Production Supervisor

Your career begins at Cone Drive Operations, a Timken company!  Cone Drive is located in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan and boasts over 100 years of success in the gearing industry.  If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Cone Drive.  Our employees make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

We are currently hiring for a Production Supervisor on day shift in our Traverse City facility.  This position is responsible for supervising the work of bargained (UAW) employees on the shop floor, and for driving continuous improvement in the areas of safety, quality, production, and housekeeping. 

Job Responsibilities / Key Accountabilities 

• Manage production in home area while improving safety, quality, and housekeeping standards. 
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts through Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Lean initiatives. 
• Set work schedules for area of responsibility, and manage cross training schedules for direct reports. 
• Determine root cause solutions for quality issues, safety issues, and production issues in area of responsibility. 

Job Requirements / Knowledge and Experience 

• HS Diploma or equivalent; Associates Degree Preferred.
• 1-2 years' supervisory capacity in a manufacturing environment, preferrably in a union environment. 
• Understanding of OSHA & MIOSHA safety standards as they apply in a manufacturing environment. 
• Experience supervising maintenance in a manufacturing environment preferred. 
• Experience managing production schedules and working successfully through people to accomplish objectives. 
• Understanding of Lean concepts as applied in a manufacturing environment. 
• Exposure to Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Kanban a plus. 
• Due to the nature of our business, candidates must be a US Person. 
• Will occasionally cover peers' time off on other shifts and/or weekends.

This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR).  Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.
 

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.