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Bosch · 1 month ago

Area Based Supervisor

Florence, KY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Bosch Group is a leading technology and services company dedicated to innovation and connected living. The Area Based Supervisor is responsible for overseeing production performance, safety, and efficiency, ensuring that daily production goals are met while driving operational excellence through continuous improvement and lean principles.

Industrial EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSensorSoftwareSoftware Engineering

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead daily start-up meetings and communicate production targets, safety topics, and shift priorities

Oversee all associates within assigned area, ensuring balanced workloads and adherence to standard work

Conduct Gemba walks to confirm safety compliance, 5S, and process discipline

Maintain a safe working environment and drive proactive hazard identification and correction

Oversee quality processes such as first-piece checks, inspection, and SPC

Manage production flow, staffing, and equipment readiness to meet daily schedules

Partner with maintenance and engineering to minimize downtime and improve reliability

Support associate development, coaching, and performance feedback

Use lean tools (5S, PDCA, A3, Kaizen) to eliminate waste and improve process stability

Lead immediate containment and follow-up for nonconformances

Track performance metrics using SQDPC boards and support tier meetings

Lead all inventory discrepancy investigations within the assigned production area, ensuring timely containment, root-cause analysis, and corrective action implementation

Verify accurate material consumption through proper SAP/ERP transactions, including backflush accuracy, BOM correctness, routing validation, and scrap reporting

Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, WIP, components, and finished goods to prevent shortages or overproduction

Ensure operators follow standard material handling procedures (labeling, scanning, FIFO, staging, usage recording)

Review material variance reports and collaborate with Planning, Warehouse, and Quality to resolve discrepancies and prevent recurrence

Support cycle counts by preparing areas, confirming counts, correcting errors, and validating adjustments

Maintain 5S and housekeeping for all material storage locations to prevent mix-ups and misidentification

Partner with Material Handling and Logistics teams for timely delivery, removal, and movement of materials

Escalate systemic materials issues such as BOM inaccuracies, incorrect routing, standard pack issues, or recurring POE errors

Train associates on correct handling, scanning, and transaction methods to reinforce material accuracy

Qualification

Lean manufacturingSupervisory experienceSAP/ERP systemsEffective leadershipCommunication skillsConflict-resolution skillsMicrosoft OfficeExcel proficiency