THE POSITION
- Responsible for Tire Building or Preparation planning, sequencing, and production control
- Ensure that the daily production plan is executed by production
- Prepare and plan for the upcoming next shift, up to 16-24 hours and prepare the production plan in accordance with the production constraints (tooling, machine and personal availability) for Preparation or Tire Building
- Ensure that the production plan follows the needs of Curing or Tire Building
- Plan production considering the stock of materials, reducing the impact of setups, informing the shop floor, minimizing the losses in the processes, and minimizing rework and work off
- Adapt the daily production plan to changes during the shift and coordinate with the respective production departments as needed to ensure adherence to the schedule
- Coordinate the start-up and phase out of articles during the shift and planning for those activities in upcoming shifts
- Planning of the VO materials and other trial production steps required during the shift
- Organizing miscellaneous planning activities such as PMs, downtime, trials or others as needed
- Manage the daily inventory including cycle counting and adjusting systematically as required to improve the WIP
- Communicate material deviations and tag material when required
- Participate in process improvement projects, daily BT2 for your respective area, & other production meetings as required
- Provide feedback and reports of activities during shift and established/corrective actions taken
- Responsible for the KPI reporting of the Sequencing department and for discovering improvement activities for department or plant KPIs and monitoring actions
- Ensure implementation of measures and maintain controls
- Raise awareness and provide information about ESH responsibilities and duties
- Ensure immediate notification and response, and initiate preventive measures in case of unsafe or polluting hazards
- Demonstrate exemplary personal behavior in ESH and motivate others
- Follow all plant policies, environmental policies, and plant and departmental safety policies
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or GED
- Three or more years’ experience in manufacturing environment
- Able to work shift
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening
- Continental is not able to pay relocation expenses for this opportunity
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Associate degree
- Current Continental Sumter employee
- SAP and EPR experience
- Tire process and manufacturing knowledge
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
EEO-Statement:
EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to [email protected] or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.
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