Supervisor, Production - 3rd Shift

About the Company

Glen-Gery Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brickworks Limited, is a leading brick manufacturer. Brickworks Limited (“The Group”) is a large Australian‑listed group of companies operating since the early 1900s with a market capitalization exceeding A$3.5 billion across Building Products, Land & Development, and Investments. The Group employs over 2,000 FTE employees nationally in Australia and has a significant presence in the USA. Founded in 1890, Glen‑Gery operates eight brick manufacturing facilities and sells products internationally through over 500 distributors. Since entering the USA in 2018, Brickworks has acquired Sioux City Brick, Redland Brick, Capital Brick & Retail and the distribution business of Southfield Corporation in Illinois and Indiana (Illinois Brick, Indiana Brick). The combined North American business now has more than 1,000 employees, operates across 40 locations—including 8 brick plants, 26 masonry supply/center retail locations and 3 Design Studios. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company that is growing and providing an environment for personal growth.

Responsibilities

• Assist with overseeing the operations of the Manufacturing and Packaging Department (hands‑on role requiring working knowledge of electrical/mechanical equipment and production processes).
• Ensure implementation of Plant Daily Fundamentals: Safety, Quality, Productivity, Housekeeping and Preventive Maintenance.
• Implement Business Daily Fundamentals: developing people, building a strong team, satisfying customers, communicating, knowing and controlling costs, and growing the business.
• Coordinate with the Supervision Team to develop a safety‑conscious climate and culture for all personnel by ensuring safe operations, following safety policies/procedures and encouraging good housekeeping.
• Maintain compliance with OSHA, MSHA, EPA, DEP and other relevant regulatory agencies.
• Conduct safety meetings such as tool box talks and any required daily departmental meetings.
• Supervise a department team responsible for one or more plant processes including raw material processing, manufacturing, quality control, packaging, shipping/inventory and maintenance.
• Work under pressure during emergency situations and unscheduled downtime.
• Participate in new product development and provide input to distribution and sales force regarding production capabilities and scheduling.
• Continually monitor and improve quality and productivity by measuring performance to standard and inspecting product daily.
• Review production performance reports with supervisory staff, identify variances from plant budget and institute corrective action as required.
• Develop plans for plant preventive maintenance, capital expenditure projects and plant improvements in conjunction with plant management and corporate engineering; ensure safe and effective implementation.
• Responsible for recruitment and scheduling of hourly production employees, performance management and handling of any employment‑related issues.

Qualifications

• College or Technical degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 5‑8 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the building products industry, with a high level of technical/production engineering skills.
• Good leadership skills including oral/written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills (e.g., analytical and problem solving) with a desire to develop and work in a team environment.
• Basic computer skills.
• Training and/or experience in: quality assurance, drying and firing instrumentation, fuel consumption control, computerized equipment installation and troubleshooting.
• General knowledge of all maintenance fields: mechanical, electrical, burning, welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, electronic pumping, compressed air, and vacuum systems.

Schedule

This is a 3rd shift position (10 pm – 6 am).