Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to
developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water
challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze,
monitor and return water to the environment in public utility,
industrial, residential and commercial building services settings. Xylem
also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network
technologies and advanced infrastructure analytics solutions for water,
electric and gas utilities. The Company’s more than 16,500 employees
bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying
comprehensive, sustainable solutions. Headquartered in Rye Brook, New
York with 2017 revenue of $4.7 billion, Xylem does business in more than
150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands.
The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that
transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of
our water-centric business by linking it with the best water
transportation of all – that which occurs in nature. For more
information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
THE ROLE: Xylem seeks to hire a Factory Supervisor for Machining. The
ideal candidate will plan, direct and coordinate all activities in
a designated manufacturing area to optimize manufacturing goals and
objectives of throughput, inventory and operating expense.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Drives day to day improvements in safety programs with goal of
reaching zero recordable injuries along with knowledge of and
compliance with OSHA requirements
- Actively involved in identification of savings/sustainability
opportunities
- Coach, mentor and set expectations for team leader within a specific
value stream with the ability to drive organizational change
- Responsible for meeting customer expectation by achieving high
levels of on time delivery performance with low quality rejects,
lead customer tours of area
- Responsible for driving year over year productivity improvement in
labor spending and overhead spending by relentlessly focusing on the
process. Coordinate equipment reviews and propose investments as
needed
- Strong commitment to documentation for any HR issues
- Clearly communicates team member performance expectations, measures
production hourly in order to identify roadblocks and improvement
needs. Addresses poor performers and team development needs, while
celebrating successes with the team.
- Assists with the development and execution of the annual business
plan to meet expectation of year of year operational improvements.
- Able and willing to live Xylem core values on a day to day basis,
possess openness and encouragement of improvement ideas
- Determine manpower requirements to achieve desired customer service
and inventory levels
- Utilizes rough cut capacity planning to ensure proper manning levels
and necessary equipment is available and functional
- Responsible for meeting inventory turn performance goals and
adjusting as indicated by results
- Able to communicate and work with other functional groups
(finance, CI, customer service, engineering, human resources,
and procurement) in the plant to assure business goals are met.
Assists with the development and execution of the annual business
plan to meet expectation of year of year operational improvements
- Ability and knowledge to drive continuous improvements, lean
manufacturing and 5”s programs. Conduct Gemba walks to teach
and inspect.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
- Adaptive learning
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Core cross-boundary collaboration
- Core developing capability (for people manager)
- Core inspiring accountability
- Core leading people & teams (for people manager)
- Cross-boundary/cross cultural communication
- Customer solution orientation
- Innovative thinking
- NDP Methodology stewardship
- Planning & process orientation
- Project leadership
- Solution design
- System thinking
- Teamwork
- Technical-problem solving
- Inspire Commitment – Very good communicator with team. Willingness
to remove boundaries that are in the way of respective team members
achieving goals. Able to set challenging, yet achievable goals and
hold team members accountable.
- Lead with Character – Able to respectfully challenge the current
state thinking to bring about continuous improvement. Ability to
drive team daily to meet the desired plant culture/goals.
- Deliver Results – Has a deep passion to drive continuous improvement
through relentless focus on the process. Utilizes “voice of the
customer” as feedback to drive decision making.
- Create the Future – Able to understand current state of Factory and
develop/drive future state. Able to effectively elicit ideas from
team about future state opportunities and then drive team towards
end goal.
- Build through Teamwork – Has ability to develop sound relationship
with peer group and with other functional groups in the plant.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
- External: Contractor, vendors
- Internal: Union, HR, Operations, Finance, CI, Engineering
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering, Operations, Business or related
field required; Advanced degree preferred combined with operational
experience
- Minimum of 10 years manufacturing/production/integrated supply chain
experience – with managerial responsibility for these functions on a
global basis for at least 5 of those years.
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills, including ability to
effectively coach, motivate, empower, develop and evaluate employees
and team leads. Strategic, operational and bottom line focus
- Strong manufacturing and process background including VBSS, Lean
Manufacturing, Voice of the Customer, and related expertise
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing and
Six Sigma.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively interact with
all levels of external and internal customers.
- Effective verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
- Strong bias for action, and effective change agent.
- Proficiency in managing and facilitating teams through problem
solving and conflict resolutions.
- Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities
- Effective leadership, financial, influencing, communication and
presentational skill.
- Business savvy and cultural/transnational sensitivity
- Effective Change Agent and Value Added perspective skills.
- Strong collaborative capabilities.
- Ability to effectively impact/influence/lead a global functional
organization
- Ability to travel rather extensively while effectively
managing/directing ongoing business activities. This requires strong
organizational, delegation, communication and related skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experienced in working with union
- Prior supervisory experience
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
(The physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- Light lifting (20-25 lbs.), office environment
- Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend and move about the
facility
- Ability to work and stand for long periods of time
- Ability to work in hot/cold conditions
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
(The work environment characteristics described here are representative
of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions
of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an
office setting free from any disagreeable elements.
- Standard weekly job hours: 40+ hours
- Travel: Less than 25%
EOE/FEMALES/MINORITIES/PROTECTED VETERANS/DISABLED