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Machine Operations / Tooling Supervisor

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The Machine Operations/Tooling Supervisor oversees tool production, manages a team of operators, ensures quality standards, and maintains efficient operations.
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Job Summary

The Machine Operations / Tooling Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the design, production, maintenance, and repair of tools, dies, molds, fixtures, and other equipment used in the manufacturing process. This role ensures that tooling meets customer specifications and quality standards, coordinates with other departments to optimize tooling performance and efficiency and manages a team of machine operators and toolmakers.

Job Description

The Supervisor, Machine Operation oversees the work of Machine Operators and Tool makers.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • This position is responsible for managing the operations and providing supervisory oversight of the Toolroom, Machining group, and the Press Department.
  • Lead and coordinate the activities of the assembly team to meet daily production targets.
  • Foster a positive and productive team environment.
  • Monitor workflow, assign tasks, and adjust staffing as needed to maintain efficiency.
  • Ensure adherence to safety protocols and company policies.
  • Train new team members and provide ongoing coaching and support.
  • Conduct quality checks and ensure products meet specifications.
  • Communicate production issues or delays to supervisors and suggest improvements.
  • Maintain accurate records of production output, attendance, and incidents.
  • Maintains knowledge of processes and equipment.
  • Troubleshoots any issues that arise.
  • Ensures that employees comply with applicable safety regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Ensure any paperwork needed is completed and signed correctly.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

  • High school diploma or equivalent; technical training or associate degree preferred.
  • 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing this job, the employee is constantly required to maintain stationary positions; they must frequently position self, move, and transport up to 50 pounds unassisted. Close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust, focus and the ability to differentiate colors.

Additional Job Details

Management – M1
Organizational Impact
• Works to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets within team with direct and indirect impact on departmental or job-family results
• Plans and establishes operational plans and day-to-day objectives for a team of entry level professionals and/or skilled support employees
• Assigns tasks to a team to achieve operational targets, service standards, etc.
Communication & Influence
• Communicates with parties typically within own department or job family, and may communicate with parties external to the department which may include clients or partners depending upon the job area
• Explains policies, practices and procedures of the area of responsibility to others within the team
• Sometimes requires ability to influence others outside of own job area on policies, practices and procedures
Innovation & Complexity
• Responsible for making minor to moderate improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of job area
• Problems may be difficult but not complex. Problems typically impacts the department and/or job family group. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues
Leadership & Talent Management
• Manages a small to mid-sized team consisting of three or more entry level professionals or skilled support employees
• Leads, directs and reviews the work of team members in order to accomplish operational plans and results
• Provides day-to-day work direction for team, focused on maintaining steady workflow and productivity and resolving operational decisions
• Provides primary input to hiring, firing, promotion, performance and rewards decisions for direct reports
Knowledge & Experience
• Understands basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution. Typically requires broad job knowledge of technical or operational practices within assigned discipline
• Typically has a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional certification and 3 years of prior relevant experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.

Top Skills

Dies
Fixtures
Manufacturing Equipment
Molds
Tools

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