Operations Supervisor, Prod/Dist Sup
Company: Tenneco
Location: Skokie
Posted on: April 22, 2024
Job Description:
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designer, manufacturers
and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and
aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members
working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business
groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain,
Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering
technology solutions for diversified global markets, including
light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial,
motorsport and the aftermarket.
Position Summary
The Operations Supervisor oversees all aspects of day-to-day
production, manufacturing, and distribution personnel activities,
leads team meetings, and facilitates continuous improvements in the
process with emphasis on quality, reduction of cost and waste.
Responsible for ensuring the production of a quality product and
meeting production/customer specifications while achieving plant
productivity objectives.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable
Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to identify and correct unsafe situations and/or
behaviors and model safety in all you do.
- Report, evaluate, and when necessary investigate all
work-related accidents by identifying the factors contributing to
the accident and implement corrective action.
- A team player possessing excellent communication skills and
having the ability to plan, prioritize and organize work
effectively.
- Able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, work under
pressure and meet deadlines.
- Assess situations, make judgements, analyze problems (not just
symptoms), make logical decisions and carry out the decision
made.
- Work as a team with other supervisors to achieve company goals
and objectives.
- Thoroughly communicate all needed information with the other
shifts.
- Work with management, maintenance, quality, and engineering to
solve production challenges.
- Enforce company polices and rules.
- Ensure safe working conditions and rectify any issues.
- Responsible for the training, motivation, discipline, and
measuring of employees' performance as necessary to complete
written evaluations of full-time, direct reports under the guidance
of the Value Stream Manager.
- Supervise overall operations by planning, prioritizing,
organizing, and delegating work effectively.
- Troubleshoot production and prep lines and coach line
operators.
- Ensure general operating procedures and guidelines are followed
in production by all personnel.
- Participate as required in continuous improvement teams and
provide leadership and support to teams in their efforts to meet
and exceed targeted capital costs.
- Employ the principles of lean manufacturing for elimination of
waste and optimization of labor efficiencies.
- Correct improper and unsafe work activities to minimize
risk
- Ensure safety documents for direct reports are up-to-date and
easy to understand
Desirable Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field (Engineering, Business,
Management) preferred. High School Diploma/GED required.
- Minimum of 2+ years of supervisory or leadership experience in
a manufacturing environment is preferred.
- Strong decision-making skills and proven ability to prioritize
department needs.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
with the ability to communicate effectively across departments
- Extensive knowledge of Warehouse and Inventory Management
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook,
Word)
- Experience with Kronos "Time Keeping and Attendance" is a
plus.
- Intermediate knowledge of SAP preferred
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated
against on the basis of disability.
Nearest Major Market: Chicago
Keywords: Tenneco, Evanston , Operations Supervisor, Prod/Dist Sup, Other , Skokie, Illinois
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