Salary Range: 95k -110k 

The Machining Supervisor is responsible for managing machining processes and teams for the Walpha plant in Bartlett, IL. This position ensures excellence in all assigned areas in terms of safety, quality, cost and delivery performance. By actively driving continuous improvement with Point and System CIPs, the Machining Team Lead is realizing the company’s strategy on the Shopfloor.

Responsibilities: 

• Ensure safe operations & highest performance with Zero-Defects and On-Time-In-Full shipments.
• Initiate and Drive Continuous Improvement in the sense of the WITTENSTEIN Production System in machining areas and processes. Actively propose further improvement ideas on interfaces to assigned areas to Production Manager (e.g. Tooling or program improvements).
• Lead and develop Shift Leaders and direct reports, such as CNC Machinists. Motivate the entire machining team. Actively guide the team through Change Management Cycles.
• Responsibility for machining investments and tooling cost
• Report on KPI’s performance (i.e. OEE, scrap, schedule adherence, safety, manufacturing costs) to Production Manager.
• Monitor and continuously improve production related costs and product quality. Increase productivity and efficient / effective resource usage within assigned areas.
• Ensure compliance (including safety and environmental standards) within area of responsibility.
• Ensure timely containment and corrective action in case of quality incidents, esp. customer complaints, in close cooperation with the CAIR Team.
• Ensure all assigned areas have and follow up-to-date standards incl. documentation and training programs for all applicable processes. Identify training needs and implement new training programs as needed.
• Recruit, interview, hire and train new staff. Complete annual performance reviews of direct staff on-time. Handle discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy and coordination with Human Resources.
• Maintain appropriate communications at all levels within and outside of area of responsibility. Keep employees informed as on company/department plans and progress in and outside of company-wide presentation formats.
• Delegate work assignments; match the responsibility to the person; give authority to work independently; set expectations and monitor delegated activities; provide recognition for results.
• Responsible for ensuring replenishment and continuous improvement of all relevant tools, fixtures and work holdings in the assigned areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Production Manager.
• Coordinate activities of assigned units with those of other company units. Seek mutual agreement on problems involving coordination. Examples of relevant interfaces:
  • Quality Assurance: on in-process inspection (and more).
  • Procurement: on raw material availability and improvements of the external supply chain (and more).
  • Logistics: on many day-to-day interfaces like with kitting of raw material, internal transport, as well as improvements in all mentioned areas (and more).
  • Sales: on continuously meeting our customers’ demands in the best possible way (and more).
  • Maintenance: on ensuring maximum technical availability (and more).
  • Headquarters: on following process guidelines given by the lead plant as well as working on implementing new processes in Bartlett (and more).