Supervisor - Production Quality

About Kewaunee, an Oshkosh company

Kewaunee Fabrications is a top-quality, heavy fabrication specialist. Since 1941, we've offered turnkey advantages by providing all aspects of heavy fabrications—manufacturing, engineering, cutting, forming, welding, machining, blasting, painting and assembly—under one roof. It's what we do. From start to finish, we offer the single-source advantages of greater control and efficiency, improved accuracy and complete accountability. In 1999, Kewaunee Fabrications joined the Oshkosh family and helps transform tomorrow with their innovative heavy fabrication capabilities.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Quality Production Supervisor will provide leadership and support to the manufacturing teams to create a safe and productive environment. This role will develop, plan, and supervise the work of assigned employees to manage and support department and operational goals. This role will develop high performance work teams with ongoing coaching and direction, both formal and informal, enabling a People First Culture.

This role will be based at our Kewaunee Fabrications facility in Kewaunee, WI. This is a unionized facility.

YOUR IMPACT:  

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive, and other duties may be assigned.

• Lead a small team of quality inspectors to oversee quality processes, inspections, and much more.

• Plan and supervise the work of assigned team members in final product inspection and in process quality check points so team members are successful and meet schedules and solve quality pro

• Train team to ISO, applicable certification, regulation, workmanship, fleet, and compliance standards.

• Manage incoming inspections for internal/external products.

• Manage the disposition and preparation for release to ship.

• Ensure coverage of all critical quality inspection functions and maintain uninterrupted quality.

• Develop quality team skill set through mentorship and coaching and responsible for interviewing and performance reviews.

• Responsible for identifying team needs, managing spend to budget, scope and quote equipment/services, and develop capital spend justifications and proposals

• Communicate problems effectively within Quality and other departments.

• Educate and enforce quality, safety, and 5S standards and processes, and recommend changes as opportunities arise on production floor.

• Responsible for changes needed in machines, processes, materials, and assembly. Champion process improvements and lead Kaizen events.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:   

• High School Diploma and five (5) years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• One (1) year of supervisory/lead experience.

WHAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT: 

• Prior experience working in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.

• Prior experience leading in a unionized facility.

• Experience in weld, CNC machining, or paint.

• Prior experience leading ISO site certifications.

• Knowledge of measuring devices, gages, tooling, CMM

• Knowledge of industry standards (ASME/AWS, DOT)

• Ability to plan and organize projects.

• Good communication skills both verbal and written.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• External Contacts: Limited external contact to: gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.
• Communication Skills: Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups. Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations.
• Decision-Making: Regularly makes decisions of responsibility, involving evaluation or information. Decisions may require development or application of alternatives or precedents.
• Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving: Generally structured work, but involving a choice of action within limits of standard policy and procedures.
• Supervisory/Managerial: Recommends personnel actions (hiring, termination, pay changes). Involves scheduling, supervision, and evaluation of employees who perform similar work assignments.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.
• Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing.
• Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.
• Work Schedule: Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.
• Demands/Deadlines: Occasional stress due to deadlines or workload because of intermittent or cyclical work pressures, or occasional exposure to distressed individuals within the immediate work environment.

Pay Range:

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