Production Supervisor

To be successful in this role, your experience and competencies are:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); some previous work-related experience is a plus; or a combination of education and experience equivalent as deemed sufficient by management.
• Minimum 3 yrs. experience as a supervisor or operator in a heavy manufacturing industry, millwright, or demonstrated abilities through on-the-job training or education.
• Minimum 1+ years’ experience in Microsoft Excel and lean continuous improvement.
• Must be able to read and interpret a tape measure, blueprints, and bills of material (BOM’s).
• Continue to grow lean knowledge and use the tools to identify and assist with continuous improvement.
• Experience of assisting and developing (multi-skilled) people
• Experience of leading small group activities to drive improvement ideas.
• Understanding of production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap, and re-work.
• Maintain positive, cooperative working relationships by working, acting, and communicating with various personalities getting along with customers, vendors, co-workers, and management working both individually and as part of a team.
• Exercise considerable initiative/judgment in work methods and in interpreting and delegating work requirements/goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organization, and problem-solving skills working efficiently and accurately to keep up with production requirements.
• Ability to lead by example, gain respect from team and communicate with clarity whilst demonstrating excellence in approach to work and people activities.
• Capacity to learn quickly, parts machined are unique to manufactured equipment and change orders are frequent.
• Flexible and adaptable in coping with pressures, deadlines, and rapidly changing situations.
• Understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure/cost of poor quality.

Supervisor and Leadership Expectations: Oversee 6-25 operators; training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Our Culture and Values

Employees that become part of Astec embody the values below throughout their work.

• Continuous devotion to meeting the needs of our customers.
• Honesty and integrity in all aspects of business
• Respect for all individuals
• Preserving entrepreneurial spirit and innovation
• Safety, quality and productivity as means to ensure success.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Manufacturing Environment

Shop manufacturing environment exposures include exposure to moving mechanical parts, machinery, tools and equipment, vibration, fumes or airborne particles, motorized vehicles, welding and machining operations, outside weather conditions and exposure to the risk of electric shock. The employee may occasionally be exposed to varying levels of dirt, dust, toxic or caustic chemicals, very warm and/or very chilly temperatures. The noise level in the shop can be very loud at times consistent with an industrial assembly facility and may require hearing protection. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Headquarters

Stafford, England

Open jobs

55

Website

astecindustries.com