Production Supervisor

ITW Deltar Fasteners is a large division within the Automotive Segment and serves all the major OEMs and their tier suppliers with plastic fasteners. Locations include Frankfort, IL, Chippewa Falls, WI, and our Commercial Sales and Engineering in Troy, MI.  The division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering.  In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, ITW Deltar Fasteners enhances our customers’ competitive advantage by: Maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in NA. Exchanging product, process, and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide. Continually improving processes, material, and designs to ensure every product exceeds customer specifications while providing unparalleled value.

Summary: The Production Supervisor reports to the Manufacturing Manager.  The major areas of responsibility for this position are supervising manufacturing employees to ensure a well-executed shift while working alongside employees and provide Technical Support to your respective Manufacturing departments/cell(s).

Direct staff for work assignments based upon priority Lead by creating an engaged and positive environment on the Shift Ensure Shift personnel are executing their job responsibilities Hold employees accountable to the ITW employee handbook and established performance accountability processes by consistently addressing and documenting unacceptable behaviors, poor performance, and attendance issues. Leverage the Manufacturing and/or Plant Manager for support and direction, as needed. Effectively lead and manage the performance and development of direct reports by managing employee relations, complete annual performance evaluations, interview prospective hires, and lead onboarding and training initiatives Maintain attendance records daily to ensure smooth payroll processing for the specified time interval Develop plans for coverage with cell leaders Report absent employees to the appropriate Manufacturing personnel and assist in restructuring available resources to maximize machine uptime Onboard new team members by: Utilizing work instructions, training presentations, and on-the-job training Identifying team members to help develop their skills during the initial training period determined by you Conducting 30/60/90 day reviews at each specified interval using the established checklist Ensure safe working conditions, rules and practices are followed, and work with Cell personnel to ensure 5S activities are implemented and are being completed Develop team members by identifying and promoting training and other improvement activities Troubleshoot/monitor manufacturing bottlenecks Communicate shift reports via email, crossover meetings, and/or text to the appropriate Senior Leadership, Manufacturing, Quality, Customer Relations, and Reliability personnel Conduct ongoing communication with General Techs through Gemba walks and daily shift crossover meetings Ensure containment and traceability of non-conforming product is completed or communicated to the next shift Manage the inventory status of approved and non-conforming product utilizing the ERP system Participate in root cause analysis activities for factors affecting overall product quality Identify continuous improvement opportunities Collect and report Manufacturing metrics as assigned and continuously work to create and execute improvement plans Responsible for part quality associated with set up and processing parameters Use personal computer, dial/digital calipers, gauges, hand tools, hand/power lift trucks, and overhead cranes Other tasks and duties as assigned Position Skills and Experience Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability