Coating Lead Production Supervisor

Salaried/Skilled Trades NSG Group•Ottawa, IL

About The Position

The Coating Lead Production Supervisor provides safety, environmental, operational, quality, and people leadership for production shifts. The role ensures safe work practices and plant policies are followed, investigates incidents, and leads shift supervision in completing production schedules and achieving performance goals. The supervisor organizes shift labor, monitors performance against plans, and works with other plant supervisors, managers, and process engineers to improve production and maintenance coordination. The role supports process improvement through SOPs, structured troubleshooting, KPI monitoring, training, 5S activities, and implementation of Quick Kaizen ideas. It develops shift supervisors and operators, ensures training plans and procedures are effective, and promotes consistent enforcement of safety and work rules. The position also covers shift supervisory vacancies, complies with the collective bargaining agreement, and maintains effective relationships with designated Union Representatives. The incumbent is responsible for executing systems developed by Process Engineers and has discretion to organize shift labor to achieve site performance goals. Salary range: $80,952–$101,186.

Requirements

At least 3 years of successful experience supervising people in a manufacturing environment.
Bachelor’s degree in business or a technically related field, or equivalent work experience.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize objectives and targets to meet deadlines.
Computer and software proficiency, including strong knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Excellent communication and human-relations skills.
Well-developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to interact effectively with all levels.
Ability to work frequently around moving machines, chemicals, and high temperatures in an industrial environment.
Ability to travel occasionally by commercial means or private transport.
Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods, often exceeding 8 hours per day.
Ability to climb stairs, crouch, kneel, and maintain balance in varied working environments.
Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally over 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Advanced problem-solving skills, such as Six Sigma.
Three years of experience training salaried personnel on equipment unfamiliar to the candidate.
Three years of experience in float glass manufacturing.
Six Sigma or other Lean Manufacturing certification at Green Belt level or above.
Experience with ACVD processes and equipment, including troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

Ensure safety and environmental leadership is present on shift; provide training, conduct audits, and implement corrective measures.
Train, develop, and follow up with shift supervisors to ensure safe work practices and policies are followed and enforced.
Follow up on incidents, verify initial investigations, and gather additional evidence as needed to prevent recurrence.
Direct shift supervision to complete the production schedule and achieve optimum production-line performance.
Ensure shift teams monitor relevant KPIs in real time and respond to conditions that could reduce performance.
Maintain appropriate staffing levels across shifts and ensure UKG records are maintained.
Coordinate with plant supervisors and managers to meet production goals, including staffing movement among production and warehouse teams and maintenance optimization.
Support process engineers in process improvement and performance enhancement, including continuous-improvement and planning meetings.
Develop shift supervision in using SOPs and structured troubleshooting methods to optimize operations and process variables.
Provide feedback to process engineers so SOPs reflect process needs and efficient work methods that reduce waste and ineffective actions.
Ensure shift teams are trained to use diagnostic tools and identify basic defects so quality and product-loss issues are addressed promptly.
Promote housekeeping, orderliness, and cleanliness through routine 5S activities, check sheets, and rounds.
Coordinate implementation of Quick Kaizen ideas generated by shifts.
Ensure shift supervision consistently enforces plant safety and work rules, addressing deviations promptly.
Develop shift supervision in providing appropriate training to hourly employees, including expectations, documentation, and training materials as needed.
Collaborate with process engineers to develop consistent training plans and ensure operators and supervisors are proficient in their jobs and process adjustments.
Evaluate training plans, work routines, and procedures to foster continual improvement; train supervision and engineers on equipment troubleshooting and intervention techniques.
Cover shift supervisory vacancies arising from vacations, illness, or other circumstances.
Ensure actions comply with the collective bargaining agreement and maintain effective relationships with designated Union Representatives.
Train and guide shift supervision in following collective bargaining agreement requirements.
Adhere to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct, Values, and Principles.
Perform other managerial duties as assigned.
Organize shift labor and audit the area to identify gaps between actual results and plans and take corrective action.