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Production Supervisor - Casting

Magna · Birmingham, AL

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Production
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level production role at Magna (automotive) in Birmingham, AL. Follow, comply and enforce all operational procedures/policies as stated in the employee Environmental Health and Safety programs (Magna and OSHA Standards).

They ask for
5+ years
Tools it names
5S, Root cause, Casting, Tooling, EHS / safety

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How this role compares

Against 16 other live production postings in Alabama.

Experience asked
More than usual (5+ vs 4+)

Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 71%
  • ✓ EHS / safety 41%
  • ✓ Root cause 35%
  • FDA / GMP 35%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Casting, Tooling, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

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  2. 2

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  3. 3

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  5. 5

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Responsibilities

PURPOSE OF POSITION: To provide assistance to the Casting Department Manager in a way that supports the Magna Charter, Corporate Constitution, customers, investors and employees. He/She will support the departmental leadership and employees to successfully meet goals and objectives by providing guidance, technical expertise and resources needed in order to be safe, productive, and produce quality parts.

Responsibility and authority

The Casting Production Supervisor is responsible for all employee’s safety and well-being, overall development and supervision of Team Leaders and employees, health and safety, quality, customer cost, productivity, and ergonomic issues through using the company policies and procedures and the Magna Employee’s Charter as a guideline. He/She will provide supervision and direction to the Casting employees/operators in the Casting department area assigned to them ensuring that the Customer, People and Investor goals are balanced and met.

Essential functions of the positions

1. Follow and enforce all plant safety rules and policies.

2. Follows and supports Kamtek Castings and Magna’s operating principles, including:

a. Magna Employee Charter – Operating under its principles by treating all employees equally, fairly, and with dignity and respect without favoritism.

b. Open Door Policy – Facilitates the process without fear of reprisal. Solves issues by encouraging two-way, open, and friendly communication.

c. C48 – Listens to issues and concerns and responds within 48 hours

d. 5S – Maintains and promotes good housekeeping by following the philosophy “Everything has a place. Everything in its place”.

e. Safety First - Leads by example and enforces all of the plant’s safety rules and procedures by wearing PPE at all times and immediately addressing all safety concerns. Promotes an environment where zero injuries are the expected standard.

f. Company quality and environmental policies.

g. Core values – Treat all employees equally, fairly, with dignity and respect, without favoritism in accordance with company values.

3. Supports efforts to achieve department and plant goals on Employee Opinion Survey.

4. Follows the escalation process when equipment is down.

5. Perform minor correction to equipment. Contact the area leader or proper support personnel to report machine or tooling problems.

6. Recommends proposals for improving products, processes, systems, and work environment through the continuous Improvement process and encourages employees to participate in the process as well.

7. Understand and promote Magna’s philosophies (Magna Operational Principles, Corporate Constitution and Employee’s Charter).

8. Follow, comply and enforce all operational procedures/policies as stated in the employee Environmental Health and Safety programs (Magna and OSHA Standards). Responsible to ensure employees are properly trained and adhering to such policies, enforcing disciplinary actions when safety infractions occur, and conduct Team Safety Talks as required.

9. Ensure weekly safety talks in pre-shift meetings are being conducted with employees signing safety training roster

10. Routinely make visual inspections of emergency evacuations routes correcting any safety concerns immediately

11. Ensure daily pre-shift inspections are completed, conduct unplanned inspection audits on a weekly basis and planned inspection audits once a month.

12. Schedule, supervise, coordinate, and direct the activities of employees to ensure that production levels and quality standards are met. Monitor throughout day and make adjustments to support operations.

13. Establish and maintain effective communications with all other departments as well as conduct all business activities in a professional manner.

14. Plan and direct the utilization and use of all equipment and manpower to achieve the most effective results.

15. Supervise employees in accordance with the principles of the Employee Charter and the policies and procedures set out in the Kamtek Employee Handbook.

16. Act on behalf of the Department Manager in their absence and assume the

responsibilities

of Team Leader in their absence.

17. Responsible for accurate and timely monitoring and approval of employees’ schedules through E-time.

18. Immediately attend to all accidents and injuries and initiate the accident and injury investigation program. Within 24 hours of an accident/incident complete accident investigations identifying root cause and corrective action.

19. Audits team member adherence to Kamtek processes and procedures including, but not limited to SOP, QID, QIF and provides feedback and coaching where needed to ensure adherence.

20. Supervise Team Leaders in their job performance and ensure fulfillment of policies, practices and procedures. Utilize interactive management principles when implementing corrective discipline procedures in dealing with employees, encourage professional development to enhance team performance, and cross train to maximize flexibility and coverage to accommodate vacations and absences.

22. Provide timely coaching, counseling, and feedback to employees through one-on-one sess

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What we offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied

Group Summary

Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

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