Supervisor Manufacturing Position Available In Halifax, North Carolina

Supervisor Manufacturing at Kennametal NA
Supervisor Manufacturing at Kennametal NA in roanoke rapids, North Carolina
Posted in Other 5 days ago.

Job Description:

About Kennametal
With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries staypetitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at kennametal. Follow @

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Job Title:

Production Supervisor

Location:

Roanoke Rapids, NC

Shift:

7am – 7pm (2-2-3 schedule)

Job Summary:

Providing support to ensure efficient operation of the manufacturing floor. This role is responsible for confidential and time sensitive material. Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures.
Ability to effectivelymunicate via phone and email ensuring that all duties arepleted accurately and delivered with high quality and in a timely manner. Rely on experience and judgment to plan and aplish goals.
Prepare an annual sales forecast, consistent with product group marketing goals and sales management guidance Include estimates of sales costs, value of sales, anticipated delivery schedule, gross profit, and overall budget for each product.
High school graduate, 4- year secondary degree preferred with a minimum of 3 years manufacturing experience or
2 or more years of formal technical training beyond high school and 3-5 years of people supervision with proven ability in conflict resolution.
Basic professional knowledge of environmental, health and safety issues.
Must have working knowledge of lean manufacturing principals, robust problem-solving techniques, material requirements planning (MRP), time and attendance as well asputer software such as; Microsoft Office &panion programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook).

Key Job Responsibilities:

Understand and acknowledge day to day responsibilities for environmental, health and safety. Routinely conduct safety audits and develop action plans. Periodically meet with or provide progress reports to the department manager / the EHS administrator or the Plant Manager, regarding fulfillment of EHS responsibilities. Conduct the required training per the EHS procedures for employees who are new in a position prior to starting job skills training.
2. Plan and direct the daily activities within the department, either directly or through group leaders. These activities include, but are not limited to:
Manage order-processing flow to achieve established “on-time delivery” & “lead-time” goals”.
Identify maintenance issues and ensure that all breakdowns, scheduled, and preventive maintenance ispleted on a timely basis. Close outpleted work orders daily.
Rmend staffing changes and/or overtime to ensure that total department throughput satisfies production requirements.
Specify and/or requisition tools, fixtures, spare parts (new & repair), and raw materials where appropriate.
Review, monitor and focus on increasing productivity, within assigned areas of responsibility, with year over year improvements.
3. Ensure ongoingpliance to all product quality requirements, and where possible, identify and address opportunities to improve quality and reduce scrap.

Specific activities include:

Participate in scrap meetings held immediately before, after, or during the shift.
Ensure that appropriate work instructions are available to operators in assigned work centers. Supervisors are also responsible for ensuring that operators are properly trained and for conducting Control Plan audits.
Participate in / lead continuous improvement projects to enable Production to meet established performance objectives.
Prepare & submit monthly update reports to department manager.
Participate in internal ISO audits. Address open Corrective Action Requests (CAR’s) in a timely manner.
4. Conduct regular scheduled (quarterly minimum)munication meetings for assigned work centers.

Agenda items should include:

Review plant quality procedures
Discuss areas of highest non-conformance (including scrap)
Maintain equipment cleaning assignments/employee
Review performance and efficiency per employee
Assure written meeting actions
Assign improvement activities and priorities
Develop team building skills
Maintain records of employee time and attendance. Counsel employees as appropriate to address performance concerns or issues in accordance with the guidelines established in the Employee Guideline Handbook. Complete an annual performance appraisal for each employee and arrange for their training needs.
Other duties as assigned.
Education, Work Experience, Skills, Certificates
Requires a minimum of high school education 4- year secondary degree preferred with a minimum of 3 years manufacturing experience or 2 or more years of formal technical training beyond high school and 3-5 years of people supervision with proven ability in conflict resolution.
Excellentputer skills, including a high degree of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Equal Opportunity Employer

Nearest Major Market:

Raleigh

Nearest Secondary Market:

Rocky Mount

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