Manufacturing Supervisor (Foundry – Heat Treatment)

Weir ESC0
Newton, MS

Purpose of Role: The Manufacturing Supervisor (Heat Treat) ensures compliance with all safety, health and environmental (SHE) rules and regulations; executes safety, quality, and production targets using continuous improvement, process management, and PDCA to uncover issues and drive improvement throughout Heat Treat operations; focused on providing quality to customers.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Effectively: Effectively manage teams and motivate othersSpecify Expectations: Clearly communicate job expectations to employeesAlign Staffing: Plan and monitor labor vs. production needsAssess Performance: Perform regularly scheduled performance reviews for hourly employeesAnalyze Costs: Review profit and loss; participate in and drive Pipeline Savings projects to ensure year over year cost savingsConducting interviews: Need to conduct hiring interviews to select the best candidates for the positionContinuous Innovation: Solid understanding of Continuous Improvement and related activitiesEffective Engagement: Positive and effective communication and collaboration skillsDynamic Focus: High energy/highly motivated with strong external and internal customer focusRelationship Builder: Able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with various team membersSafety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in applicable field desired, with at least 1 year of experience in a team leader or supervisory role in a manufacturing environment. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, will consider Associate’s degree with 3 years’ in a team leader or supervisory role, or 2 years’ experience in a leader role in a foundry environment.In lieu of a college degree, will consider high school diploma with 4 years’ experience in a team leader or supervisory role in a foundry environment (direct industry experience & demonstrated knowledge)Experience leading and advising others directly or leading team project assignments desired; demonstrated effectiveness in motivating others to complete tasks and objectives desired. Experience with identifying bottlenecks within processes and using data to make decisions to eliminate the bottlenecksExperience w improving product flowIntermediate proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) desired.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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