Production Supervisor

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Description

This is a 12-hour shift position. The THDF Shift Supervisor manages the MDF/HDF raw board production crew including safety, quality, cost, efficiency, training, and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily pre-shift meeting to pass on needed information to crews.
• Ensures all new SOP’s are passed down and trained to specific positions.
• Reviews production schedule with Operators to ensure a plan is set to obtain best possible output with required quality specifications.
• Complete inspection of entire work area to ensure normal operations and employees are working in a safe manner.
• Shift work force as needed to ensure production and housekeeping goals are met.
• Review quality reports for material being produced at the time and when changes are made.
• Monitor production equipment throughout the shift to ensure normal operations.
• Monitor employees throughout the shift to ensure tasks are being completed in a safe and timely manner.
• Review Operator quality checks and verify accurate information is passed on the Quality Control.
• React and assist with all downtime causes to help troubleshoot to ensure production resumes as soon as possible.
• Ensure notification are created for all emergency work orders.
• Lead employees through root cause analysis and assists problem solving when issues occur.
• Follow up with Operators to ensure steps are taken to minimize cost while maximizing production.
• Ensure proper training is being performed on shift by evaluating performance.
• Provide coaching to crew to help them achieve plant objectives.
• Investigate and correct any material that did not meet quality specifications.
• Ensure all environmental policies are being met and required inspections are being performed properly.
• Monitor raw board production for surface defects and work to eliminate if defects are detected.
• Verifies all company policies are being followed.
• Ensures safe and healthy working conditions and an organized work environment.
• Performs other related duties as required.
  
  

Shutdown Operation

• Conducts pre-shift meeting to ensure everyone has clear understandings of their shutdown assignments.
• Monitors and ensures safe machine shutdown procedures.
• Assists and verifies proper locking out of machinery in a timely manner.
• Assist when needed on filling out and performing air testing for confined space permits.
• Follow up behind teams to ensure tasks are being completed properly and in a timely manner.
• Shift manpower when needed to ensure jobs can be completed in the allotted time.
• Monitor employees routinely during the shutdown to ensure they are working in a safe manner.
• Perform inspects after jobs are completed by employees and contractors to ensure work meets expectations.
• Assist with problem solving when issues arise from abnormal during routine task to keep everyone on schedule.
• Ensures timelines are met to bring up machinery in sequence to enable production to resume in a timely manner.
• Performs inspections while machines are idle to verify proper performance once required to go into production.
• Assist with going into production and verify area has been brought back to original housekeeping requirements.
  
  

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Requires 4 or more years experience in a manufacturing environment
  
  

Competencies

• Core competencies include strong communication and interpersonal skills, listening skills, data analysis and interpretation.
• Ability to plan, schedule, and clearly communicate thoughts and work instructions.
• Ability to set priorities based on company goals and manage multiple ongoing tasks on a daily basis
• Position requires individual to climb multiple flights of stairs and ladders daily as well as ability to work in tight quarters.
  
  

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.