Supervisor, Production

About the role

Glen-Gery Corporation, a leading brick manufacturer, has an opening at our Hanley Plant in Summerville, PA for an experienced Production Supervisor. The primary responsibility of this position is to assist with overseeing the operations of the Packaging Department. This is a hands-on position requiring a working knowledge of electrical/mechanical equipment and production processes. This will be a rotating 1st & 2nd shift position.

Responsibilities

• Assist with overseeing the operations of brick manufacturing, with a focus on the Packaging Department.
• Ensure the 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 all safety policies and procedures, and encouraging good housekeeping.
• Maintain compliance with OSHA, MSHA, EPA, DEP, and other relevant regulatory agencies.
• Conduct safety meetings such as toolbox talks and any daily departmental meetings required for the continual operation of the department.
• Supervise a department team responsible for one or more of the plant processes including raw material processing, manufacturing, quality control, packaging, shipping/inventory, and maintenance.
• Work under pressure due to emergency situations and unscheduled downtime.
• Participate in new product development and provide input to the 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 and identify variances from plant budget, instituting 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 of maintenance and improvement initiatives.
• Responsible for recruitment and scheduling of hourly production employees, performance management, and handling 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 equipment.
• General knowledge of all maintenance fields: mechanical, electrical, burning, welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, electronic pumping, compressed air, and vacuum systems.