Production Supervisor

POSITION COMPETENCIES

• Be a self-starter and work independently.
• Uses logic and reason in dealing with problems.
• Adjusts to changing variables in the workplace.
• Engages others in constructive debate to explore alternative actions.
• Reaches agreements with others while maintaining perspective regarding longer-term relationships.
• Communicates effectively and concisely in oral and written messages.
• Anticipates consequences and maintains a big picture approach in decision-making.
• Persistence when accomplishing a task or assignment.
• Works harmoniously and with tact and diplomacy in dealing with a broad range of people.
• Effectively plans and organizes work to get efficient and effective results.
• Accepts the responsibilities and obligations of the job and the consequences of one’s actions.
• Acts as a formal or informal leader in the achievement of group targets.
• Operates proactively, anticipating possible problems, opportunities and challenges.
• Understands and effectively uses budgets, balance sheets, profits, and other financial constraints, as directed by the Plant Manager.
• Manages projects and achieves desired results efficiently and on time.
• Analyzes data and prepares reports.
• Ability to be flexible and manage many assignments or projects at the same time.
• Leads, manages, and understands timelines and critical paths.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Production Supervisor is responsible for taking an active improvement role on a day-to-day basis, including, but not limited to:

• Promotes health, safety, and environmental regulations by ensuring that standards, policies, and procedures are adhered to in compliance with corporate, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Promotes the quality system through adhering to the elements of and being familiar with the philosophy, quality statement, quality manual, and procedures.
• Maintains a safe working environment for all employees by:
  • Following and enforcing all safety rules and procedures
  • Maintaining a clean facility
  • Coordinating pre-shift safety meetings.
• Documentation of all training (Environmental, health, safety, quality, production, etc.) is the responsibility of the supervisor for the employees under their care and control.
• Ensuring that the daily production data is collected accurately on all machines.
• Understanding what the top reasons for lost time, lost output, and poor quality are and taking appropriate corrective action.
• Providing information at the daily production meetings regarding the current line status, including issues, causes, and preventative techniques used to prevent further issues.
• Taking specific preventative actions, ensuring that permanent fixes are put in place for these reasons.
• Properly and thoroughly communicating all of the above information to the following shift supervisor.
• Learning how to operate all line equipment.
• Operating line equipment during breaks.
• Consistently meeting all production and quality goals.
• Ability to work either 8 or 12-hour shifts, 4 to 7 days per week.
• Must be available via phone for 24/7 plant support.

Manages the shift on a day-to-day basis to ensure the following issues are planned:

• Addresses absenteeism, including vacation planning, by scheduling manpower as needed to fulfil customer demand.
• Production paperwork.
• Liaising with QC/QA and sharing appropriate information to ensure department goals are met.
• Trains motivates, and supervises production operators to ensure Finished Goods met product specifications, and that proper records are maintained.
• Promotes the current quality system through adhering to the elements of, and being familiar with, the philosophy, quality statement, quality manual, and procedures.
• Hourly attendance reporting and scheduling.
• Production documentation.
• Performs other duties as required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PowerPoint experience a plus.
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.
Previous supervisory experience in a production environment preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The Production Supervisor will be located at the Hazleton, PA facility.
• Work environment varies from an office setting to periodic exposure to the typical elements in the manufacturing facilities (i.e. dust, moderate noise, close proximity to semi-automated manufacturing equipment, and hot and cold climates.)
• Must be able to work around hot asphalt tanks, lines and pumps on an intermittent basis.

Physical Requirements:

• Standing 8 – 12 hours a day.
• Lifting up to 60 lbs.; lifting up to 120 lbs.
• Ability to climb stairs often and ladders periodically.
• Ability to work shift work.
• Visual Acuity (including color perception).
• Good Hearing.

All hires will be subject to a pre-employment physical