Production Supervior 
 

We are looking for a Production Supervisor for our Mequon, WI facility. In this role you will be accountable for production activities by scheduling tasks, supervising resources, supervising workflows, and ensuring production targets are met, quality standards are maintained, and safety procedures are followed. Key responsibilities include coordinating schedules, supervising staff, analyzing production data for improvements, collaborating with other departments, optimizing efficiency and productivity.

Your Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing production schedules based on firm and/or forecasted customer demands to meet their requirements. It is expected that the position will interact with customers to clarify demand, request demand changes based on available production capacity, negotiate delivery schedules and provide needed customer service.
• Oversee the allocation of personnel, equipment, and materials to ensure efficient and effective use throughout the production process.
• Provide daily supervisory guidance to hourly production staff to meet Oerlikon’s customer demands, Oerlikon’s productivity and quality goals.
• Plan and assign work, implement policies and procedures, and recommend improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.
• Promote the utilization of LEAN tools such as Kanban, Visual Management, Point of Use storage, Kaizen or others in support of Oerlikon Operational Excellence (OOE).
• Lead, train, and coach the production team, promoting a positive work environment and ensuring adherence to safety policies and best practices.
• Track production progress, identify and resolve bottlenecks or inefficiencies, and implement process improvements to streamline workflow.
• Responsible for maintaining and ensuring data integrity in SAP, LabView (when applicable) and other Company information systems for all products in all process phases including raw material, work in process and finished goods.
• Provide support to maintain Materials control, including material receipt, material identification, material movement, material storage, material cycle count process (when applicable) and material physical inventory process.
• Coordinate material and supply deliveries with Corporate Procurement and suppliers (when applicable) to ensure that adequate materials are available.

Your Profile:

• High school degree or GED (College Degree is a plus).
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of MRP systems, (SAP preferred) particularly modules related to Demand Management, Production Planning, MRP, Material Management and Control.
• Strong level of computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Office suite. 
• Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned. 
• Supports, promotes, and performs in a manner consistent with the values and success statements of Oerlikon, which includes following all company policies and procedures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and troubleshooting skills.
• Incumbent should be detail oriented with good prioritization, possess high problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Heighten sense of accountability with a positive attitude and drive for execution. 
• Demonstrate ability to lead people and get results through hands-on leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong team player.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) is a plus.

We offer:

Aside from a dynamic global culture and leading market position, we are proud to offer our employees development opportunities, competitive salary and a robust benefit program ALL available on first day of employment!

The perks and benefits of working at Oerlikon include the following:

• Comprehensive medical and prescription drug plan with low premiums, company sponsored HSA contributions and without cumbersome waiting periods to keep you going strong.  
• Excellent Dental and Vision coverage.
• Employee Assistance, Financial and Wellness programs to help improve all aspects of your life journey. 
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with significant company match and financial planning and education options to help you achieve your retirement goals 
• Tuition reimbursement and internal education resources to satisfy your love of learning so you can continue to grow with us!
• Generous paid time off to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• 12 paid company holidays to occasionally extend your weekends or time off. 
• 100% company paid life insurance and disability insurance
• Employee Referral Bonus program because why not to bring your friends to work everyday!

Why Oerlikon:

Every one of us has the chance to be more curious; to bring a new innovations and ideas in our work and to our customers in the automotive, aerospace, energy, tooling, polymer processing and additive manufacturing sectors, and in doing this, we can reaffirm our customers’ and strategic partners’ trust.

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Are you curious? Then release your passion to succeed and APPLY to discover how you can help us build a better world and realize how you can make a personal difference by joining our global team! Our commitment is your success!

About us

Oerlikon is a global innovation powerhouse for surface engineering, polymer processing and additive manufacturing in key industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy, tooling and textiles. We serve as a key partner in enabling our customers to reach their targets for optimizing the performance, function and sustainability of their products and manufacturing processes. Our solutions reduce emissions in transportation, maximize longevity and performance of tools, increase energy efficiency and advance intelligent material and sustainable polymer processing. These achievements are proven hallmarks of our global leadership.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Oerlikon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here: Know Your Rights.

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Oerlikon will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Agencies

Oerlikon only accepts agency resumes for positions that have been explicitly approved by HR for third-party support. We work exclusively with our approved vendors who have agreed to Oerlikon’s terms and conditions and have an executed contract in place. Any resumes or profiles submitted to Oerlikon employees for roles not approved and requested by HR will be considered unsolicited, and Oerlikon will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

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