Production Supervisor

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

PCC Aerostructures is a leading supplier of complex components and assemblies to the global aerospace industry.

PCC Aerostructures now includes 39 plants in the U.S, Europe and Asia with over 5500 employees and has ambitious growth plans. Businesses within PCC Aerostructures include Primus International, SPS Aerostructures, Centra, Avibank and AVK, Klune, ProCoat, Southwest United Industries, Progressive Incorporated, Synchronous, and Kalistrut. Plants locations include Washington, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Canada, Mexico, the UK and China.

Location Profile:

Southwest United Industries was established in 1953. Today it is an industry leader in providing complete metal finishing services as well as aviation component repair and overhaul from its 130,000 ft facility in Tulsa. Southwest primarily serves the Aerospace & Defense industries but also supports the medical, oil & gas, and general industrial base as well.

Our services include chrome, cadmium and nickel plating; plasma and HVOF thermal spray coating; hard, chromic, boric and sulfuric anodizing, including chemical conversion coating; all types of painting, including dry film lube and Teflon; non-destructive testing; shot peening; all types of precision grinding including OD, ID, surface, spherical and super-finishing. Southwest maintains Nadcap accredidation for all processes as well as an extensive list of customer specific approvals including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter, Northrop Grumman, Goodrich, Messier-Dowty, Gulfstream, Bombardier, Embraer, Honeywell, Parker and Cessna.

Southwest has a highly skilled team of coating and production engineers along with an outstanding support staff together having many hundreds of years of experience. Southwest, through these fine people, offer unrivaled quality and service. Southwest United is committed to continuous improvement in order to provide our customers with improved coatings solutions while reducing the costs and lead time.

For the past 60 years the vision of Southwest United Industries has remained consistent; "To be the best full-service, single-source, metal finishing company in North America."

Position Summary:

The Production Supervisor will directly supervise manufacturing shop floor operations, driving results to meet production goals and objectives with a specific focus on the paint, plating, and anodize departments. They will do this by striving to continually meet or exceed production plans, meet productivity goals and other key performance indicators while maintaining a safe work environment, superior product quality, and exceptional employee relations.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Owns department goals and objectives driving results and identifying improvement opportunities
• Coordinates, implements, monitors and updates key performance objectives to meet production goals
• Directly supervises hourly production employees
• Removes roadblocks for department employees, ensuring their success
• Ensures employees are adhearing to safety, quality, and organization proedures and policies
• Drives continuous improvement within department
• Identifies and executes cost reduction initiatives
• Partners with HR to address employee relations issues, complaints, or grievances
• Partners with Quality to align production goals with the Business Quality Management System (BQMS)
• Champions Six Sigma and facilitates lean initiatives
• Motivates and holds employees accountable to production objectives
• Observe safety and security procedures and proper use of equipment and material. Actively promote safety process and report any safety issues to proper channels for action.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

• Ability to motivate, develop, and direct employees
• Skilled at analyzing and making data drive decisions
• Skilled communicator able to clearly articulate expectations and results across all levels
• Strong understanding of production processes, quality controls, and cost management
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering and manufacturing including communication techniques, production procedures, and resources relevant to the production goals
• Proven ability to demonstrate strategic planning and forecasting through the use of production methods
• Lean manufacturing expereience including 6-S, Visual Controls, Standard Work, work center metrics, and continuous improvement processes
• Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives with competing deadlines.

Required Experience and Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management or comparable experience in a related field
• 3+ years Supervisory experience
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred
• Aerospace experience preferred