Line Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY : The Process Technician is primarily responsible for improving the efficiency of the pad department, which includes but is not limited to troubleshooting operational and quality issues; helping prioritize maintenance and preventative maintenance activities of converting equipment to meet or exceed manufacturing and customer expectations / requirements. The Process Technician will support start up and shut down processes, making sure safety and environmental rules are being followed.

RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES :

• Responsible for the daily activities of the technical aspects of converting processes to ensure that a controlled process is being run and that overall safety practices are being followed.
• Oversee and complete converting machine start up and shut down processes, following company standards
• Conduct real-time assessments, making necessary adjustments or scheduling maintenance actions as required.
• Primary contact for troubleshooting of converting process / equipment problems, analyze problems / solutions
• Support the manufacturing of quality product thru material changes and equipment maintenance
• Ensure that proper start-up, shutdown, and troubleshooting procedures are followed
• Ensure that product specifications and quality procedures are followed
• Support Continuous Improvement by proposing and supporting longer term processing solutions that will reduce costs by way of improved scrap rates, enhanced throughput, and optimized efficiency
• Ensure all processes are running to baseline and that any changes are properly evaluated and documented with the appropriate change form.
• Assist Engineering and R&D teams with trials and improvement opportunities
• Improve the equipment and processes to meet current and future business state, to include implementing and tracking projects to completion.
• Provide guidance and coordination between operators and maintenance technicians / team.
• Work with Continuous Improvement and Quality teams to reduce customer complaints and improve waste performance.
• Ensure equipment integrity through timely replacements and repairs of deficiencies, by coordinating with maintenance and operations.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer through partnership with Continuous Improvement team by documenting, training and SOP creation
• Provide guidance on the management of spare parts inventory.
• Provide leadership and direction to operators by coaching and training on manufacturing line specific needs for optimization.
• Work with central planning on efficient scheduling of machine
• Acts as a mentor / coach for other employees.
• Provide staffing feedback to production manager and suggest improvement opportunities.

Experience and Competencies :