Heat Treat Forge Shop Supervisor

• Supervise the Forge Shop and HT Furnaces.
• Must know how and able to operate Forge Press and HT furnaces operation and calibration.
• Schedule job orders to meet customer demand.
• Oversees the efficiency and productivity of Forge and HT areas to drive waste reduction.
• Evaluate dies periodically to determine repair or replacement needs.
• Assure personnel have all required PPE and tools to work with.
• Train and develop the Assistant Supervisor to back him up during his absences.
• Develop personnel to ensure technical coverage for equipment operation.
• Support manufacturing flow by communicating adherence to plan and/or shortfalls to plan.
• Develop recovery plans as needed through resources and equipment availability.
• Conduct safety meetings and direct report trainings.
• Calculate and Fill Forge orders in timely manner.
• Assure that forging equipment and fixtures are adequately maintained to guarantee the safety of people and quality of the product. Schedule dies repairs or replacement accordingly.

Basic Requirements:

• 2-year min supervisory experience in a manufacturing facility
• 2-year min. experience on forging processes, setup and run forge presses and Heat Treat Batch Furnaces required
• Experience on HT and Forging using different metals alloys properties.
• Experience on different forging operations and their setting up mechanisms.
• Open and close die forging experience required.
• Familiar with forging defects and how they can be prevented.
• Able to read blueprints and use measuring instruments like vernier, calipers.
• Familiar with MRP system and MS Office.

Education:

High School diploma or equivalent. Bachelor preferred.