Production Superintendent

Company Description

About us

The Company

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic, and transportation. In 2023, Continental generated sales of €41.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 56 countries and markets.  

ContiTech is one of the world’s leading industry specialists. The Continental group sector offers its customers connected, environment-friendly, safe, and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 42,000 employees in more than 40 countries and sales of some 6.8 billion euros (2023), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America. Are you ready to shape the future with us? 

Job Description

Your tasks 

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

The Production Superintendent provides leadership, direction and support to both Shift Supervisors and the hourly workforce to ensure overall business objectives are obtained. These objectives include but are not limited to safety, production, quality, cost and delivery. Additionally, the Production Superintendent will act as a change agent to help implement process improvements and management initiatives at floor level. Included in the endeavor is active participation in the Continental Business System (Lean) activities to reduce product and process variation and eliminate waste.

• Safety:  Improve safety performance through ensuring floor level accountability with respect to safety rules and process. Ensure that root case analysis and corrective action are implemented to prevent safety incidents.   
• Production: Provide leadership and resources necessary to drive plant productivity and efficiency, while staying within the right of the union contract.  Interact with scheduling to promote plant throughput and drive delivery. 
• Human Development: Support training processes for hourly associates. Ensure that operator cross training requirements are supported and met.
• Quality:  Improve key process indicators and ensure compliance with quality process and standards.
• Collaborates with Quality Manager to facilitate corrective actions to customer problems, as well as support and participate in customer calls with the Quality Manager
• Customer Satisfaction: Understands and leads production team to achieve the needs of the customers both external and internal.
• Cost: Ownership of department costs, labor, inventories, waste, and efficiencies associated with meeting customer demand
• Drive lean thinking and best practices on the shop floor through daily activities including but not limited to standard work, visual management, daily production (Gemba) walks
• Maintains effective communication and cooperation with the plant operating committee, all process areas and support groups.
• All additional duties as assigned

• THE ENVIRONMENT

• Safety is our highest priority and safety procedures / guidelines must be always adhered to. This includes safety wear such as safety glasses, safety-toed sheos, and hearing protection.
• The job is within an environment where you will be exposed forklift and pedestrian traffic, heat and noise. 
• The role involves various physical tasks, including lifting and operating machinery, with comprehensive training provided.

Qualifications

Your profile: 

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in business management, engineering or equivalent experience required + 5 years manufacturing management experience OR 10 years manufacturing management experience if no bachelor’s degree
• Ability to communicate to all levels of the organization
• Strong leadership, people and organizational skill
• Strong problem-solving skills (A3 problem solving preferred)
• Demonstrated lean knowledge, leadership, and results
• Experience with Microsoft Office, SAP and Minitab preferred
• Experience leading hourly and salary associates
• Flexible to work any shift
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job posting.
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