Injection Molding Production Supervisor

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference?  If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career. 

 

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do.  We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world.  We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day. 

 

Are you in?  Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

Now hiring a Production Supervisor in our Injection Molding Department at our Murrysville, PA manufacturing plant.  In this role, you will be counted on for the following activities:

 

Production:

• Maintain staffing of both full-time and temporaries to meet customer demand.
• Assign associates to work cell and adjust staffing daily to match workload.
• Meet with Buyer/Planners daily to discuss issues such as material shortages, customer demand, capacity, etc., and adjust appropriately. 
• Work with all plant support groups i.e. Safety, Industrial, Manufacturing, & Quality Engineering groups as required.    
• Be a promoter of Safety 24/7, Customer Satisfaction & a willingness to promote and sustain continuous improvement.
• Maintain Visual Control Boards per MSA Operating System standards.
• Oversee equipment problems in department and make sure repairs are completed in a timely manner.

HR:

• Addressing Associate’s personal and work-related issues.
• Interview associates to fill open positions.
• Enforcing MSA policies and procedures ensuring accountability for compliance.
• Create and maintain associate’s training records.

Communication:

• Daily interaction with Associates on multiple shifts according to MSA Operating System standards.
• Attend Safety, Staff, department, stand-up and material management meetings.
• Post-daily information on KPI and or department bulletin board.

Administrative:

• Approve time for permanent and temporary associates and maintain attendance, vacation, etc. data in Replicon system.
• Maintain the department roster, cross-training matrix and evacuation plan.
• Write up safety documentation including JSA/SOP records, near hit and incident reports.
• Verify and review ECO documentation.
• Approve requisitions and tooling requirements.
• Review, sign-off, and reconcile VISA transactions.
• Respond to audit, CQN, and notification findings with solid root cause and occurrence prevention solutions.

Budget:

• Review performance of department and adjust and improve performance.
• Help Production Manager with 6-week departmental projections
• Review productivity, linearity or schedule achievement as compared to departmental goals.
• Monitor and investigate job-closeout variances.

Qualifications

Special knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to keep the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
• Proven ability to organize and prioritize a large number of tasks, solve technical problems, lead projects and drive change.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities to promote teamwork, delegation, individual responsibility, and positive employee morale.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and foster good working relationships with co-workers at all levels within the organization.
• Self-motivated individual with demonstrated abilities to work independently.
• Up to 10% domestic travel is required.

Preferred:

• Familiar with Lean, Six Sigma principles, Continuous Improvement, and/or EHS initiatives.

 Education and experience required:

 

This position is available at three different career levels based upon experience, education, etc.:

 

 Level one: 

• Associate’s degree in related field or educational academic equivalent required. 
• Two years of proven supervisory/leadership experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or military setting may be substituted for an associate’s degree. 
• One year of proven supervisory experience or leadership experience (this can include Group leader experience), and two years’ working experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment is required.
• Related military experience may be substituted for up to two years of supervisory and / or work experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Level two: 

• Associate’s degree in related field or educational academic equivalent required.
• Four years of proven supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or military setting may be substituted for an associate’s degree. 
• Two years’ supervisory or leadership experience (this can include Group Leader experience), and three years working experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment is required. 
• Related military experience may be substituted for up to two years of supervisory and / or work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Level three:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or educational academic equivalent required. 
• Three years’ supervisory or leadership experience (this can include Group Leader experience), and four years working experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment is required.
• • Related military experience may be substituted for up to two years of supervisory and / or work experience.
• Master’s degree/ certification preferred.

Preferred:

• One year of experience in manufacturing.
• Professional work-related experience in Molding or lean manufacturing.
• Industrial Engineering degree.
• Prior MSA Experience.