Be part of something bigger!

 

As the world and the way people live is changing, at Bekaert we believe it’s our responsibility to contribute to finding new solutions for the future. Our ambition is to be the leading partner for shaping the way we live and move. And to always do this the Bekaert Way – safe, smart, and sustainable.

With a heritage of more than 140 years, we continue to strengthen our core competencies that have made Bekaert a global market and technology leader in material science of steel wire transformation and coating technologies. Today, we also apply our expertise beyond steel to create new solutions with innovative materials and services for markets including new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy.

As a dynamic and growing company with over 27,000 employees worldwide, 75 nationalities, a retention rate above 90% and almost € 7 billion in combined revenue in 2022, we're looking for someone like you to join our team!

 

Why join us?

• Personal Growth – Let us help you unlock your full potential
• Pioneering – Join us to challenge the impossible
• Creativity - Discover possibilities beyond steel
• Purpose – Drive progress for our planet and people
• Diversity – Together, we create change

 

 

 

About the role

Your Impact as Team Leader PW Supervisor 

In this role, the individual provides leadership and supervision to the hourly work force on the half product and bead wire production lines. The person in this role must be capable of analyzing, controlling, steering, and problem solving of the processes to ensure that safety, quality and production requirements are met in accordance with specifications, in a timely and cost-efficient manner. This role reports to the Production Manager. This role is located at the Rome, GA plant.

  

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Participates in the selection of and provides leadership to subordinates ensuring the presence of an efficient, safe, quality oriented and productive work force.
• Oversees the half product/bead wire production process ensuring the most effective use of materials, equipment and personnel and adherence to specified safety, quality standards and customer requirements.
• Directs/participates in setup, adjustment and operation of machines, blocks, process baths, systems, etc utilized in the half product/bead wire product lines and processes to ensure they are operated to required levels of safety, quality, productivity, and output in accordance to specified requirements and standards.
• Capable of collecting samples, monitoring, analyzing, recording, reporting results, adjusting, correcting, building, and transferring of chemicals and chemical baths in all chemical pickling, patenting, plating, and other chemical processes to ensure adherence to product/quality specifications within Half product and Bead wire processes and capable of resolving problems and implementing recommend solutions to promote improvements that result in higher levels of safety, quality, machine efficiency, and productivity.
• Capable of  problem solving using established procedure, investigation of customer return reels, and participation in work group and other problem solving meetings.
• Schedules, and modifies as necessary, personnel and machine utilization to meet production and customer demands.
• Conducts preventive maintenance, safety, (Best Practice) process, and quality audits to ensure efficient machine operation is conducted in a safe, clean, productive and quality oriented work environment.
• Maintains time and attendance system for all half product/beadwire hourly employees to ensure accurate recording of time.
• Adapts production schedule as required in response to availability of resources or changes in work force composition.
• Coordinates the maintenance of machinery and equipment to ensure safety, quality standards, productivity, and optimum utilization.
• Discusses with and recommends to immediate supervisor, any suggestions for process improvements that will enhance safety, quality, and productivity.
• Exercises leadership and promotes involvement of personnel through exercising motivational and communication skills that contribute to a safe, quality oriented, and productive work environment.
• Interacts with colleagues in other departments, union officials and customer representatives to develop and maintain cooperative and constructive work relationships.
• Oversees the Department Trainers and confers with the trainers on a continuous basis concerning training of new employees and ongoing training of senior employees in the  proper safety, quality and operating procedures and evaluation of operator skills to ensure a competent workforce.
• Coordin