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Cast House Supervisor

Howmet Aerospace

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Barberton, OH
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Associate's degree

Job overview

Howmet Aerospace is hiring a Cast House Supervisor. The Cast House Supervisor oversees day‑to‑day operations at Howmet Aerospace’s Barberton casting plant, providing administrative support, ensuring safety, quality, and production metrics are met, and coaching employees while managing performance and corrective actions.

Key focus areas include Ensures safety of personnel working within the cast house, Coaches employees by establishing goals and action plans, and Delegates tasks and provides ongoing guidance to employees.

Successful candidates bring Associates Degree and Minimum 2 Years Supervisory Or Management Experience. Important skills include Coaching Employees, Continuous Improvement, 5S Methodology, SMART Tracking, Employee Training, and Performance Appraisals. Preferred (not required): Fiix System, SMART, 5S, and Coaching.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Fiix SystemSMART5SCoachingProblem SolvingSafety ManagementQACoaching EmployeesContinuous Improvement5S MethodologySMART TrackingEmployee TrainingPerformance AppraisalsShift Scheduling

Qualifications

Associate Degree2+ Years Supervisory ExperienceBachelor's Degree2+ Years Manufacturing Experience

Full job description

This position is responsible for day to day operations in Barberton’s casting plant. Provides administrative support to department and works to ensure metric goals are met (Safety, Quality, Production). Accomplishes manufacturing results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities: : Manages the activities of assigned employees. Conducts training, recommends adjustments, completes performance appraisals, initiates timely corrective action, as appropriate (including attendance/tardiness).

Essential Duties:

  • Ensures the safety of all personnel working within the cast house, specifically molten metal on all shifts.

  • Places a high priority on coaching employees by establishing suitable goals, action plans and time lines.

  • Delegates and provides ongoing guidance and support to the employee as they complete their action plans.

  • Act as a role model and mentor for direction and development of employees.

  • Ensure employees have been trained adequately across all functional areas of the cast house (charging, quant, pit, shipping and molds).

  • Troubleshoots issues interfering with production.

  • Assists with problem solving, and utilizing corrective action measures to prevent problem reoccurrence.

  • Follows schedule of Operations Manager and supply chain to ensure that production demands are met in the most efficient manner possible.

  • Works to maintain the quality of the products, follows quality standards and processes and ensures product integrity.

  • Verifies and dispositions questionable product to determine acceptability. Ensures that all assigned quality requirements are met.

  • Approves and submits hours for payroll.

Additional Duties:

  • Assists with scheduling of planned outages and employee tasks.

  • Enters work requests into Fiix System.

  • Enters and tracks Department Efficiency using SMART

  • Oversees 5S activities for assigned shift

  • Assists Operations Manager and Process Engineering Manager with opportunies for cost saving initiatives and continuous improvement projects.

Basic Qualifications

  • Associates degree from an accredited institution

  • Minimum 2 years supervisory or management experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree from an accredited university

  • Minimum 2 years experience in a manufacturing environment

Physical Demands:

  • Lifting : 50 lbs.

  • Standing: 80% of the shift

  • Walking: 80% of the shift

  • Temperature Extremes (percent of time working in non-climate controlled, production environment): 100%

  • Noise (percent of time working in noisy, production environment): 100%

This description is a general statement of duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. This description is not intended to be all inclusive and other related duties may be assigned.

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $8.3 Billion in revenue in 2025, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers’ success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2025 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report. Follow: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/howmet-aerospace) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/howmetaerospace) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/howmetaerospace/) , Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Howmetaerospace/) , and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/howmetaerospace) .

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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