Business Profile:

PCC Fasteners and Engineered Products, which include the PCC Industrial & Distribution Group, consist of specialized manufacturing businesses that produce fasteners, precision components, systems, tooling, and engineered system solutions for a diverse group of end customers in the automotive, aerospace & defense, industrial machinery, and other performance-driven markets.

PCC Fasteners and Engineered Products&39; manufacturing operations are spread over four continents, forming a network of industry-leading companies, which enables our customers to utilize our experience and deep product knowledge wherever they need it. Embedded in a culture of continuous improvement, our assets and industry leadership ensure that we will consistently deliver our customers the best value in the markets we serve.

Location Profile:

Located in North Hollywood, CA, Avibank Manufacturing, Inc., a PCC Company, a part of the Engineered Products Group, is among the world&39;s leading manufacturers specializing in the design and production of sophisticated fasteners and multi-component fastening systems and devices, solving difficult engineering and critical performance problems.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Operations Manager of the Back End the Back End Supervisor supervises the safety, quality, productivity production performance, team performance, and is engaged in the coordination of work of the employees who work in production and operations for the Machining Centers and Material Special Processing cells.

Ensuring productivity/dock goals are met on a daily/weekly/quarterly/annual basis while complying with safety, quality, company, and engineering policies, regulations and specifications. Responsible for team engagement, appraising performance, hiring and training employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems, productivity, planning and scheduling coordination, output and production. Will partner with other departments to ensure clear communication of productivity goals, and daily reporting and participation in necessary meetings.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Sets the standard for working safely and following all safety policies, leading by example.
• With department leads champions the 6S program for the department, evaluating 6S weekly, identifying improvement projects, and participating in events.
• Responsible for identifying and providing all required training for production employees and providing proper support documentation.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hiring, evaluations, and promotions.
• Clearly communicate and partner with necessary leadership to resolve personnel problems, complaints, or grievances.
• Plans and directs production activities and establish priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
• Establishes, plans, and revises production schedules, assignments, and priorities as result of equipment failure or operating problems.
• Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of resources, machines, and equipment.
• Reviews and analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
• Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
• Review variable costs, productivity, earned standard hours and throughput daily and implement effective corrective actions when targets are not achieved.
• Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
• Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• When necessary, inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.

Required Skills:

• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Possess good written/oral communications skills, as well as the ability to present views in a clear and compelling manner.
• Able to deal effectively with a broad range of personalities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated project/team management capabilities that can meet aggressive deadlines.
• Strong facilitation skills, conflict resolution and project management skills.
• Interacts well and with a high degree of urgency to customers, and at all levels within the organization, as well as across organizations.
• Confidence in working with ambiguity and handling complexity.

Required Experience:

• 2 years of Supervisory experience in a heavy manufacturing environment, leading teams of 20+ people
• Experience in aerospace/fastener/metals manufacturing industries, with strong knowledge of all fastener materials preferred.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Experience with screw and gundrill machines, and special metal processing as heat treating, paint, dry lube, and chemical plating
• Experience in supporting NADCAP audits

Level of Education:

• BS in Aerospace, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or similar is highly preferred.