Shift Superintendent in Benton Harbor, Michigan at Linacast, Inc.

Job Summary: Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Shift Superintendent is responsible for managing and directing all manufacturing functions in accordance with customer requirements, company policies and procedures on their assigned shift.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordination and communication of production goals.
• Review production schedules and ensure maximize throughput and efficiency.
• Establish goals, performance targets, and performance standards for the production function.
• Ensure accountability and discipline within the production departments and other departments; motivate supervisors and employees to achieve peek productivity and performance.
• Chair shift cross functional meetings between departments.
• Lead meetings: staff, operations, key metrics, requiring production representation on assigned shift.
• Develop and analyze production and react to plant reports.
• Interact with all functional groups.
• Work with HR on manning issues and staffing.
• Provides direction, development, mentorship, and leadership to direct reports.
• Conduct performance reviews on direct reports.
• Promote, monitor, and ensure a safe work environment.
• Comply with all safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• Participate in special projects as needed or assigned by manager.
• Maintain a clean, organized facility.
• Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills – writing, speaking, listening, and observing.
• Ability to understand goals and objectives and convert them into action plans, tasks, initiatives, and activities that ensure success.
• Ability to take initiative, to maintain confidentiality, to meet deadlines, and to work in a team environment are essential.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to gather, interpret and analyze information, provide clear direction.
• PC-based computing experience word processing-Word, spreadsheet-Excel, presentation- PowerPoint, Plex.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Production Supervisors.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management or related field preferred or combination of education and experience.
• Strong manufacturing background – automotive industry experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience required.

Work Environment:

• The job works in conditions with constant exposure to noise, odors, dust, drafts and chemicals.
• May include seasonally hot and humid conditions for extended periods of time.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 55 lbs.
• Bending/Twisting 40%
• Standing 100%
• Walking 50%
• Reaching 10%
• Lifting 15%
• Stooping 5%

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time exempt position supporting a multi-shift facility. Work hours are set at the plant level with expected work schedule.

Travel: None.

Safety Policy: Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Safety is to be given primary importance in every aspect of planning and performing work on behalf of Linamar Corporation. Linamar Corporation’s goal is to prevent all industrial injury and illness.

AAP/EEO Statement: Linamar Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.