Concrete Production Supervisor

American Concrete Products•Dallas, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

American Concrete Products is seeking a Production Supervisor to work with the Production Manager in scheduling crew and crew-leader activities for constructing and stripping precast forms. The supervisor directs and coaches crews, collaborates with plant foremen and Quality Control personnel to optimize production quality and workflow, and assists the Production Manager in interpreting and administering company policy. The role contributes to estimating and production planning, monitors labor costs and rework, supports employee training and development, conducts preliminary performance appraisals, and maintains plant safety in accordance with the Safety Manual. When production is delayed or postponed, the supervisor works with the Production Manager to identify constructive tasks for production employees.

Requirements

Precast experience required.
Must be able to interpret blueprints with ease.
Ability to read a measuring tape.

Nice To Haves

Carpentry experience preferred.
Concrete finishing experience preferred.
Heavy equipment experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide estimators with general guidelines for precast production costs and job-specific input about production difficulty or innovation opportunities.
Assist the Production Manager with production schedules and table utilization.
Attend daily production meetings to discuss schedules, concerns, improvement opportunities, and teamwork.
Meet regularly with crew leaders to communicate production sequences, discuss potential problems, and gather input on improving processes and workflow.
Ensure production personnel complete fabrication of an entire product so Quality Control can independently check the work.
Work with crew leaders to keep crew members productively engaged or assigned to designated training, housekeeping, facility maintenance, or recordkeeping tasks.
Evaluate precasters’ skill levels, training needs, and potential for increased responsibility, and coach them in their career development.
Model attendance, timeliness, loyalty, mutual respect, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Conduct preliminary performance appraisals of crew leaders and crew members, reviewing them with the Plant Manager before discussing them with employees.
Monitor actual production labor costs per panel against bid costs and engage production personnel in problem-solving when negative trends arise.
Work with the Production Manager and production personnel to track and reduce precast panel rework and fixes.
Maintain plant safety in accordance with the Safety Manual.
Work with the Production Manager to develop prioritized constructive tasks for production employees when scheduled work is delayed or postponed.