Production Supervisor

About the role

Position supports and works collaboratively with other Operations Supervisors, Management, and Sales to deliver defect-free material on-time to internal and external customers as required. Oversees production builds and flow from multi-faceted machines producing key components for Protect All Flooring and Duro-Last Roof Membrane accessory products, including team member training and development, reporting, record keeping, and employee time tracking. The Supervisor conducts all operations with a high level of stewardship in accordance with the STIR philosophy of Safety, Teamwork, Integrity, and Respect that eliminates injuries, prevents pollution, and minimizes waste to the environment.

What you’ll accomplish

Operations

• Oversees plant operations for an assigned shift in a 24/7 operating plastics extrusion facility; sets the pace for daily operational routines executed by hourly team members and executes schedules/run plans as outlined by the Operations Manager or Plant Manager.
• Ensures smooth transitions between shifts, performs hot hand-offs, and identifies opportunities with machine inefficiencies.
• Drives a culture of safety and leads corrective actions for safety unplanned events.
• Creates a sense of urgency when equipment is not running and ensures people are safe, utilized effectively, and deliver optimal quality.
• Holds team accountable to machine uptime and proper reporting.
• Leads team in productive activities such as cleaning, 5S, and minor maintenance.
• Maintains budgets within assigned work areas to keep costs in line with annual operating plans.

Administrative duties

• Performs hourly employee reviews and ensures reviews are maintained and submitted on time.
• Primary administrator for daily shift summaries and communications.
• Monitors and executes time card daily monitoring (UKG).
• Ensures performance metrics (Gemba) boards are maintained.
• Drives SOP creation, monthly compliance, near-miss closure, and safety training as outlined by the Safety team.
• Helps populate data used for continuous improvement projects.
• Maintains employee files, engages in employee relations daily, and supports HR with labor retention, placement, and termination activities.

Inventory

• Ensures data integrity is maintained and proper paperwork is performed in all work areas, turned in accordingly, and corrects day-to-day mistakes to ensure inventory write-offs are minimal and within period.

Meetings

• Daily shift hand-off meetings, Supervisor meetings, leads daily Gemba walk, Department meetings, Quality, EHS, and Monthly plant meetings as required.

Continuous improvement

• Leads shift improvement projects that contribute to the bottom-line profitability of plant operations.
• Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving, and adhering to health, safety, and environmental policies in all work environments and areas.
• Promotes a culture of safety and exhibits these behaviors.

What we’re looking for

Education

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred or minimum of 5 years of previous supervisory experience.
• Preferred field of study: Plastics/Chemical.

Required work experience

• Minimum of 5 years in a supervisory position; plastics extrusion experience a plus.

Required computer and software skills

• Typing, basic computer skills, Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and UKG payroll system.

Travel requirements

• Minimal; less than 5%.

Additional requirements

• Ability to work in a high-stress, dynamic manufacturing environment; be a self-starter.
• Knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety basics, Lean principles, and Structured Problem-Solving training.
• Position is entrusted to make decisions that are suited in the best interest of Duro-Last; operates in accordance with the Duro-Last Handbook and direction from the Plant Manager.
• Responsible for communication to senior-level managers, writing reports as required, review integrity, SOP development, and communication via email to internal and possibly external customers.
• Ability to problem-solve and use continuous improvement tools that increase profitability by reducing scrap, increasing machine uptime, reducing changeover, and increasing first-time quality focus.
• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport with employees, keeping them engaged to achieve high employee morale and output.
• Position will require previous supervisor or leader skills in dealing with ambiguity, conflict resolution, goal setting, building effective teams, communication, and decision-making.
• Strong mechanical background in machine operations and plastics extrusion a plus.
• Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Holcim-approved Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including but not limited to respirators. Employees required to wear respirators must be clean-shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass qualitative and quantitative fit tests.