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1. NATURE OF WORK: The Plant Superintendent is responsible for the production department of their assigned shift at Lear Tuscaloosa. Incumbents in this classification are primarily responsible for coordinating all activities related to the planning, directing, and overseeing of the production process and for analyzing the plant’s personnel and capital resources to select the best way of meeting the production goals, reducing costs wherever possible, and ensuring products are produced on time and correctly meeting all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) specifications.

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED (The following duties are typical for this classification. However, any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties which may be performed.)

1. Enforces health, safety, and environmental regulations.
2. Directs and coordinates the activities of employees engaged in the assembly of seats.
3. Reads and analyzes charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports in order to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
4. Confers with senior management to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
5. Plans and establishes work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
6. Inspects materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
7. Demonstrates equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees, or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
8. Observes work, and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production standards.
9. Confers with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems and complaints.
10. Interprets specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
11. Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
12. Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
13. Monitors and reviews information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
14. Develops specific production goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and meet customer requirements.
15. Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
16. Develops budgets and approves expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, and equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
17. Reviews processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
18. Reviews operations and confers with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
19. Sets and monitors product standards, examines samples of raw products to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
20. Develops and implements production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
21. Monitors the production run to make sure that it stays on schedule and correct any problems that may arise.
22. Devises ways to make the production process more efficient
23. Recommends training programs or reorganization techniques for the manufacturing process.

Required Skills

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:
  1. Knowledge of raw materials, production processes and efficiencies, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  2. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  3. Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  4. Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  5. Knowledge of the various functions of an automotive plant such as maintenance, quality, production control, safety, quality, operations, and materials as needed to oversee and direct employees in these functions.
  6. Knowledge of strategies such as product lifecycle management (PLM), just-in-time, and self directed teams as needed to effectively implement these strategies.
  7. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  8. Knowledge of Lear’s organizational rules, regulations, procedures, and practices as needed to oversee processes and human resources.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

1. Physical Ability to lift, carry, and/or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
2. Physical Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
3. Physical Ability to concentrate on a given tasks and not be distracted.
4. Physical Ability to read and see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
5. Physical Ability to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movements.

Required Experience

• SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Possess knowledge of ISO14001, OSHA, and TS16949 requirements and compliance. 

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree and five years experience in a management role in the Automotive Industry and/or a combination of relevant working experience and education in a related field.

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:
  1. Knowledge of raw materials, production processes and efficiencies, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  2. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  3. Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  4. Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  5. Knowledge of the various functions of an automotive plant such as maintenance, quality, production control, safety, quality, operations, and materials as needed to oversee and direct employees in these functions.
  6. Knowledge of strategies such as product lifecycle management (PLM), just-in-time, and self directed teams as needed to effectively implement these strategies.
  7. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  8. Knowledge of Lear’s organizational rules, regulations, procedures, and practices as needed to oversee processes and human resources.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

1. Physical Ability to lift, carry, and/or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
2. Physical Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
3. Physical Ability to concentrate on a given tasks and not be distracted.
4. Physical Ability to read and see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
5. Physical Ability to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movements.