Injection Molding (IM) People & Production Leader

GAF•New Columbia, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

GAF is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee production shifts, including process, packaging, maintenance, and yard personnel. This role is responsible for ensuring safety, quality, and productivity through direct leadership and coordination of production activities. The Production Supervisor will drive continuous improvement, maximize production efficiencies, minimize yield losses, and maintain high-quality product standards in a safe environment. This includes troubleshooting production issues, ensuring adherence to safety policies, monitoring product quality, and participating in the selection of new production personnel. The role also involves communicating company programs, managing attendance, and maintaining accurate timekeeping for production employees.

Requirements

H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
3 years as a production supervisor or 5 years as a lead operator in an industrial manufacturing environment or 1 year of supervisory experience with a bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Experience in a continuous process manufacturing environment.
Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or associated fields

Responsibilities

Drive productivity and foster continuous improvement through sound management practices including communication of goals, training of operators, and operation of machines within established process specifications, and identification and resolution of production related issues.
Maximize production efficiencies, achieve targeted raw material usages, and minimize yield losses while producing high quality product in a safe manner.
Troubleshoot and quickly resolve production method or machinery issues that are impacting run rates, downtime, or quality.
Provide a safe workplace through adherence to company safety policy, housekeeping, and defined standards of training.
Monitor compliance to safety policies and procedures, conduct inspections of plant areas, and ensure deficiencies found are resolved or appropriately communicated
Maintain an excellent quality level of product produced at the lowest cost.
Monitor key operating parameters to ensure the product adheres to specifications while minimizing raw material usage.
Work with production operators to identify and reduce controllable quality issues.
Ensure each operator completes required quality checks.
Review results of audits performed by the QA department and communicate to the production crew.
Provide feedback to production crew on all field complaints.
Participate in the selection discussion for filling open operator positions and participate in the interview process for new production personnel.
Support communication throughout the plant and communicate the bonus program to employees at the plant.
Monitor and address poor attendance issues in a timely manner.
Solicit and obtain coverage for absences and vacations.
Maintain accurate timekeeping for production employees and ensure timecards are approved on time.