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Purpose of the Position: Responsible for supervision of the production floor on a daily basis and continuous improvement of production activities and outcomes.

Job duties
Supervising
• Manages competencies in his/her team by developing skills through training.
• Ensuring all appropriate documentation for training is signed and understood by the responsible associates.
• Provides job assignments throughout the day.
• Evaluates the working relationship of his/her team.
• Maintains knowledge on all workstations and understands their sequence of operation.
• Escalates to quality, engineering, safety, maintenance, and upper management if needed.
• Responsible for coaching troubleshooting with team leader and associates prior to escalating an issue.
• Responsible for shift pass down with prior and following shift supervisors.

Auditing
• Responsible for auditing all first part validations and that each is completed, and all are conforming to specifications.
• Responsible for auditing the cleanliness of each station.
• Responsible of auditing near misses and/or accident action closure.

Resolution Issues
• Leads and participates in daily production status meetings.
• Uses problem solving tools to prevent or solve problems – participates in problem solving meetings where the team is involved.

Compliance to Customer Requirements
• Ensures adherence to production plan, able to reorganize and prioritize as needed.
• Ensure that all products are produced in compliance with latest customer requirements and quality expectations.

Achieving Plante Performance Goals
• Ensures quantity and quality of work performed by team members.
• Ensuring correctness of the daily data including scrap reported by Team Leads
• Maintains the productivity of the equipment under his/her supervisor and the correct inventory level of in-process materials.
• Responsible for sending End of Shift report with eh status of their shift to the production plan.

Continuous Improvement
• Participates in continuous improvement workshops.
• Maintains trends of results from continuous improvement actions.
• Assists quality representative in conducting scrap meetings.


Safety and Environmental
• Ensures that all employees are trained and compliant in the safe operation of equipment and plant-specific safety (ESD & PPE) and environmental concerns.
• In coordination with department managers, conducts monthly shift meetings with employees to cover various topics to include safety, quality, etc.
• Reports near misses and any accident (minor or emergent) written and orally when it occurs.

Employee Engagement
• Reports, addresses, and documents counseling pertaining to employee-related concerns, e.g. attendance, performance, etc. and communicates to department management and human resources as required.
• Welcomes new hires and new to shift.
• Requests additional team members with department management when required.
• Provides performance feedback with team members.
• Encourages and motivates employees in work performance, open/constructive communications, problem solving and communicates any employee improvement ideas.
• Daily documentation in the HRIS (human resource information system) for timecards, approval of PTO, and employee tracking of hours to minimize unnecessary overtime and absenteeism.

Authority:
• To supervise and make recommendations relating to production team members and/or processes and equipment. Make recommendations and communicate regularly with Production Manager and other company department and team members.
• All employees have a quality and safety responsibility; therefore, having the authority to stop work processes to correct quality and/or safety problems, or quarantine items in the appropriate designated area until the issues are resolved.
• The Production Supervisor has the authority to stop the production and the delivery of a product or a family of product if the quality of these products is suspect or compromised.

Accountabilities:
• Maintains production planning (PDP) file and scheduling of employees.
• Maintains main production and quality KPI
• Adhere to and implement everything in his/her power to achieve the Quality, Safety, and Environmental objectives and reduce the environmental impacts related to the activity of Electricfil Automotive.

Reporting:
• Analyze functional quality test data and propose potential failure modes to team.
• Methodical, capable of analyzing quality problems and providing a concise written summary to management.

Quality:
• Responsible to ensure the quality of the product is meeting the expected level.

Internal and/or external contacts:
• (Internally) Individual will interface with management & all levels of personnel within the organization.
• (Internally) Individual will work closely with others at EFC and EFI Automotive, locally and globally, as needed.
• (Externally) Individual will interface with customer and vendor representatives, including participation in customer audits and visits as requested.







Responsibilities

Staff: 10 – 50 Budget: NA
Revenue: NA Expenditure: NA


Job requirements

Education and/or Experience:
• High School diploma or equivalent required. Degree in a technical field preferred.
• Five or more years of experience in the automotive industry or similar position required.
• Experience with problem solving tools (8Ds, Fishbone diagram, 5-Why, cause and effect data.
• Ability to conduct meetings and perform as a facilitator using English required.


Special knowledge (languages, IT, etc.):
• Communication/negotiation/meeting facilitation.
• Fluent in business English, IT literate.

Supplemental Requirements for Advancement:
• Additional training in supervision, coaching, employee motivation.
• Additional certifications (Allen Bradley PLC programming/troubleshooting).

Machine Operators

If you are looking for an organization committed to the principles of Excellence, Integrity, Faith, and Teamwork, then Ridgeview Industries offers a challenging and rewarding employment opportunity for you.

-We are a leading metal stamping and assembly supplier primarily serving the automotive market. Our privately held and employee owned company, founded upon Christian principles, currently employs approximately 600 team members across 4 plant locations.

