Production Supervisor

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Supervises, hires and directs hourly personnel and manufacturing operations assigned to their shift
• Reviews production orders and schedules to make constant decisions based on product data such as types, quantities, specifications, schedules, logistics and plans operations accordingly
• Assigns duties to all shift members and ensures that production schedule will be completed
• Conducts safety checks
• Provides technical leadership to shift personnel, to include: line setup/operation, metrics definition/reporting, testing, troubleshooting, and training facilitation
• Responsible for attendance, vacation schedules, training and other administrative tasks
• Ensures optimum utilization of manpower and equipment to dictate efficient workflow
• Delegates responsibility and recognizes, develops, trains and utilizes talents and capabilities of all shift personnel
• Administers on-the-job training to new employees and provides continuous training as needed
• Participates and acts as a lead for the new Extruder Operator training
• PARTNER WITH ENGINEERING, MAINTENANCE, QUALITY AND INNOVATIONS DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE ALL QUALITY STANDARDS, PRACTICES, TESTING AND METRICS ARE ADMINISTERED AND ADHERED TO AS REQUIRED BY VSI AND THE CUSTOMER’S EXPECTATIONS
• Facilitates safety training and completes all incident investigations and reporting
• DRIVES CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES TO INCLUDE: 5S, SCRAP REDUCTION INITIATIVES, AND QUALITY/INNOVATIONS
• SPEARHEAD PROJECTS, AS NEEDED AND/OR ASSIGNED, THAT SOLVE CURRENT BUSINESS PROBLEMS AND /OR DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO LONG-TERM BUSINESS OBJECTIVES

QUALIFICATION & SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Prior supervisory or lead experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment preferred
• Prior experience with plastic extrusion preferred
• Experience supervising hourly production employees strongly preferred
• Ability to lead and motivate production teams in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and safety standards
• Ability to handle employee relations matters professionally and consistently
• Basic computer skills, including email and production reporting systems
• Bilingual (Spanish/English is a plus)

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED required
• Required: OSHA 30-hour certificate (within 1 year of taking this role)
• Desired: Participate and complete Green Belt

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Directly supervises Lead Operator, Lamination Operator, Extruder Operators, and Packers
• Dotted line oversight to warehouse and maintenance staff working on the assigned shift
• Approximately 25 people

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to hold, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear
• The employee must lift, carry and/or move up to 75 lbs. frequently
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• In addition, mobility to cover 2 facilities (North & South Plant) is required. Local travel may be required
• Local travel may be required

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This position works in a fast-paced manufacturing facility
• Noise level commensurate with large machinery
• Ear and eye protection must be worn at all times and steel toed shoes and long pants are required
• Temperatures in the building, although maintained, can be effected by outside weather conditions