Production Superintendent (Mexicali)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages directly the Sr. supervisors, supervisors and indirectly (Dotted line) all function related to the APU.
• Monitors competences for his/her team and develops its autonomy (training plan building, follow‑up & training actions implementation).
• Ensures working standards are respected on its APU during the operations (safety, work instructions, quality, and product respect).
• Ensures that standards of reaction are applied with rigor and performs escalation according to standards.
• Leads daily, weekly & monthly meetings, and organizes delegation.
• Conducts annual appraisals, salary review, career interviews, succession planning and gives feedback.
• Communicates a mindset of continuous improvement & responsibility vs. targets achievement inside its APU.
• Is responsible for customer satisfaction.
• Is accountable for SQCDP performance and profitability (gross margin) of his/her APU, in terms of targets achievement, and improvement.
• Ensures optimal use of equipment (OEE).
• Assigns & checks corrective actions on recurring problems with APU and Plant support departments.
• Escalates at Site level the issues that cannot be solved at APU level.
• Validates monthly the demonstrated capacity of his/her APU and communicates to SIOP / MPS.
• Commits weekly on MPS.
• Respects daily the MPS contract; in case of daily MPS deviation, takes necessary measures to meet weekly MPS at the end of the week.
• Leads daily APU War room (SQCDP). Leads workstation ergonomics risk analysis and elimination.
• Leads every day gemba activities with his/her team, as TOP 3 issues countermeasures review.
• Leads & reviews action plans to improve SQCDP performance (current and targets).
• Is responsible for Customer Line Return analysis and solving for products from his/her APU in front of customers.
• Manages the VSM deployment plan Flow of his/her APU, ensuring that there are Flow Transformation workshops evolutions to simplify Operations.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Manufacturing, Electrical or Industrial Engineering.
• At a minimum of five (5) years of experience in manufacturing or engineering.
• Experience in Industrial, Automotive, Aerospace, Metal fabrication or similar industries.
• MS Office (Word, Excel).
• Desired Six Sigma Green Belt certified and exposure to operative systems based on Toyota Production Systems.
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP system.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.