Production Supervisor
Asahi Kasei

Job Info

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At Asahi Kasei we believe anyone can buy equipment or build a facility. It is our diverse team members around the globe who will enable us to develop ideas and technologies and capture the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. We look for candidates with a fresh perspective, people with a wide variety of skills who are creative thinkers, enjoy challenges and are driven to excel.

We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Daramic where we develop and manufacture advanced lead-acid battery separators that are driving innovation in transportation and industrial applications with cars, trucks, forklifts, and golf carts as well as ESS.

Company:
Daramic, LLC

Job Description:

Expectations

Leadership

• Lead and facilitate PHO and T1 meetings.
• Lead work of hourly employees and ensure compliance to all safety rules for plant.
• Develop and maintain an effective and trust worthy work environment at all times.
• Maintain high level of awareness of all environmental rules that apply to units and systems and ensure team's compliance to the rules and regulations.
• Ensure compliance to all company policies and regulations and administer everyday activities of all production personnel.
• Responsible for production employees reaching daily and weekly production and quality goals.
• Coordinate employee training to comply with all environmental, safety, quality, and operations regulations and standards.
• Respond to and drive to resolution on all employee grievances.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensure that finishing department is achieving yield, uptime, and thru-put goals to meet customer demand as well as yearly SQM budget.
• Ensure downtime data and production data is accurately entered throughout the finishing department.
• Deliver clear expectations to employees regarding job performance, personal conduct and DARAMIC goals.
• Ability to flex to different shifts to work on with back shift crews to assist / resolve issues.
• Assist in root cause analysis needed to improve the safety, reliability, and profitability of process units or systems.
• Adhere to production schedules and coordinate manufacturing processes to meet customer demands.
• Lead and direct continuous improvement projects using 6S and TPM tools.
• Assure that the product and processes are compliant with the internal specifications determined by DARAMIC.
• Lead maintenance activities in respective area of responsibility.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Will require standing and walking for up to 80% of the time.
• Lighting and temperature is adequate.
• Work is generally performed on production floor or within an office environment, with standard equipment available.
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount to force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects including the human body.

Education, Experience, and skills

Education:

Preferable College Degree or Previous experience in Supervision

Professional

Experience:

Manufacturing Experience within a Union Environment

Communications:

Be an effective communicator using written documentation and verbal

communication with various levels of production. Provide and

encourage positive reinforcement

Languages:

English

Skills:

Trouble shooting skills in a manufacturing environment.

Ability to drive standardization through auditing and coaching

Ability to use Power BI, Teams, and Power Point

Microsoft Office, Excel, and Statistical Process Control knowledge.

Labor relations, conflict resolution, communication, time management, continuous improvement, ability to work well with cross-functional teams, and problem solving skills.

We believe a diverse workforce is crucial to our growth as a global supplier of advanced materials. Asahi Kasei is an equal opportunity employer.

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