Foamhead Manufacturing Supervisor

About the role

The Foamhead Supervisor owns the Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Cash (SPQDCC) performance of the Foamhead operation. This role leads Group Leaders or Team Leaders who guide front-line operators across first- and second-shift activities and ensures consistent execution of the ASD Lean Operating System. The Supervisor provides hands-on leadership for mechanical equipment and chemical-processing operations, including process monitoring, chemical handling and off-loading, equipment troubleshooting, material preparation, pressing, saw-house activities, and production flow. The role drives daily management through visual controls, Leader Standard Work, shift communication, labor and time reporting, equipment and process discipline, and structured problem-solving. Success requires visible shop-floor leadership, strong mechanical aptitude, practical chemical-process knowledge, disciplined schedule execution, and active development of front-line leaders and operators.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily Foamhead operations and execute against SPQDCC targets across assigned shifts.
• Conduct shift start-up and end-of-shift meetings to review performance, priorities, process conditions, equipment status, constraints, and actions.
• Ensure effective shift handoffs that communicate production results, mechanical downtime, chemical-process concerns, safety risks, quality issues, and open actions.
• Maintain a visible shop-floor presence through Gemba walks, real-time coaching, equipment and process observation, and reinforcement of standard work.
• Translate strategic safety, quality, production, maintenance, and process priorities into daily execution.
• Directly manage and develop Foamhead Group Leaders or Team Leaders and build operator capability across press, Foamhead, saw-house, bar-preparation, and chemical off-load activities.
• Approve timekeeping, including regular hours, overtime, vacation, personal time, and sick time.
• Monitor attendance, address issues promptly, and maintain accurate labor reporting.
• Conduct performance reviews, coaching, and progressive discipline when required.
• Maintain and improve cross-training and skills-matrix coverage to strengthen first- and second-shift capability, technical depth, and operational continuity.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures, PPE standards, lockout/tagout requirements, chemical-handling procedures, and established operating controls.
• Conduct daily safety huddles and follow through on incidents, near hits, chemical exposures or releases, equipment hazards, and corrective actions.
• Verify safe receipt, off-loading, storage, transfer, use, and disposal of chemicals in partnership with EHS, Materials, and other support functions.
• Partner with EHS and Maintenance to resolve mechanical, chemical, ergonomic, and environmental hazards identified through Red Tag Logs, inspections, risk assessments, and employee observations.
• Lead and audit 5S activities to sustain a safe, clean, organized, and contamination-controlled work environment.
• Ensure teams follow the Quality Control Plan, standard operating procedures, work instructions, inspection requirements, and established chemical recipes and process parameters.
• Monitor and control critical Foamhead process conditions, including chemical ratios, temperatures, pressures, flow rates, cure conditions, equipment settings, and other defined specifications.
• Review quality metrics and process trends, address deviations, contain nonconforming product, and support root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Coach Team Leaders and operators on mechanical setup, chemical-process discipline, material handling, quality standards, containment, and process ownership.