Operations Supervisor - 2nd Shift

The Production Supervisor leads daily forge operations to deliver safe, efficient and cost-effective production of aerospace and industrial forgings. This position directs forge personnel, coordinates equipment and work-order assignments, maintains safety and quality compliance, and drives performance against throughput, earned standard hours (ESH), productivity, delivery and cost objectives. The role combines visible floor leadership with disciplined planning, employee development, documentation and continuous improvement.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan, direct and monitor daily forge production to meet throughput, ESH, quality and delivery targets.
• Schedule work orders, assign production units and balance labor, equipment, tooling and material availability.
• Create and manage crew schedules; reprioritize orders when equipment failures, staffing constraints or urgent business needs arise.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Process Control and Procurement to resolve production constraints.
• Conduct daily line walks and update active production-area line walk files and operational status reports.
• Review productivity, variable costs, equipment utilization and performance gaps; implement corrective actions.
• Enforce company work instructions, operating procedures, PPE requirements and applicable safety standards.
• Develop and deliver weekly safety presentations and reinforce safe behaviors through active floor engagement.
• Lead departmental 6S activities, workplace organization and corrective action follow-through.
• Identify and promptly address unsafe conditions and behaviors; document and escalate concerns as appropriate.
• Support incident investigations and implement preventive actions to reduce recurrence.
• Direct and coach forge employees; assign work, set expectations and maintain accountability.
• Review and approve timecards, attendance and time-off requests under company policy.
• Maintain training matrices and employee training records; coordinate qualification and cross-training.
• Lead weekly blacksmith meetings covering safety, production priorities and employee concerns.
• Provide performance feedback, support hiring and onboarding, and prepare disciplinary documentation with HR guidance.
• Administer employee boot vouchers and other workforce-related requests.
• Ensure production follows approved specifications, work instructions and customer quality requirements.
• Coordinate MRB dispositions and corrective actions for nonconforming parts with Engineering and Quality.
• Analyze quality reports, scrap and rework trends; support root-cause and preventive action activities.
• Draft and revise SOPs and work instructions, subject to applicable review and document-control approval.
• Identify and implement cost-effective solutions to improve labor efficiency, quality and equipment utilization.
• Design or improve tools, methods and processes to eliminate recurring production issues.
• Evaluate operational data, measure improvement results and communicate recommendations to management.
• Order and track required materials, tooling, supplies and production resources; maintain requisition records.
• Coordinate vendor meetings for tooling, equipment and supply requirements.
• Maintain accurate production records, safety documentation, training files and departmental reports.
• Provide timely operational updates and complete additional duties assigned by Operations Management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises approximately 60 or more Forge Department employees, depending on shift and operational needs. Responsibilities include staffing, work assignment, training, performance evaluation, employee recognition, corrective action, conflict resolution and compliance with company policies and applicable laws.

Core Competencies

Leadership & Accountability: Sets clear expectations, coaches employees and owns departmental results.

Safety Leadership: Anticipates hazards, enforces controls and promotes incident prevention.

Production Management: Balances changing priorities, workforce resources and equipment capacity.

Problem Solving: Uses production and quality data to identify causes and implement practical solutions.

Communication & Teamwork: Communicates clearly with employees, vendors and cross-functional partners.

Continuous Improvement: Improves processes, reduces waste and measures results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Operations Management or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Two to five years of manufacturing or operations experience, ideally including supervisory leadership; forging, aerospace or heavy industrial experience preferred.
• Ability to interpret work instructions, manufacturing documentation, safety requirements and production performance data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel; familiarity with timekeeping, ERP and production reporting systems. Advanced Excel, Power Query or VBA skills preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication, employee coaching, organization and decision-making skills.

Works in an industrial forging environment with heavy machinery, elevated temperatures, high noise levels and moving equipment. Requires frequent presence on the production floor, use of required PPE, and ability to stand or walk for extended periods. Extended hours and weekends may be required based on operational needs. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals.

Performance is assessed through safety compliance and corrective actions; throughput, ESH and productivity; scrap and rework reduction; employee training and accountability; resource utilization and cost improvements; documentation accuracy; and effective cross-functional leadership.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.