Production Supervisor

Position Objective

This position will need to be versatile in quick responses understanding processes, meeting production goals outlined by metrics with in the lean community. Must be adept at trouble shooting, able to work autonomously and have strong leadership skills. The shift supervisor will provide direction to the production personnel, monitor the quality of work, ensure employees receive the proper training before performing the tasks, address maintenance issues, and coordinate equipment preventive maintenance schedules with the Maintenance Technicians. This position will oversee and assist with the daily Plant Operations, including process and procedure improvement activities.

Key Responsibilities

Workforce Training and Planning

• Provide guidance and direction to the production floor personnel
• Monitor and enforce work start, break, and stop times of the production floor personnel
• Address conflicts of interest and provide solutions
• Manage workforce schedules and assignments distributing labor efficiently
• Monitor employee work performance relative to expectations
• Apply employee policies with direct reports
• Ensure employee is participating with all job policy, and procedure training
• Communicate clear expectations to production personnel, keep them informed of matters pertaining to their job, and develop personnel growth opportunities
• Lead production floor personnel and maintain a positive work atmosphere.
• Assist other personnel as required

Operations and Production Planning

• Continuously evaluate and modify the plant layout and material workflow for increased throughput and productivity
• Oversee Quality Technicians to ensure cullet meets customer specifications, ensure all stations are producing product to the company’s standards
• Ensure material is supplied to the workstations quickly and efficiently, and maintain material/workflow through the facility
• Ensure daily production goals are met
• Set up/Monitor/Adjust line speeds and equipment
• Load/Unload trucks/vans as needed
• Ensure quality tests are completed as required, and enter results into the computer
• Operate front end loader and forklifts as required
• Transfer shift; Communicate quality, maintenance, and safety issues; material overage/shortage, pending tasks, and production changes to the next shift supervisor
• Attend and participate in regular production meetings
• Work in a fast-paced environment with fast changing priorities

Safety and Housekeeping

• Practice, communicate, and monitor, by enforcing safe practices with department
• Educating and direct personnel in safety by training and ensuring employee
• Ensure employees are trained on job specific assignments
• Ensure equipment and tools are in good working order and available for use when required
• Issue Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) and tools as necessary
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment always
• Supervise plant housekeeping promoting the 5s method.
• Monitor and enforce cellphone prohibition of the production floor personnel.
• Communicate employee incidents, issues or complaints by reporting them immediately to the Plant Manager
• Assist in gathering employee accident or injury information by providing and completing the required forms and following the proper employee accident and injury procedures
• Uphold all OSHA standards applicable to the responsibilities above.
• Follow plant housekeeping schedules
• Ensure plant is clean and orderly for the next shift
• Ensure an efficient and effective work environment.

Required Skills

• Strong mechanical skills
• Ability to train
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Ability to produce quality products consistently
• Effective communications skills, both verbal and written
• Strong knowledge of plant manufacturing operations required
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish, preferred, may be required for some locations
• MS Office/Computer skills, Basic Excel, Word, preferred
• Knowledge of lean and 5s principles, unprocessed materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment with little or no direction.
• Excellent judgement and decision-making abilities
• Effective troubleshooting, problem solving skills
• Strong management, leadership, and teambuilding skills