Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

About the role

Alpine, an ITW company, is a leading provider of building component software, equipment, and the industry’s best service to component manufacturers. Partnering with our customers, we help to improve their businesses and make them more productive. We are a leader in delivering software solutions to the construction industry to increase profitability. ITW offers its employees a path for advancement, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help employees care for themselves, their families, and their futures.

Supervises daily shift production and provides front-line leadership to hourly production employees under the direction of the Plant Manager. Executes the approved production plan, assigns and prioritizes work, monitors performance, and ensures safe, efficient production that meets quality and customer requirements. Monitors staffing, equipment, material availability, and production constraints and promptly escalates issues requiring changes to the approved plan. Responsible for employee training, coaching, performance management, shift documentation, and accurate production, overtime, and downtime reporting.

Schedule

Monday–Thursday, 6:00 PM – 4:30 AM

Benefits

• Generous time off – up to 120 hours of vacation, 40 hours of sick time, and 24 hours of floating holiday within the first year
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Wellness program providing significant discounts toward health coverage
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development/advancement opportunities
• Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability as well as Life Insurance
• 401(k) with a 6% company match

Responsibilities

• Profitably operate the production process within all applicable legal, safety, and environmental requirements
• Communicate and implement procedures regarding safety compliance, hazard elimination, and accident prevention
• Execute the approved production schedule and make routine shift-level decisions regarding work assignments, labor allocation, break coverage, and production priorities within the established plan
• Monitor staffing, equipment, material availability, capacity, and production flow
• Escalate significant changes involving production schedules, staffing requirements, customer priorities, equipment constraints, or material availability to the Plant Manager
• Recommend schedule adjustments and implement approved changes
• Consistently apply quality processes and improve efficiency while reducing costs and operating safely
• Maintain pace management and establish production metrics in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) order to track performance and continuous improvement
• Perform duties in a self-directed team environment that encourages strategic change management and innovative thought processes
• Ensure effective shift handoff by communicating production status, downtime, quality concerns, staffing issues, material constraints, safety concerns, and other information necessary for continuity between shifts and supporting functions such as maintenance and shipping departments
• Identify, lead, and develop talent to maximize individual, team, and organizational effectiveness in meeting company goals
• Provide consistent day-to-day leadership for hourly employees by setting clear expectations, providing timely feedback and coaching, recognizing strong performance, addressing performance or conduct concerns, and administering corrective action in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Complete performance reviews for all direct reports and establish meaningful performance and development goals
• Select and onboard talent, communicate effectively to foster a culture of engagement, and coach through feedback and development planning
• Directly supervise hourly production employees, including work assignments, employee scheduling, training, coaching, performance management, performance reviews, recognition, corrective and disciplinary actions, and employee development in accordance with company policies and procedures

Skills

• Planning and Organizing: Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure work is completed efficiently; prioritizes critical activities and adjusts priorities when appropriate
• Gaining Commitment: Using appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals
• Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization
• Contributing to Team Success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals
• Work Standards: Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments; self-imposing standards of excellence
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field preferred
• Experience facilitating or supervising in a manufacturing environment
• Leadership experience in an empowered work team environment
• Disciplined self-starter with strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand and walk
• Occasionally required to sit

Pay

Starting wage: $60,000 – $70,000 per year, based on experience.