Production Supervisor

Oldcastle, a CRH company, is the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We are a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio includes brands such as Belgard® hardscape, Echelon® Masonry, Sakrete® packaged concrete, and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.

About the role

Responsible for supervision of employees within an assigned shift. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the job.

Responsibilities

• Set production goals and expectations
• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment
• Set up and operate machinery
• Listen for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discuss machine operation variations with maintenance workers to diagnose problems or repair machines
• Operate forklift as directed and without supervision while adhering to all safety rules and regulations
• Inspect work in progress and finished product
• Oversee the daily preventive maintenance program
• Track and report inventory and parts usage
• Analyze scorecards and day shift production reports
• Train, promote, and discipline employees
• Ensure all safety rules are followed and employees adhere to the safety program
• Supervise employees in the department to ensure they meet quality and production standards
• Perform other duties and responsibilities related to the nature of the job as assigned on a temporary or permanent basis

Requirements

• Previous team lead experience in a manufacturing environment
• Concrete manufacturing experience preferred
• Experience providing on-the-job training to team members, including operation of forklift, bobcat, loader, and development of production machine troubleshooting skills
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and endure intermittent climbing, bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, pushing, and pulling
• Ability to walk up and down elevated catwalks and stairs and stand for long periods of time
• Ability to work in all environmental conditions and extreme temperatures

Benefits

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs

About the company

CRH has a long and proud heritage as a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies, and large enterprises. We operate in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while offering career opportunities within a large international organization.