Production Supervisor

Pittsburgh Glass Works • Antis Township, PA

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About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees all shift associates and trains and develops them in production methods and plant procedures to achieve plant and company goals for safety, quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. The role supports continuous improvement to meet internal and external customer requirements and oversees peripheral plant areas, including Maintenance and Shipping, when their departmental supervisors are absent. In emergencies, the Production Supervisor leads efforts to protect employees and the facility and ensures appropriate communication with facility management.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least five years of supervisory experience in manufacturing.
• Problem-solving, conflict-resolution, and listening skills.
• Ability to use modern management concepts and strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience assigning work and delegating tasks.
• Team-building skills and ability to coach and develop associates and work with team members across areas, departments, and shifts.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coach shift associates, address conflict, resolve problems, maintain appropriate staffing, participate in recruiting and selection, and ensure staffing is in place for the next shift as required.
• Direct associates’ work and assign tasks to achieve production goals, control costs, and meet customer requirements.
• Promote a safe work environment by ensuring safety training and communication, addressing safety concerns, enforcing safe work practices and procedures, and ensuring incident investigations are completed and documented in Impact.
• Lead the response to events and emergencies, ensuring the safety of associates and the facility and communicating with facility management.
• Evaluate associates, identify training needs, provide training and development, and follow company disciplinary procedures when coaching and training do not resolve behavioral issues.
• Monitor and report production and downtime metrics at daily meetings, and take corrective action for issues including shrinkage loss, line downtime, pattern change duration, cost controls, rework, new-part startup costs, sample metrics, and customer PPM requirements.
• Participate in improvement teams, including safety representative teams, Breakthrough Teams, and BAPP Steering Team or data collector teams.
• Support QS9000/TS16949 policies and procedures, implement audit corrective actions, comply with business practices, complete Layered Process Audits, and develop corrective actions as required.
• Communicate production and employee problems that cannot be resolved at the supervisory level to the appropriate management level.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED