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Position Summary: The Production Supervisor reports directly to the Plant Manager. Supervisors are the first level of authority in the workplace providing leadership, coaching, and clear direction to ensure people are working safely, meeting customer demands, solving problems, eliminating waste, and meeting goals.
Under the leadership of the Plant Manager, this position is accountable for supervising, scheduling, and leading a group of employees to meet departmental goals. This position would provide leadership and implement production plans to support OTIF and quality targets within the assigned department. This position is responsible to apply knowledge and skills in EHS to drive disciplined systems in support of an injury-free work culture. The Production Supervisor is also responsible to drive process improvement throughout the assigned department in the pursuit of operational excellence and cost competitiveness.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working knowledge of manufacturing systems and processes.
• Solving problems by identifying their root cause and preventing a recurrence.
• Own cost savings initiatives (degree of implementation).
• Must be able to direct multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing priorities.
• Other duties as required.
• Direct the implementation of Arconic Business System initiatives (lean manufacturing including 5S, standardized work, work balance, product flow, and TPM improvements.
• Strong experience and knowledge in lean manufacturing systems (ABS), Production Control and Quality Systems.
• Monitoring performance and implementing corrective action to meet goals.
• Responsible for meeting or exceeding production goals including production output, safety, on time delivery, and people initiatives within a traditional unit supervisor role.
• Provide leadership, coaching, establish clear direction, intentions and objectives while being able to gain the support of others and motivate people in assigned area.
• Maintain all production and related quality assurance records.
• Effectively manage employee and labor relations issues including contract administration, grievance handling, and day-to-day employee complaints/issues.
• Effectively communicating with others within and outside the working group.
• Ensure all Environmental & Safety policies are followed.
• Identifying and implementing improvement plans.

Qualifications
General Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing/product environment.
• Knowledge of principles and application of lean manufacturing and Quality Systems and production planning.
• Able to function in a high-pressure work environment characterized by constant change.
• Aspirations to grow into a more senior role.
• Highly developed oral (influencing) and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience:

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, demanding manufacturing environment.
• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Engineering, or Business is an asset.
• Microsoft Office and JDE experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex issues and derive suitable business solutions.
• Knowledge of the architectural aluminum construction industry with particular expertise on people-paced processes in production environments.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the innate ability to work with a wide variety of different personalities.

Work Environment/Conditions: Fast-paced, busy manufacturing/production facility with the ability to have a flexible schedule and work daytime, evening, and night shifts as per production needs. This position is Non-Exempt and would require frequent overtime to meet production and business needs.
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ABOUT ARCONIC
Arconic Corporation (NYSE: ARNC), a Fortune 500 company, is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the automotive, aerospace, commercial transportation, industrial and building and construction markets. Building on more than a century of innovation, Arconic helps to transform the way we fly, drive, and build. We are proud that 77% of our employees are happy working for Arconic and would recommend it as a great place to work and that 80% of our employees would recommend their managers to others.
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