Job Description

Job Description
Manufacturing Supervisor Allentown, PA

We Dont Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

This is the career youve been waiting for your whole life. Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black & Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are
Were the Worlds largest tool company. Were industry visionaries. Were solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art smart factory products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Who You Are
Youre a curious problem solver who has the ability to bring big ideas to life. Youre creative and scrappy but can navigate a large organization with ease. Your focus in the position is to develop and maintain successful team operations for the manufacture of storage solutions in a non-union facility.

* Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
* Proficient in use of email, internet, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Familiar with use of employee timekeeping, production planning, and inventory systems. SAP knowledge desired, but not required.
* Mechanical background beneficial
* Detail oriented, self-assured, tactful, supportive
* Independent worker (must be able to assign and complete assignments independently)
* Managerial courage with a strong emphasis on interpersonal skills
* Effective planning and organizational skills
* Effective verbal/written communication skills. Able to express own ideas as well as development and elaboration of others ideas
* Knowledge of production planning
* Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts
* Able to work in a fast paced, dynamic team environment and compromise to the overall benefit of the organization

Education Required:

* High School/Trade School diploma or equivalent
* BS degree desired

What Youll Do

* Provide resources and expertise in the manufacturing processes, systems, training, and employee relations.
* Manage the work team, integrate new hires, coordinate production staff, employee rotation and employee movement; evaluate employees performance; review and approve time cards, PTO, and any progressive discipline.
* Maintain good employee relations by providing teams with direction, priorities, focus and boundaries. Works closely with Manager and HR to maintain consistency and fairness in administration of company policy and code of conduct.
* Promote safe work habits of subordinates and compliance with safety rules in work areas. Responsible for all near miss, incident, quality, safety, and property damage investigations and corrective action.
* Develop and implement (or assist with) all phases of team or individualized training. Evaluate skills gaps and implement cross training to meet business needs.
* Provide employees with required resources to perform their job safely and effectively (personal protective equipment, training, tools)
* Drive, produce and communicate results of department safety, quality, customer service and cost KPIs for assigned shift. Maintain and encourage consistent communications to operations team and direct reports.
* Assist in maintaining effective operating departments by controlling activity within prescribed quality standards, production levels, and cost levels, while keeping a focus on safety and manufacturing objectives. Maintain a clean and orderly work environment.
* Management of inventory accuracy through cycle counts, scrap transactions, production transactions, and BOM yield reviews.
* Perform audits, quantify, develop and implement Year on Year improvements in safety metrics, scrap, efficiency, 5S, and delivery performance. Recommend process improvements, changes in equipment, tooling or manufacturing processes; submit ideas for cost savings.
* Assists in the preparation of departmental budgets when required. Help control costs throughout the year.
* Actively promotes the principles of lean manufacturing; participates in Kaizen activities as required.

Benefits & Perks
Youll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401k, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What Youll Also Get

* Career Opportunity: Career paths arent linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
* Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
* Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here, too.
* Purpose-Driven Company: Youll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

Stanley Black & Decker is one of the world's largest, fastest growing and most dynamic companies. SBD, a Fortune 200 company is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, commercial electronic security and engineered fastening systems, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth.

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EEO:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans status or any other protected characteristic.