General Supervisor

Work Mode: Onsite

Location: Onsite - Sheridan, AR

Opportunity

The General Supervisor leads day to day operations in Assembly at AFO. Responsible for achieving goals in the areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Sustainability for Assembly. Provides highly visible front-line leadership to engage and inspire the team. Establishes basic and consistent flow through the factory.
Drives continuous improvement in all areas of the Value Stream from customer order to customer delivery. Leads cross functional collaboration with Product Engineering and Marketing groups to achieve this goal. Demonstrates a relentless commitment to eliminate all forms of waste within the Value Stream.

Specific Responsibilities

• Achieves required output levels both in terms of total throughput and the achievement of assembly times.
• Works to develop assembly leads and supervisors to ensure continued growth and effectiveness within the department.

• Establishes and maintains an effective 5S culture.
  
• Identifies and drives improvement throughout the value stream, emphasizing a focus on the end customer and achieving consistent and quick delivery to the end user.
  

• Develops and enforces standard work. Conducts standard work audits as needed to achieve required targets.
  
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully achieving goals or completing assignments.
  

• Develops appropriate metrics, clearly communicates goals to the team, and measures performance against the established goals.
  
• Communicates daily on PH2 targets and schedule adherence. Works with scheduling to ensure proper execution of the schedule to achieve past due and strategic core targets.
  
• Leads and develops the manufacturing area, utilizing best practices in visual management to communicate and monitor group performance, including, but not limited to, glass walls.
  
• Conducts daily Tier 2 meetings with all assembly leadership.
  
• Participates in daily production meetings and reports out on the status of Assembly using the Tier 2 board, to include: SQDC.
  
• Identifies waste in all forms and leads projects to eliminate waste.
  
• Guides the Assembly team on the continued development of the “model cell.”
  
Promotes and executes effective TPM program.

• Establishes realistic OEE baselines and improvement objectives.
  
• Creates a culture of continuous improvement with high levels of associate engagement through: The active collection and execution of improvement ideas; works with upper management to foster their engagement and active participation; works to achieve and sustain Tier 4 status in KSMS, KQMS; celebrates success through individual and group recognition activities.

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, preferably in a technical field. Master's in Business Administration, or related Master’s degree, preferred. Related experience can be substituted for education if the candidate is currently degree seeking.

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience directly with tools and methods in Quality, Lean, Continuous Improvement, or other known improvement systems, in discrete or continuous manufacturing environments.

• Minimum of 3+ years of leadership experience.

• Ability to teach, mentor, and coach across multiple levels of the operation (shop floor to plant manager) so the customer can maintain and improve standards developed through kaizen events.

• Proven ability to use systematic problem solving to solve technical challenges.
  

• Proven ability to communicate across broad levels of business: from shop floor to executive leaders using effective methods.
  

• Excellent team facilitation skills. Build teams in a collaborative work style; proven success in team building and motivating others.
  

• Strong leadership and change agent skills. Able to build and maintain relationships using influence, teamwork, and positive facilitation to overcome obstacles.
  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio (Access Preferred), and SharePoint required.

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us, which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means you’ll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job, with no waiting period. The salary range for this position is $79,500 - $100,450. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision & 401k.

Why Choose Kohler?
We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

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