish and maintain standard work to meet quality expectations and efficient manufacturing processes.
• Continuously develop and grow team members to support a culture of continuous improvement and lean initiatives.
• Goal setting to improve Quality, Cost, Safety, and Delivery to be approved by the superior.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the daily availability and readiness of all resources, including people, machines, and materials.
• Make daily staffing adjustments to balance labor within the teams to meet customer demand and KOSU goals.
• Assure compliance with company programs, procedures, and requirements.
• Adhere to disciplinary procedures using the team's MFTTM; set goals monthly or as needed for cross-training team members using JBSs.
• Ensure team leaders are taking immediate action to correct shortfalls in regards to their customers’ expectations of quality and timeliness.
• Review VMB twice daily to ensure team leaders are taking immediate action to correct shortfalls in regards to their First Pass Yield and KOSU Goals.
• Help lead and support continuous improvement activities utilizing the 5-Why Problem Analysis Approach and VMB Newspaper.
• Ensure cleaning schedules and machine PM schedules are being met, as well as scheduling machine repairs with the maintenance team.
• Work with customers and supplies to ensure standard WIP inventory levels are being met.
• Develop personal learning plans and goals for subordinates.
• Conduct monthly safety inspections of areas of the plant; daily Team Leader Meetings; annual performance evaluations; and weekly (or as required) newspaper/action plans reviews with subordinate positions.
• Coordinate subordinate’s work and allow for a 50/50 split of on/off-line process improvement.