Position Summary JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES: The production senior coordinates the activities of the production department staff and is a leader of the team. Supervision and Interaction: Oversees the work efforts of a single cell or multiple cells within the production department. Communicates with the production supervisor.
Essential Functions:
Efficiency within the work cell.
Training and cross-training of staff.
Maintaining compliance of standard labor.
Performing 10 cycle checks.
Ensuring cleanliness of operations and area and effective use of 5-minute cleanup at end of day.
Logging any outages, equipment downtime, etc.
Reporting scrap and rework, substitutions and actual wages.
Ensuring all work cell members are on task at beginning of day, after breaks and through the end of the day.
Accurately and timely reports pack and actual time to production control.
Completes and verifies work order transactions.
Review required production schedule and work orders for the work cell to fulfill necessary orders.
Direct setup and adjustments of machines. Complete in-process inspection steps.
Ensure safety regulation enforcement within the work cell.
Establish work procedures to meet production schedules for the work cell; adjust as necessary.
Recommend adjustments to improve methods, equipment performance and product quality within the work cell.
Analyze and resolve problems that directly affect work output for the work cell.
Train production staff in process changes/enhancements.
Ensure production compliance with Velcon goals of manufacturing, i.e., one piece flow, accountability, efficiency, and continuous process improvement within the work cell.
Motivate workers within the work cell to achieve established goals.
Responsible for the quality of workmanship and communication of work instructions and workmanship standards for the Production staff within the work cell.
Inspect machines and equipment within the work cell to ensure specific operational performance.
Identify and respond to bottlenecks in work process.
Confer with Production Floor Supervisor to solve problems affecting production schedules.
Standardize procedures to improve efficiency of work cell and subordinates.
Inspect products manufactured in the work cell to verify conformance to quality and specifications.
Examine materials delivered to the work cell to verify conformance to specifications.
Performs duties of workers which report to this position.
Qualifications:
High School Diploma/GED equivalent
U.S. Citizenship required
Manufacturing experience is preferred
Ability to lift up to 60 lbs
Ability to stand for an extended period of time
Knowledge of basic mathematical arithmetic and diagram reading