Production Supervisor - Machine Shop

Why Alamo Group?

 

Alamo Group® has been supplying mowers to the governmental, agricultural, and commercial turf markets for over 50 years. We are one of the world's largest manufacturers of tractor-mounted mowers, brush-cutters, and other similar equipment made for right-of-way clearing, roadside vegetation management, and grounds maintenance. Alamo Group has a wide array of products including rotary, flail, and sickle bar mowers. Our best-in-class boom mowers are offered with many types of cutting heads to accommodate the challenges our customers face. 

 

Alamo Industrial offers competitive pay and a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Program with a Company Match
• Profit-Sharing
• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays
• Company Paid Short and Long-Term Disability Programs
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Training and Development Programs
• Employee Tuition Reimbursement and Dependent Scholarship Programs
• And much more!

Qualifications

Position Summary: 

Under minimal supervision, supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in the manufacturing of Company products:  fabrication and machining. Organizes and maintains production schedules and coordinates flow of material and labor through department. Fully accountable for owning the results in assigned area of responsibility and able to adapt quickly to changing customer and production demands.  Holds employees accountable for safety, quality, and production efficiency in assigned area of responsibility while also ensuring on-time delivery. Responsible for programming department Burn Tables. Initiates process improvements independently and follows through to ensure improvements are fully implemented and sustained.

 

Essential Functions of the Job:

 

• Determines staffing levels and manpower schedules based on work load and knowledge of machines, materials, and equipment. Works closely with production planning and control.
• Supervises workers engaged in production of wholegoods and parts. Assists workers in diagnosing malfunctions in machinery and equipment. Assists in resolution of malfunctions and/or problems. Identifies and coordinates repairs.
• Requisitions materials, dies and fixtures required to meet production. Coordinates flow of material through department. Ensures work orders and material transactions are accurate and complete.
• Prioritizes and assigns work orders to maintain on-time delivery and independently develops production recovery plans when manpower, machinery, or material constraints have caused on-time delivery to drop below required levels.
• Monitors backlog problems, work order flow, and bottleneck problems.
• Recommends improvements to production methods, equipment, quality, working conditions and efficiency. Assists employees with work related problems.
• Maintains time and production records. Analyzes departmental performance to identify areas for improvement and adapts accordingly.
• Initiates or recommends personnel action(s) such as promotions, transfers, disciplinary measures and/or terminations through appropriate channels and/or by following proper procedures. Completes and administers subordinates’ performance evaluations.
• Conducts and monitors training programs to enhance subordinates’ job performance. Suggests and initiates plans to motivate workers to achieve goals. Conducts departmental employee meetings.
• Maintains department safety and housekeeping procedures.
• Analyzes work orders to determine information such as material to be used, type of operation, and sequence of work orders required.
• Inspects work to ensure accuracy of specifications. Directs routings of rejects and reworks.  Investigates and determines causes of defects and takes corrective action.
• Responsible for programming burn tables.
• May be required to perform other assigned duties.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):

 

• Knowledge and understanding of production processes, materials, equipment, fabrication and tools. Ability to interpret specifications, blueprints, and job orders.