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Production Supervisor

Tenneco · Athens, AL

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Production
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
7 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level production role at Tenneco (automotive) in Athens, AL. An employee should report, and if necessary, stop any activity that does not conform to the policy or may injure himself/herself.

They ask for
3+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names
Kaizen, Value stream mapping, Root cause, IATF 16949

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

How this role compares

Against 16 other live production postings in Alabama.

Experience asked
Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ 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 IATF 16949, New product launch, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

At a glance

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Tenneco

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: Tenneco in Athens

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Responsibilities

  • ◆Supervises and coordinates activities of the Group Leaders to produce a quality part to satisfy our customers.
  • ◆Responsible for quality and delivery performance.
  • ◆Ensures policies and procedures are followed.
  • ◆Responsible for the accuracy of reporting, root cause investigations and solutions including inventory reduction.
  • ◆Resolves grievances.
  • ◆Prepares accurate reports for scrap, hours, overtime, safety, piece per labor hour metric, plex inventory and quality.
  • ◆Responsible for 8D problem solving, Kaizen activities, continuous improvement and GP12/Safe Launch monitoring.
  • ◆Manages overtime and monitors the Critical 40 in the department.
  • ◆Enforces and maintains a safe workplace.
  • ◆Responsible for conducting and submitting Reviews for Increase and Annual Reviews in a timely manner as detailed in a monthly Calendar provided to Supervisors and Value Stream Managers. Being out of compliance will results in violating IATF 16949, clause 7.3.2 requirement.
  • ◆May be given certain authority within job scope by Manager
  • ◆Each employee has the authority to initiate action to prevent a violation of the Tenneco Integrity Policy.
  • ◆All employees will abide by the plant’s safety policy, comply with the legal and other

requirements

and operational controls established, work toward achieving established objectives and targets, and conform to procedures consistent with the ISO 14001 standard. An employee should report, and if necessary, stop any activity that does not conform to the policy or may injure himself/herself.

  • ✓Capable of providing support as requested by Manager.

Education

High School graduate or equivalent. Technical degree preferred.

Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Minimum 2-3 years experience or training in a warehouse or manufacturing environment. Previous experience in supervision role preferred.

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