Production Supervisor - Finishing - Off shift

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc., established in 1994, is headquartered in Bridgeville, PA, with plants in North Jackson, OH, Dunkirk, NY, and Titusville, PA. Universal Stainless produces semi-finished and finished specialty steel long products and plate including stainless steel, tool steel, bearing steel, gear steel, and aircraft quality low alloy steels for use in a variety of industries. Universal is committed to providing the best quality, delivery, and service possible.

Benefits start day 1:

• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit Sharing
• Vision insurance

Job description

Basic function

Plan and direct heat treating operations to most effectively meet corporate objectives. Identify and drive consistent performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Alignment of resources, initiatives and operations to achieve business goals and objectives
• Safety - ensure compliance with safety policies and rules. Promote a safety culture. Safety improvement -continuous reduction of workplace hazards, risks, employee accidents
• Manufacturing in compliance with quality systems and established process quality standards
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory standards (safety, environmental, etc.)
• Customer service (on time performance, cycle times)
• Forecast, plan, schedule and execute production operations according to priorities
• Management and coordination of third party outside processers & subcontract suppliers
• Identification and implementation of improvements
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action investigations into re-work and other quality issues
• Design 'waste' out of our operations
• Cultivation of effective employee relations based on mutual respect
• Effective communication and constructive cooperation between locations and functions
• Leadership, direction and management of salaried staff and hourly production and maintenance employees
• Team Based Culture, engage employees in continuous improvement initiatives
• Stewardship of facilities and equipment
• Establish and control budgets
• Recommend capital improvements

Skills

• Leadership & team facilitation
• Effective delegation and team building
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Planning & Coordination skills
• Problem solving ability
• Replenishment/"Kanban" operations
• Process improvement

Qualifications & Experience

• Active leadership roles in Lean and/or Six Sigma management and improvement initiatives
• 5 to 10 years' experience in operations management / job shop experience preferred
• Metal, machining and/or finishing experience required.
• Demonstrated results in a high functioning team based environment
• Supervisory/leadership or work experience in a union plant

Characteristics

• Self starter
• Self motivated
• Creative
• Self-disciplined
• Driven to excellence
• Critical thinker and "constructive skeptic"
• Bias to improvement
• Willing acceptance of responsibility
• Meet commitments
• Passion & intensity
• Proactive
• "Small company", "can do" person
• Disciplined judgment
• Self-confident