2nd Shift Production Supervisor

Overview

Production Supervisor

Our growing company is seeking to hire a Production Supervisor for our Hazel Park, Michigan facility. This is an incredible opportunity to work with a world class team! 

SUMMARY

In this role you will have accountability to lead and direct manufacturing activities to produce parts safely, within quality standards, on schedule and while meeting cost objectives.

Responsibilities

A role like this comes with some important responsibilities, some of those responsibilities include:

• Synchronize efforts between manufacturing, scheduling, manufacturing engineering, and quality to maximize customer satisfaction while meeting operational objectives.
• Monitor and meet daily operational excellence objectives which include safety, quality, delivery productivity and inventory requirements, while ensuring production volumes meet customer needs.
• Maintain high standards of manufacturing operations to ensure that products conform to established customer and company quality standards relative to assigned departments.
• Lead CI activities for the assigned department regarding safety, quality, delivery, productivity, scrap reduction, inventory and preventive maintenance by using all lean tools.
• Achieve optimum employee levels with least amount of overhead and raw material costs to meet annual budgetary plan relative to assigned departments.
• Hire, train, develop and evaluate staff. Take corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy.
• Directly supervises department employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with MEC’s policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, training, and hiring employees, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, addressing employee issues, and upholding safety and quality guidelines. 
• Address management, quality and team member concerns and complaints to resolve problems in a positive and constructive manner.

Qualifications

Why Work for MEC?

We don’t want to brag, but we are honored to be the largest fabricator in the nation for 10 years in a row. That recognition isn’t handed out without a lot of hard work and dedication from more than 2,000 employee shareholders at MEC. Did we say shareholders? YES! MEC is an employee-owned company that is highly involved and actively supports the communities in which our facilities are located. 

Founded in 1945, MEC is a manufacturer that provides a broad range of Prototyping, Metal Fabrication, Tube Bending, Machining, Welding, Coating, and Value-Added Assembly services to a variety of markets including Commercial Vehicle, Power Sports & Recreational Vehicles, Agriculture, Construction & Forestry, Military, Mining, Automotive, and Power Generation companies. We continue to have an aggressive growth plan, operating 20 manufacturing facilities that are strategically located near its customers in eight states

What Does It Take to Be a Fit for This Role?

Ideally, we are looking for candidates who have a minimum of an associate’s degree in a related field or 3 to 5 years of quality control experience in a manufacturing environment.  Experience with metal fabrication, welding, assembly, and paint along with experience with quality improvement tools (Lean Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) is also required.  Since you will part of a team in this role, you will need to be a solid communicator with excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to develop and motivate a team. 

Come explore the opportunity MEC has to offer. We would love to hear from you!