Forging Department Foreman at Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products – Bowling Green, Kentucky

Job Title: Forging Foreman
Classification: Non-Exempt
Department: Forging
Reports to: Forging Supervisor
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for directing all operations on shift to ensure the daily targets for Safety, Quality, Throughput, and Cost are met for the Forge Department. The foreman shall ensure that all parts processed adhere to the engineering procedures to deliver the highest quality possible. In addition, compliance with the operating schedules must be maintained as this is critical to meeting customer demands and ensuring material flow is consistent for downstream operations.
Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring consistent basic quality standards and procedures up and down work chain
• Press management (production schedule, deliveries, product quality assurance)
• Ensures Press utilization is at a maximum
• Ensures Manpower utilization
• Manufacturing directs and coordinates forging plant operations-based policies, objectives, and programs spanning manufacturing functions.
• Manufacturing improvement/refinement (ensures cycle time targets are met)
• Ensures all KPI's are met
• Determines performance and product quality and has direct accountability for that performance
• Directly works with maintenance to ensure equipment up time.
• Manage resources within Forging area of responsibility to ensure staffing and equipment readiness levels match business activity levels.
• Coach and motivate employees. Evaluate employee performance per PRD system and provide disciplinary action as required per KAAP policy.
• Promotes, maintains, and enforces safe and healthy working conditions for all employees in accordance with regulatory requirements and Company standards.
• Assign work according to designated priorities to maintain scheduled completion dates.
• Prepare daily production reports and maintain appropriate records.
• Maintain good working relationships with fellow foreman, quality control and inspection personnel, to ensure a continuous flow of required productivity throughout the plant.
• Ensure accuracy of QAD system
• Ensure all SOP are followed and not deviated from.
• Other duties assigned by the Forging Supervisor.

Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read and comprehend basic English
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited schedule standardization exists
• Working knowledge and demonstrated use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
• Working knowledge of QAD systems
• Understanding and utilization of 5S concept.
• Able to perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for extended periods, to include but not limited to lifting (up to 50 lbs.), walking, standing, stooping, pulling, and pushing.
• Ability to follow instructions

Education & Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Heavy Manufacturing shop floor experience required.