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We are looking for a talented Production Supervisor to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our CUMMINS facility in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
Job Summary
Supervises the daily activities of a production unit or team, ensuring the achievement of safety, quality, productivity, efficiency, and delivery objectives. This position will be responsible for supervising the third shift at XPJ, leading high-volume teams.
Key Responsibilities 1. Operations and Production Supervision
- Supervise the daily activities of the production team, ensuring established objectives are achieved.
- Monitor and track hour-by-hour production performance (Hour-by-Hour) and area efficiency indicators.
- Coordinate team activities and ensure production and productivity targets are achieved.
- Ensure proper housekeeping conditions are maintained within the area of responsibility.
- Identify operational performance deviations and take timely action to maintain production continuity and efficiency.
- Work cross-functionally to identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.
2. Leadership and People Development
- Lead and manage high-volume production teams, promoting a safe, productive, and collaborative work environment.
- Establish clear expectations and communicate responsibilities to team members.
- Provide guidance, feedback, and follow-up to support team members in achieving their tasks and objectives.
- Develop, train, coach, and mentor team members to strengthen their capabilities and performance.
- Promote employee engagement and active participation in area objectives and activities.
- Effectively manage conflicts and employee-related situations while promoting positive working relationships.
- Serve as a group lead for projects, initiatives, and work assignments based on operational needs.
3. Quality and Problem Solving
- Ensure compliance with applicable quality standards and process requirements.
- Apply problem-solving techniques to identify root causes and establish corrective and preventive actions.
- Participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis related to Health, Safety and Environment, as well as operational issues.
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities and collaborate with the appropriate functions to implement sustainable solutions.
- Make timely and well-informed decisions when addressing safety, quality, productivity, or delivery deviations.
4. Health, Safety and Environment
- Promote and ensure compliance with HSE standards, policies, and procedures within the area.
- Reinforce a safety culture by ensuring risks and unsafe conditions are identified and addressed in a timely manner.
- Participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis, ensuring appropriate follow-up on resulting actions.
- Promote individual and collective accountability for safety within the team.
5. Continuous Improvement and Collaboration
- Work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and other support functions to resolve operational issues and improve performance.
- Participate in and lead Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) initiatives focused on improving safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce losses, and optimize operational performance.
- Share information, best practices, and knowledge with other leaders and work teams.
- Adapt to changes in business priorities and respond effectively to new operational needs.
Education, Licenses and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree or Engineering degree completed.
- Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience and Knowledge
- Minimum 4 years of supervisory experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience in people management, preferably with high-volume teams.
- Knowledge of quality processes and manufacturing standards.
- Knowledge of problem-solving techniques and root cause analysis.
- Experience working in production environments and achieving operational objectives.
- Proficiency with computer tools and systems used to monitor and control operations.
- Experience working with production, productivity, or efficiency metrics preferred.
Competencies
- Builds effective teams.
- Collaborates.
- Communicates effectively.
- Decision quality.
- Develops talent.
- Directs work.
- Drives engagement.
- Drives results.
- Manages conflict.
- Health, Safety and Environment Fundamentals.
- Health, Safety and Environment Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis.
- Continuous Process Improvement.
- Values differences.
Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position
- Maintain availability to work rotating shifts, primarily 3rd and 2nd shifts, based on operational needs.
- Availability to work third shift:
- Monday through Thursday: 11:45 p.m. to 6:15 a.m.
- Friday: 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
- Exercise sound judgment and make autonomous decisions within the scope of responsibility, prioritizing operational needs.
- Supervise and manage teams with a high volume of employees.