Qualifications:
High School diploma, or equivalent education.
Works well in a team environment and strives for continued improvements.
Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment is a plus, but not necessary.
General computer skills.
A passion and ability to follow the company defined process.
Great attitude and a team player is a must.

Primary Job Functions:
· Load specified parts into machine and push buttons to start/activate machine.
· Inspect parts from machine for any defects
· Report defects & malfunctions to production supervisor
· Effectively stock parts at work station as needed
· Unload parts from machine and place into containers per instructions
· Clean up work area during and after production shifts
· Communicate with the incoming shift to update on any issues or upcoming jobs
· Support in analyzing and resolving work problems

Why do you want to join Ridgeview Industries?
It will begin during a visit when you feel the passion of the people and culture that permeates from every contact you make. Or, you may hear from some of our many 15-30+ year co-workers what they love about Ridgeview. Or, you may feel a deep connection with our Mission Statement that was developed by our employees. We are a business with a purpose that goes beyond parts and profits, and we endeavor to be different from other manufacturers in our industry and beyond. Do you believe in and align with our twelve guiding Principles?

Teamwork, Passion, Golden Rule, Trust, Communication, Accountability,
Follow the Process, Data Driven, Continuous Improvement, Personal Growth,
Pray Hard – Work Hard – Trust God, Excellence in All Things

Our family-like culture has been shaped in over 45 years of business. We believe in our values, vision and purpose, and seek to be continually learning and growing to best serve our employees, customers, suppliers and community. Is this the place and next chapter for you?

Reporting to the Shift Supervisor, this position offers an attractive level of compensation and benefits package including:

Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance and flexible spending account(s)
Matching 401(k) retirement plan
Paid vacation, vacation purchase option, and 10 paid holidays
Many employee programs including an on-site fitness facility
Tuition reimbursement
Employee profit-sharing bonus
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
And much more.

Starting Pay: $28.70 - $40.00 Per Hour, Based Upon Experience & Skill Level

$3,500 Sign on Bonus: $1,000 paid at 60 days of employment, $2,500 at 120 days of employment.

Benefits:
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing invests in our team members from day one. We are committed to offering opportunities for growth and advancement in your area of excellence. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing offers an excellent benefits package featuring health insurance, dental and vision insurance, 401k with company match, a vehicle buy/lease program, and a child care assistance program.

Position Description:
Tool and Die skilled team members' mission is to maintain automotive stamping dies in a production atmosphere by utilizing die shop related equipment such as CNC mill, lathe, grinder and various other hand tools while remaining focused on continuous improvement, predictive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair activities while working in a safe and efficient manner.

Duties / Responsibilities:
- Work in a safe and respectful manner to protect yourself and those around from unsafe acts.
- Perform preventative/predictive maintenance on automotive stamping dies in alignment with standard work instructions.
- Utilize stamping related equipment to perform necessary machining and modifications for overall improvements of die functionality.
- Design, fabricate, and repair parts for various aspects of the stamping operations focusing on continuous improvement.
- Modify/adjust basic parameters on stamping related equipment such as try out press, production press, welders, CNC mill and other electronically controlled items.
- Troubleshoot production lines for immediate resolution to issues related to Safety, Quality, and efficiency by adjusting/replacing mechanical, pneumatic and electrical components using various hand tools related to the Tool and Die field.

Requirements / Skills:
- Experience working in a Tool and Die role maintaining stamping dies utilizing techniques such as die spotting, punch fitting/entry, formability improvements and the ability to use related hand tools.
- Knowledge of sheet metal forming, trimming, piercing flanging and basic understanding of metallurgy related to sheet metal specifications.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Preference of a Journeyman Tool and Die certificate or 8 years hands on experience.
- Team Members are required to work rotating shifts and to support daily and weekend overtime.

Production Team Member
Starting Pay: $21.25 Per Hour
Top Rate: $27.50 Per Hour

Starting pay rate of $21.25 with a top rate of $27.50 after periodic, regular wage increases (4 year grow-in period), plus $1.30/hr shift premium available when rotating on evening shift.

Benefits Start Day One - Including a New Child Care Assistance Program

Benefits:
MTM Production Team Members are provided benefits on their first day of employment including paid time off, vehicle discount program, child care assistance program, and Medical / Dental / Vision. Eligibility to participate in MTM's 401K with 6% employer match begins just 60 days after employment providing a pathway toward retirement savings. We are committed to offering opportunities for growth and advancement in your area of excellence.

Teamwork, Respect, Innovation, Opportunity...not just words, but the cornerstone of Mazda Toyota Manufacturing's brand new, world-class automotive manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama.

