2nd Shift Manufacturing Supervisor

Dover Precision Components is hiring a Manufacturing Supervisor for our Cook Compression brand, located at our South Houston/ Pearland ISO certified manufacturing facility.  This role oversees production on 2nd shift (Monday- Friday 3pm- 12am). We are part of Dover Corporation, a $7.7 billion global company known for stability and innovation.   WHAT YOU’LL DO As the 2nd Shift Manufacturing Supervisor, you will supervise the manufacturing processes in a safe and efficient manner to ensure product is shipped on time and at a profit. Responsible for supervising, planning team support, schedule adherence and directing the hourly work force to achieve daily plans to satisfy customer demand. This includes managing a team of around 26 people, including machine operators, machinists, and assembly personnel.    The shift hours are 3:00 pm- 12am. Responsibilities include:

Supervise a make to order, precision component manufacturing site which includes CNC and manual machining. Ensure team members are safety, quality, and efficiency minded. This role supervises 2nd Shift. Facilitate shift team meetings and safety meetings. Enforce safety protocols, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and standards, including OSHA and company-specific safety guidelines. Conduct accident investigations and complete accident reports as required. Act as point of contact for emergency response on 2nd Shift. Organize and assign work to utilize available skills, knowledge and experience, labor-hours, and production equipment to obtain the most favorable cost and quality consistent with production schedules. Ensure downtime/OEE system is maintained and updated. Work closely with plant leadership to achieve production goals. Check on work in progress to ensure the meeting of quality standards; Assist with the resolution of CARs and NCMRs, as necessary. Support overall ISO procedures and QMS. Coach, train, motivate, and mentor employees. Participate in new employee selection and hiring. Conduct performance assessments for the hourly team members.

Additionally, the Manufacturing Supervisor is a key team member driving  continuous improvement , including:

Understand cell, value stream, and plant metrics. Able to identify gaps between current state and targets and implement corrective actions using problem-solving tools, driving towards operational excellence. Oversee and lead continuous improvement activities on 2nd shift such as 5S, “just-do-it,” and Kaizen events. Understand, utilize, and maintain value stream boards to communicate the state of the business daily.

5+ years’ supervisory production experience, preferably in a high mix manufacturing and machining environment. CNC experience preferred. Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles and concepts with continuous improvement experience. Demonstrated experience in motivating a team to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and resolve issues. Strong troubleshooting skills, ability to solve complex problems. Experience training machinists on technical and lean aspects. Ability to read, understand and interpret drawings and blueprints. Strong leadership and managerial skills and experience. Proficiency with MS Office (Excel) and ERP/ systems. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey instructions, report issues, and collaborate with other departments and shifts.

ALSO GREAT IF YOU BRING/ PREFERENCES

Degree in Business, Mechanical Engineering, or related field. Compression and/or injection molding experience. Lean Manufacturing training and/or certification.   DOVER PRECISION COMPONENTS Dover Precision Components ‘DPC’ (‘the Company’) is part of Dover Corporation’s (‘the Parent Company’) Pumps and Process solutions segment. DPC holds market leading positions globally and delivers performance-critical solutions across the oil & gas, power generation, marine,