Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Primary Function

Responsibilities

1. Responsible for assisting supervisor with employees (both full time and temporary) within department, and will interact with employees in various instances. 
2. Promote a work environment conducive to high employee morale.
3. Review daily schedule prior to shift to anticipate product changeovers, staffing changes, etc.
4. Responsible for all aspects of safety, quality, production and preventative maintenance in their area of responsibility.
5. Responsible for requisitioning work orders and ensuring basic operator preventative maintenance tasks are performed as required 
6. Must be able to comprehend schedule and required outputs for day’s production activities, including maintaining customer service, maintenance, and inventory goals, including working with key members of other functional areas.
7. Become familiar with APCOM’s product specifications and the quality standards, including assisting in the development and upkeep of operating procedures for process and equipment, reviewing each line for quality, and working with the Quality department to train employees to identify quality problems.
8. May be responsible for set-ups, maintaining the tooling in good working condition. Training employees.
9. Keep cabinets clean and organized and good housekeeping.
10. Other duties may be assigned as needed.
     

Qualifications

• Must pass level 3 aptitude test.
• Must learn all operations in the department.
• Must possess and represent the organization with strong leadership, communication and teambuilding skills, including leading employee meetings and reporting out of departmental metrics as required.
• Must be able to lift  50 pounds at a time, multiple times a day.
• Mechanically inclined to have the ability to fix minor problems and run products at the highest quality.
• Comply with all the safety, quality, and procedure requirements as noted in the applicable Work Instructions.
• Must be a self-starter, well organized, able to work both independently and as a team member, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
   

Education

Physical Requirements

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.