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing's mission is to build trust and loyalty through innovation and collaboration. Our team members come to work every day ready to demonstrate their skills and contribute to the success of our company and their production department. You should have an energetic spirit, positive attitude, and desire to learn and practice the fundamentals of each job in a challenging, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Position Description:
- Production Team Members represent the largest percentage of the Mazda Toyota - Manufacturing team and are a vital component to our success.
- Production Team Members are full-time, hourly non-exempt employees.
- Production Team Members perform repetitive manufacturing duties supporting Mazda Toyota - Manufacturing's Assembly, Welding, Paint, Stamping, Quality Control, and Conveyance production departments.

Duties / Responsibilities:
You will be required to perform physically demanding manufacturing duties that include -
- Repetitive motion
- Moderate lifting
- Use of machinery
- Prolonged standing
- Work with small components for installation on vehicles
- Contribute to a diverse team, working toward a common goal
- Adjust to changing needs in a fast-paced environment
- Problem solve and continuously improve safety, quality, and productivity
- Perform equipment troubleshooting and preventative maintenance activities

Requirements / Skills:
- 18+ years of age at time of application
- Positive attitude and good communication skills
- Able to perform essential job functions of varying manufacturing positions
- Willing to work daily and weekly overtime
- Able to work rotating shifts
- Rotating shifts are defined as working a day shift then an evening/night shift set on a rotating schedule

Starting Pay: $28.70 - $40.00 Per Hour, Based Upon Experience & Skill Level

$3,500 Sign on Bonus: $1,000 paid at 60 days of employment, $2,500 at 120 days of employment.

Benefits:
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing invests in our team members from day one. We are committed to offering opportunities for growth and advancement in your area of excellence. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing offers an excellent benefits package featuring health insurance, dental and vision insurance, 401k with company match, a vehicle buy/lease program, and a child care assistance program.

Position Description:
The mission of Multi Skilled Maintenance Team Members is to ensure that production equipment functions properly and is available when needed thru continuous improvement, predictive maintenance, quick troubleshooting and repair activities.

Duties / Responsibilities:
- Perform preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance on electrical, mechanical equipment in accordance with standardized procedures.
- Design and testing of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment and systems (involves circuits, relay logic, wiring, motors, servo drives, etc.)
- Design, fabrication, machining, and repairing jigs, fixtures, and parts for projects, equipment repair, maintenance work orders, and machine modifications.
- Writing, programming, troubleshooting, modifying, and/or repairing programmable logic controllers (PLC), Robotics, Conveyers, and other Process equipment.
- Troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment, using standard and specialized hand/power tools (pipe threader, press, welder, cutting torch, machining, etc.)

Requirements / Skills:
- Experience installing and maintaining industrial electrical and mechanical equipment.
- Strong Electrical, Mechanical, PLC, and Robotic systems knowledge
- High School diploma or GED Equivalent required.
- Team Members are required to work rotating shifts and to support daily and weekend overtime.

Starting Pay: $15.50 per hour

Position Description:
Production associates will work to assemble parts from raw materials to finished products for shipping to our customers.

Duties/Responsibilities:
- Problem solve and continuously improve safety, quality, and productivity.
- Work with small components for installation on vehicles.
- Generate documentation according to production documentation standards.
- Adjust to changing needs in a fast-paced environment.
- Perform surface inspections of raw/finished parts according to specifications.
- Mount and pack raw/finished parts according to specifications.
- Assemble work as required in accordance with DaikyoNishikawa standards.
- Keep machines and workplace neat and tidy at all times.
- Master all various processes.
- Assist in training of team members.
- Maintain equipment and supporting documents.
- Troubleshoot/countermeasure for problems.
- Assist the team in meeting schedules and targets.

Requirements/Skills:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.

Schedule Hours/Work Conditions:
- Monday - Friday.
- 1st shift 7 am - 3:45 pm.
- 2nd shift 7 pm - 3:45 am.
- Typical work environment is indoors with heat and air conditioning.

Benefits:
DaikyoNishikawa (DNUS) offers an extremely competitive benefits package. DNUS pays the full premiums for Medical, the base Dental plan, Vision, Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Short Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability. Associates can also select Voluntary Employee Pay Options which include a Premium Dental Plan (with a small additional cost per month) select additional coverages including a Premium Dental Plan (with a minor additional cost per month), Supplemental Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Spouse and Child Life Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Medical Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Legal Shield, and Pet Protection. Finally, the DNUS 401k and Profit-Sharing Plan will match $1 per $1, up to 4% of your contributions, with immediate vesting of the company contribution. Benefit eligibility is the first of the month following the Associate's start date.

Production Associates are eligible for skill-based pay increases. After the start rate, each skill-based pay level attained will result in a $.50 per hour increase per quarter. There are four skill-based pay levels for Production Associates.

- Additional $1/hr attendance bonus
- Additional $1/hr for shift differential
- No rotating shifts
- Company pays 100% of medical, dental, and vision